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 […]
Sports Betting
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
City of Glendale Kicking the Arizona Coyotes Out After 2021-22 Season
Landlord and tenant disputes happen all the time, but this unusual spat could unseat an NHL team. The City of Glendale, Arizona, decided they can generate more revenue hosting concerts and events other than ice hockey at Gila River Arena, so the Coyotes will look for a new home after […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Manny Pacquiao Fighting Yordenis Ugas for WBA Title After Injury Fells Errol Spence Jr.
Manny Pacquiao hasn’t stepped into a boxing ring in more than two years, but the Filipino legend still enters his fight on Saturday in Las Vegas against Yordenis Ugas as the favorite to regain the WBA welterweight title. Ugas stepped in at the last moment to replace WBC and IBF champion […]
UFC on ESPN 29: Jared Cannonier Aims to Bounce Back into Title Picture by Beating Gastelum
Jared Cannonier suffered both a unanimous decision loss and a broken arm against Robert Whittaker at UFC 254 last October. Now, the 37-year-old will try to reassert himself as a legitimate title contender when he takes on Kelvin Gastelum at UFC on ESPN 29 in Las Vegas on Saturday. Gastelum […]
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, […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
Pedro Becomes First Player to Move From AS Roma to Arch-Rivals Lazio In 40 Years
Pedro Rodriguez joined Lazio on a free transfer from Italian capital rivals AS Roma. The Spanish winger penned a two-year deal and will wear the number nine shirt at Lazio. Pedro will work again under manager Maurizio Sarri after the pair enjoyed a good relationship at Chelsea in the 2018-2019 […]
PSG, Delighted With Messi’s Attitude. Ramos Is Already a Problem in the Locker Room
Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are the superstars of PSG’s glamorous transfer window this summer. The former captains of Barcelona and Real Madrid both joined the Paris giants as free agents. The PSG bosses, the coaches, staff, and players were eager to see them working alongside them. PSG wants to […]
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, […]