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Controversial Kentucky Derby champion Medina Spirit may return to the gate for the first time since May 15 at Saturday's Grade 3 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. (Image: Churchill Downs/Coady Photography)

Derby Champion Medina Spirit May Return Saturday for Shared Belief

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who hasn’t run since finishing third in the May 15 Preakness Stakes, could be back this Saturday for the Grade 3 Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar. According to the Daily Racing Form, the Bob Baffert-trainee’s return is contingent on a Monday workout for the […]

Safe Conduct and Irad Ortiz Jr. turn aside Riptide Rock (back) and David Moran to win the 162nd Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack. The card produced the second-best betting handle in event history. (Image: Michael Burns Photo)

Woodbine Rides Safe Conduct’s Queen’s Plate Win to Strong Handle

Spurred by Safe Conduct’s Queen’s Plate victory, Woodbine Racetrack registered the second-highest wagering handle for Queen’s Plate Day in event history. Bettors wagered $16,122,170 on Sunday’s 13-race card at the suburban Toronto, Ontario, Canada track. That ranked second only to 2018’s Queen’s Plate Day handle of $18,005,973. Meanwhile, it surpassed […]

On May 14, 1967 Joe Pepitone loaned Mickey Mantle his bat. Mantle clocked  his 500th homerun with the bat. A lawsuit may finally dtermine the bat's true owner. (Image: Baseball Hall of Fame)

Mickey Mantle’s Hall of Fame Bat Sparks Lawsuit

The bat Mickey Mantle used to launch his 500th home run has been in the Baseball Hall of Fame for decades, but a recent lawsuit filed by Joe Pepitone claims he’s the bat’s rightful owner. Granted, the bat does have his name on it. The dispute over the bat’s ownership […]

Josh Allen evades defenders from the New York Jets last season in Orchard Park, NY. (Image: Jets)

AFC East Odds: Buffalo Bills Division Favorites Again

The Buffalo Bills usurped the evil empire and the New England Patriots as the top team in the AFC East, making the Bills the favorites at -160 odds to win the division for the second season in a row. The Patriots and Miami Dolphins are both +350 odds to win […]

Olimpiu Morutan joined Galatasaray from FCSB in Romania. (Image: Facebook/FCSB)

Galatasaray Signs Promising Romanian Midfielder Morutan

Olimpiu Morutan will join Turkish giants Galatasaray from Romanian club FCSB, OG News sources claim. Galatasaray will pay an initial fee of $4.9 million to sign Morutan. A further $1.75 million will be added if the club reaches the group stage of either the Champions League or the Europa League […]

Tripoli and Tiago Pereira put on a vintage performance in the Grade 1 Pacific Classic. Del Mar's flagship race fueled a record day in betting handle at the San Diego-area track. (Image: Benoit Photo)

Del Mar Breaks Previous Daily Handle Record With $36 Million Windfall

Fueled by an eight-figure Jackpot Pick 6 pool, Del Mar set a single-day handle record Saturday, drawing $36,005,613 in wagers. The windfall washed down on Del Mar’s 11-race Pacific Classic card. In doing so, it destroyed the previous record of $25,870,431 set on Pacific Classic day in 2018. Much of […]

Munnyfor Ro put her Woodbine Oaks rivals in the rear-view mirror. She comes back on three weeks rest trying to do the same in the Queen's Plate at Woodbine. (Image: Michael Burns Photo)

The Attards Set a Family Table for This Year’s Queen’s Plate

There’s something of a Kevin Attard feel to this year’s Queen’s Plate, the opening jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown. A Kevin Attard feel that defines flooding the zone. The trainer sends out four horses – nearly a third of the 13-horse field – for Sunday’s Queen’s Plate on Woodbine’s […]

Unraced filly Bold and Bossy ran about two miles on various highways before she was apprehended. The 2-year-old bolted from Ellis Park's first race Saturday. (Image: Sue Hartig and Gerald Summers)

Runaway Filly Escapes Ellis Park for an Impromptu Highway Joyride

Bold and Bossy, an unraced 2-year-old filly, turned U.S. 41 North and Interstate 69 into an impromptu workout track after she broke out of Ellis Park and went for a joyride down the various highways and byways of northern Kentucky. The filly bolted from Ellis Park during the post parade, […]

Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets drives the lane against Julius Randle of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. (Image: Al Bello/Getty)

NBA Win Totals Released, Brooklyn Nets Lead League at 56.5

Oddsmakers released win totals for the 2021-22 season and it’s not surprising to see the Brooklyn Nets as the consensus favorite, along with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz, and NBA Finals runner-up, Phoenix Suns, among the top five. DraftKings set the win totals for the […]

Express Train and Juan Hernandez captured the San Diego Handicap, considered a prep for Saturday's Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar. Express Train is the 3/1 morning-line favorite in a deep, competitive field. (Image: Ernie Belmonte)

Pacific Classic Comes In With a Tide of Legitimate Contenders

There isn’t a lot of star power in this year’s Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar. What there is, however, is one of Jon White’s more challenging morning-line puzzles. Del Mar’s morning-line author, White found himself staring at one of the most competitive fields he’s faced this summer. Yes, […]

Kentucky Oaks winner Malathaat had her five-race win streak snapped by Maracuja in last month's CCA Oaks. She seeks payback in Saturday's Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. (Image: Churchill Downs/Coady Photography)

M & M Girls Malathaat and Maracuja Take Center Stage in the Alabama

There are would-be party crashers to Saturday’s Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. There’s Crazy Beautiful. There’s Clairiere. Solid 3-year-olds with solid, proven resumes. However, the two “C” fillies find themselves relegated to that party-crasher role. That’s courtesy of the two “M” fillies – Malathaat and Maracuja – who hold […]

AEW has strongly hinted that CW Punk will make his debut with the company on Friday night in Chicago. (Image: WWE)

CM Punk Set to Debut on AEW Rampage; Bookmakers Set Odds on First Opponent

Unless All Elite Wrestling decides to pull the largest swerve in recent professional wrestling history – and potentially alienate millions of fans – CM Punk will make his debut on Friday’s episode of AEW Rampage. The debut could mark a sea change for the industry, and has oddsmakers speculating on […]

Luc Longley with Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls bench in 1996. (Image: Getty)

Luc Longley: One Giant Leap Documentary Available on YouTube

Luc Longley, the first Australian player in the NBA, won three championships alongside Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. However, Longley was omitted from the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance, so an Australian TV network produced a documentary series titled “Luc Longley: One Giant Leap” about Longley’s rise in […]

Defensive end Carl Lawson takes a breather in the first week of training camp for the New York Jets. (Image: Getty)

New York Jets Lose DE Carl Lawson with Achilles Injury

New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson suffered a season-ending injury when he ruptured his Achilles during practice. The Jets lose one of their top defenders and the anchor of their revamped D-line. Lawson, who had been crushing it in training camp, fell to the ground during a joint practice […]

United captured the Eddie Read Stakes on this Del Mar turf last month. He is one o the favorites in the Del Mar Handicap, which anchors this week's all-stakes Cross Country Pick 5. (Image: Benoit Photo)

From Saratoga and Del Mar, Cross Country Pick 5 Lives Up to Its Name

This week’s New York Racing Association Cross Country Pick 5 truly lives up to its name, putting out an all-graded stakes wager from Saratoga and Del Mar. The sequence includes three Grade 1s and two Grade 2s from the two tracks, located on opposite ends of the US. As usual, […]