Will Rogers

Can Horse Racing Capitalize On Surging Interest?

While the overall sporting landscape remains rather barren in comparison to normal times, some encouraging signs emerged this past weekend. Golf, Nascar, and UFC all held events – albeit without fans – and attracted plenty of interest from a sports-starved nation. Meanwhile, more tracks were up and running over the weekend with live horse racing […]
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Gulfstream Park Florida Derby

Rainbow Pick 6 Resets After Mandatory Payout

Heading into the weekend, the Gulfstream Park Rainbow Pick 6 carryover was still going strong. Prior to Saturday’s card, the carryover pool had grown to over $1.4 million. A mandatory payout was instituted for Saturday, and that attracted even more betting action. Another $10.6 million flooded into the pool, which boosted the pot to over […]
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Gulfstream Park Florida Derby

Gulfstream Pick 6 Climbs Over $1M Once Again

There wasn’t a lone winner of the Gulfstream Park Rainbow Pick 6 over the weekend, so that means that the pool has once again climbed to an eye-popping level. As of this writing, the carryover stands at $1,036,320. Gulfstream will be up and running again on Thursday, May 7. We can safely expect interest to […]
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Gulfstream Park Florida Derby

Saturday Stakes – April 25, 2020

As has become the norm on Saturdays in the current environment, there are just a few tracks that have cards scheduled to run. While the offerings remain scant, the bright side says that there’s a trio of intriguing stakes races to serve as the highlight. Let’s take a look at what’s on tap in that […]
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Gulfstream Park Florida Derby

50-Cent Bet Yields Life-Changing Jackpot

How does earning a cool half million dollars off of pocket change sound? For one Florida bettor this past Saturday, that dream scenario turned into a reality. The early races at Gulfstream Park saw some longshot winners, including a 73 to 1 and a 34 to 1 shot. One prescient bettor had himself quite a […]
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Oaklawn Park

Which Racetracks Are Running This Week?

Horse racing is among the numerous industries which have been completely upended by the COVID-19 crisis. Numerous tracks have halted or cancelled their meets, and exactly when they will resume operations remains very uncertain. Thankfully, those looking for the diversion that horse racing provides in these challenging times still have a handful of options to […]
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