The account of multiple stakes races at numerous top tier tracks is it another huge weekend of horse racing. Five of the best tracks in North America will feature loaded cards for Horse Racing Odds. Cause by sports continuing their self-imposed shutdowns is horse racing filling the void. Horse racing has seen a meteoric rise in the betting handle. New younger gamblers have become instant converts. While old veterans have rediscovered their love for the sport. Now let’s take a look at a wild weekend that is indicative of horse racing’s popularity.
Churchill Downs – Louisville, Kentucky – Saturday and Sunday
Saturday will offer 11 races on the Churchill Downs card. Accordingly, the $100,000 Louisville Stakes is the feature event. Sunday has a total of 10 more races on the Churchill Downs card.
The first place in the jockey standings belongs to Tyler Gaffalione with over $825,000 in earnings. In 82 starts Gaffalione has 15 wins, 19 second, and nine third-place finishes.
Santa Anita Park – Arcadia, California – Saturday, and Sunday
Saturday gets the weekend started with nine races on the Santa Anita Card. This will include the $100,000 Thor’s Echo Handicap. Sunday has 10 more races on the offshore betting Santa Anita card. Most important of all for Sunday will be the $75,000 Possibly Perfect Stakes.
Namely Flavien Prat leads Santa Anita to meet with over $3.9 million in earnings. Prat has 288 starts, with 75 wins, 51 seconds, and 47 third-place finishes.
The second place in the jockey standings is Abel Cedillo with over $3.5 million in winnings. Cedillo has 366 starts, with 57 wins, 60 seconds, and 47 third-place finishes.
Gulfstream Park – Hallandale, Florida – Saturday and Sunday
Saturday is a loaded card with 12 races on the Gulfstream Park card. Additionally, there will be 10 races on the Sunday Gulfstream card.
Fashion top jockey Edgard J. Zayas with over $647,000 in earnings. Zayas has 120 starts, with 21 wins, 23 seconds, and 16 third-place finishes.
Belmont Park – Elmont, New York – Saturday and Sunday
Saturday will feature 10 races on the card at Belmont Park. It follows that there will be nine more races on the Sunday card. One of the biggest weekend races with the Horse Racing Odds is Saturday’s $300,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes. In like manner is Sunday’s $100,000 Mike Lee.
Hence the jockey standings are led by Irad Ortiz Jr. with over $557,000 in earnings. Ortiz has 29 starts, with 13 wins, three seconds, and four third-place finishes.
In like manner is Javier Castellano with over $394,000 in earnings. Castellano has 29 starts with six wins, four seconds, and four third-place finishes.
Woodbine – Rexdale, Ontario – Saturday, and Sunday
Woodbine has a massive Saturday of action with 11 races. Concurrently the $100,000 Woodstock Stakes and Star Shoot Stakes man the marquee. Meanwhile, Sunday has 11 more races on the Woodbine card.
So far at the current Woodbine meet Luis Contreras is the top jockey with over $116,000 in earnings. Contreras has 18 starts with three wins, two seconds, and one third-place finishes.
Right behind Contreras is Justin Stein with over $106,000 in winnings. To show Stein has 13 starts with three wins, one second, and one third-place finish.
Next is Emma Jayne Wilson with over $93,000 in earnings. Wilson has 17 starts with five wins, one second, and four third-place finishes.