Author: Richard Rosenblatt

By Richard Rosenblatt If you love betting on turf races, this is your weekend to excel, with the final day of the Royal Ascot meet, and no less than five graded stakes on the turf …

By Richard Rosenblatt With the Triple Crown behind us and the summer season upon us, handful of graded stakes races is on tap over the weekend at Monmouth Park, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita and in …

By Richard Rosenblatt Essential Quality made amends for the only loss of his career in the Kentucky Derby (G1) by outdueling Hot Rod Charlie and winning the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday in …

Tarnished Triple Crown: Baffert, Betamethasone, And Finally, The Belmont Stakes By Richard Rosenblatt The Belmont Stakes is a few hours away, wrapping up what has been one of the most bizarre Triple Crown seasons since …

By Richard Rosenblatt For those of us who love to play the ponies, the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) is a race we can’t wait to bet on – a trio of Todd Pletcher longshots, …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds:Overtook In the days leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ½-mile race …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds: Rombauer In the days leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ½-mile …

By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert is out at Churchill Downs. The Hall of Fame trainer, and thoroughbred racing’s most recognizable figure, was suspended for two years, effective immediately, by Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds: Rombauer In the days leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ½-mile …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds:Overtook In the days leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ½-mile race …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds:Overtook In the days leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ½-mile race …

By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert is out at Churchill Downs. The Hall of Fame trainer, and thoroughbred racing’s most recognizable figure, was suspended for two years, effective immediately, by Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky …

Medina Spirit’s Positive Post-Race Derby Drug Test Confirmed By Richard Rosenblatt The buzz is back in thoroughbred racing, but it’s not a pretty sound. It’s more of a siren blaring through the industry with a …

By Richard Rosenblatt In what looks to be one of the more competitive fields in Belmont Stakes history, beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality is the slight 2-1 betting choice over Preakness winner Rombauer for …

By Richard Rosenblatt To wind up the Memorial Weekend of horse racing, Santa Anita and Lone Star Park are set for a Monday (May 31) of top-notch graded stakes races. After checking on a race …