Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Thursday, June 10
Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Thursday's meetings at Haydock, Newbury, Yarmouth, Uttoxeter and Nottingham.
Month: June 2021
America’s Day At The Races Telecast To Feature Racing From Belmont, Churchill
America's Day at the Races, the acclaimed national telecast produced by the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) in partnership with FOX Sports, will air 18.5 hours of coverage Thursday through Sunday, with action from Belmont Park and Churchill Downs.
Presented by America's Best Racing and Claiborne Farm, America's Day at the Races will broadcast live racing action this week, with at least three hours of coverage every day on FOX Sports 2.
Broadcast schedule for America's Day at the Races (all times Eastern):
Thursday, June 10
FS2: 3 – 8:30 p.m.
Friday, June 11
FS2: 12:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 12
FS2: 5– 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 13
FS2: 12:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Thursday will feature a nine-race card at Belmont with a first post of 3:05 p.m. Eastern, with FS2 airing from 3-8:30 p.m. Among the highlights from the Elmont, New York-based track will be a 1 1/4-mile inner turf contest for older fillies and mares in Race 7. High Opinion, trained by Tony Dutrow, is the 3-1 morning line favorite, boasting a resume that includes a runner-up finish in the Winter Memories last November at Aqueduct Racetrack.
In Race 8, a seven-furlong optional claiming race on the main track, 2-1 favorite Town Classic will be looking to build off a last-out third-place finish in the Grade 3 Runhappy in May at Belmont Park. The Saffie Joseph, Jr. trainee ran third in the Sir Shackleton in the race prior in March at Gulfstream Park and is 0-2-2 in four stars to commence his 8-year-old campaign.
Thursday's broadcast will also feature the full eight-race card from Churchill, located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Friday's show will air the entire nine-race Belmont card, encompassing a 6 1/2-furlong main track sprint for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up in an allowance optional claiming tilt in Race 7. Don't Call Me Mary, conditioned by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, will look to win her second consecutive start and is listed as the 2-1 favorite. The entirety of Churchill's nine-race program will also be shown.
Saturday will see the final two races on the 10-race Belmont card air on America's Day at the Races, while the first five races from Churchill, running its Downs After Dark program, will also be shown.
America's Day at the Races is also broadcast on NYRA's YouTube channel which boasts more than 70,000 subscribers. Fans can subscribe to NYRA's channel and set a reminder to watch the show on YouTube Live. NYRA's YouTube channel also hosts a plethora of race replays, special features, America's Day at the Races replays and more.
Free Equibase-provided past performances are available for races that are part of the America's Day at the Races broadcast and can be accessed at https://www.nyra.com/belmont/racing/tv-schedule.
NYRA Bets is the official wagering platform of Belmont Park, and the best way to bet every race of the spring/summer meet. Available to horseplayers nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.
The post America’s Day At The Races Telecast To Feature Racing From Belmont, Churchill appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.
Temporary Injunction Allows Rice to Resume Training
A New York court has granted Linda Rice a temporary injunction that allows her to resume training while she pursues a legal appeal of the three-year license revocation and $50,000 fine for “improper and corrupt conduct” levied against her by the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC).
The ban went into effect Monday. Later on June 7, Rice's legal team filed a complaint in the Schenectady County Supreme Court alleging that the penalty is “unduly harsh.”
Daily Racing Form first reported the June 9 granting of the injunction. TDN could not reach Rice or her attorney for comment.
Rice had one entry scratched at Finger Lakes Monday because of the ban, but her lone starter Wednesday ran second at that track. She has 10 entrants over the next four days at her Belmont Park base.
Rice's court complaint seeks a declaratory judgment that would either annul or vacate her penalties for receiving race-entry information about rival horses from New York Racing Association employees while paying some racing office workers thousands of dollars in “gifts” between 2011 and 2015.
Culminating an investigation that stretched over five years, NYSGC members voted 5-0 on May 17, to agree with a hearing officer that Rice's years-long pattern of seeking and obtaining pre-entry information from NYRA racing office workers was “intentional, serious and extensive [and] inconsistent with and detrimental to the best interests of horse racing.”
Andrew Turro, Rice's lawyer, told the Form that “We are very happy about today's decision. The court's order restores Ms. Rice's ability to get back to racing and training immediately. We also look forward to challenging the commission's order in the court and ultimately vindicating Ms. Rice's rights.”
The post Temporary Injunction Allows Rice to Resume Training appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.
Monmouth: $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge Scheduled For Saturday
Monmouth Park's biggest handicapping contest of the year, with 18 seats to the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) and four to the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) at stake, will take place Saturday, June 12, during the $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge.
Contestants can play on-site or through TVG/4NJBETS or Xpressbet.
The available NHC and BCBC seats, as well as an estimated prize pool of $200,000, are based on 200 entries.
The contest is limited to Monmouth Park races only, with wagering required on a minimum of five races and at least $200 per race. Wagers are limited to win, place, show or exactas.
Cost of the contest is $2,000, with $1,000 going to the prize pool and $1,000 for wagering.
For more information or to pre-register contact Brian Skirka at bskirka@monmouthpark.com or call 732-571-6595.
Monmouth Park will also host a $500 NHC Qualifier on Sunday, June 13, with $12,000 in cash prizes and four NHC prize packs available, based on 125 entries.
The Sunday contest consists of races from Monmouth, Belmont Park and Gulfstream and registration is available on-site only, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Clubhouse first floor (cash only). There is no pre-registration Sunday.
Wagering is limited to win, place or show only, with a minimum of $25 per race and a minimum of 10 races bet (five of which must be Monmouth Park races).
The post Monmouth: $2,000 Pick Your Prize Handicapping Challenge Scheduled For Saturday appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.
