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Pimlico Offers Wagering Smorgasbord For Black-Eyed Susan, Preakness Programs Sponsored by: th running of the $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) and Saturday's 146 th Preakness Stakes (G1), the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. Preakness Weekend – the richest and most visible on the Maryland racing calendar which this year features 16 stakes, 10 graded, worth $3.25 million in purses over the two-day span – returns to its traditional spot in mid-May after being pushed back to early October 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, the latest in its history. Black-Eyed Susan Day gets under w...

San Domino A and Marloe Hanover proved victorious in Sunday afternoon's (May 9) co-featured $16,200 pacing events at Harrah's Philadelphia. In the week's top event for pacing males, San Domino A and driver George Napolitano Jr. angled out of the pocket to challenge pacesetter Pyro at the end of a :27.1 first quarter, but ultimately were forced back into the pocket with a lap to go. The eight-year-old Somebeachsomewhere gelding was boxed up the backstretch in pursuit of a :26.4 third sectional, but reached through the open stretch to prevail by a nose over Pyro in 1:50.4. Carlisimo rallied off...

Macadoodledoo followed live cover into the final turn, then brushed wide through the lane to capture the $16,000 Open Handicap Pace at The Meadows on Saturday (May 8) — his second straight victory. When Ronnie Wrenn, Jr. moved Macadoodledoo behind the first-over Wild Wild Western, the 6-year-old Somebeachsomewhere-Pirouette Hanover took full advantage of the cover trip, roaring past Wild Wild Western late and defeating him by 2-1/4 lengths in 1:51. Whos Better finished third. Ron Burke trains the winner, who extended his career bankroll to $255,574, for Burke Racing Stable and Weaver Brusce...

Between The Hedges: Getting A Handle On Handle Sponsored by: Racing on the turf at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Horseplayers can wager on as many as 77 different pools during nine-race cards at each of the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) tracks comprising Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course. With so many options, a handicapper must decide on which wagers to focus on, negotiating a delicate balance between risk and reward in search of the best possible payout. Over time, the betting public has settled on their favorite wagers at NYRA tracks. The most po...

Sponsored by: Last weekend (Feb. 12-13) was the third straight that saw total handle exceed the $7-million plateau at The Meadowlands – a lofty level reached three times during all of 2020 – and much of the recent wild wagering at the mile oval is due to the popularity of the track's low 15 percent takeout bets. The Big M has seen great results since changing the Hi-5/Pentafecta format. Formerly, it was a 20-cent base with a 'jackpot', meaning it paid out only when there was one winning ticket. The response has been vigorous since management changed it to a 10-cent base that pay...