Kentucky Derby

On Saturday, May 1, the 147th Kentucky Derby will be held, airing live on NBC Sports, owned by Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA). Unlike last year’s Kentucky Derby, there will be fans in the stands and infield this year. Could the 2021 Kentucky Derby provide a lift to Churchill Downs Inc (...

Similar to investing, when you wager on sports (especially horses), it's occasionally best to be on the sidelines. This caveat especially applies when risk/reward is not slanted in your favor. But even without any money on the line, games, races or markets can still be intriguing....

Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDN) has postponed the iconic horse race, Kentucky Derby, for the first time since 1945 due to the coronavirus pandemic. What Happened The Run for the Roses, which is usually held on the first Saturday in May each year, will not take place this year, as usual, ESPN...

What if Maximum Security wasn’t called for interference in the Kentucky Derby and went on to win the Preakness Stakes? What if Maximum Security didn’t alter the path of War Of Will, and War Of Will went on to win the race? Instead of a potential Triple Crown, we’re left with a...

An ominous six months for thoroughbred racing—with 23 unexplained deaths at Santa Anita Racetrack—got more bleak with the disqualification of Maximum Security in the Kentucky Derby. To make matters worse, the undeserving winner of the Derby (Country House) won't even compete in the...

All-source wagering — including at-the-track bets and online wagers — was the highest ever for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, as was the betting handle for the entire Derby Day card of races, according to the thoroughbred racing publication The Blood Horse. Country House won the...

The 2019 Kentucky Derby became a rascal of a race on Saturday, May 4 as favorites and winners stepped aside to finally make way for a 65-1 contestant, Country House, who ran into the spotlight as Maximum Security (9-2 odds) — who crossed the line first — was disqualified. What...

Have you ever attended the track with a novice handicapper who bets on a horse's name, when you, the experienced one, studies the program in great detail yet somehow the novice cashes the winning ticket? Frankly, my 2019 Kentucky Derby pick isn't solely based on its name — Maximum...

The annual Gasparilla festival, Tampa’s version of Mardi Gras, took place last weekend, with local businesses hoping the pirate-themed party would also be a boon for sales. However, major parties and special events like Gasparilla can sometimes have a mixed impact on the local...

Does a Super Bowl trophy glow as brightly when the victory is against a second-string defense? What if the seventh game of the World Series was only seven innings long?Unfortunately, we're about to view a Belmont Stakes with a watered down field. Monopolies in the business world are frowned...

Whereas the Kentucky Derby field of 20 horses still yielded nice payouts, the eight-horse field in the Preakness Stakes doesn’t offer a similar risk-reward scenario. Handicappers that went with the favorite in the Derby, Justify at 5-2 odds, profited a respectable $5.80 for every $2 wagered....

The 2018 Kentucky Derby field of 20 horses has been set. The race features two trainers — Todd Pletcher with four entries and Bob Baffert with one — that represent the class of the group. Justified? Baffert’s colt, Justify, may be the favorite based on his easy victory in the...

Instead of producing a Triple Crown winner, this year's Belmont will be void of the winner of the Kentucky Derby (Always Dreaming) and the Preakness Stakes (Cloud Computing), as well as the runner-up of the Preakness (Classic Empire). In just another testament to the grueling nature and timing...

On Saturday, Always Dreaming will attempt to win the second leg of the elusive Triple Crown against a field of nine other horses in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Track. Excitement? The Preakness, which usually shapes up as the least attractive race to wager of the three legs, is staying...

Casino investors know that the house is always the winner. While Always Dreaming took home the trophy from this year’s Kentucky Derby on Saturday, Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHDN) was the big winner. The Churchill Downs track represented about 9 percent of Churchill Downs’ total...