Betting

Lone Star Park Ready for Racing Action

Yesterday, April 10th, was the opening day for the spring season of horse racing action at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. Even though the last season was a little wetter than expected, it did not dampen the racing spirit of entries or that of spectators. With a little bit luck, they will be spared the downpour of rain for the 2008 season. The new improvements to the track and a jam-packed racing schedule, mean Lone Star Park is ready for show stopping live horse racing.

Tamworth Harness Racing Club Schedules Races

The Tamworth Harness Racing Club is located in New South Wales, in Australia. It is a seven hundred and fifty meter horse racing track that once seemed to be doomed for closure, but has managed to fight its way back to hosting noteworthy racing events and looking towards the future. As harness racing competitors start getting ready for the TAB racing meet, which is being held on Wednesday by the Tamworth Harness Racing Club, organizers are already looking to the next racing event.

Top Harness Racing during the Classic Series

The Classic Series is a harness racing series that takes place in four stages. There are three preliminary legs to the series, and to be eligible for the finals in the Classic Series participating horses must race in at least two of the preliminary rounds. The four main races consist of the Classic Distaff, Classic Oaks, Pacing Classic and the Trotting Classic. On Monday, the 7th of April, the first round of the fifteen race program will kick off the Classic Series, with the second leg being hosted by the Mohawk Racetrack on 31 May 2008, whilst the third leg will be held at Meadowlands on the 19th of July 2008, and the $250 000 finals of the Classic Series will take place at Meadowlands on the 26th of July 2008.

Book Your Ticket for the Aintree Grand National

The Aintree Grand National is sponsored by John Smith’s. Its inaugural race was run in 1839, and has grown to be one of the most anticipated and famous horse racing events. It is a racing event that has always been synonymous with heart stopping finishes, stories of courage and the evidence of team work between horses and riders as they complete a challenging thirty fence course. As the horse racing industry starts to prepare for the 2008 Aintree Grand National, spectators are hurrying off to ticket vendors to secure their place at the prestigious race.

Get Ready for the Florida Derby

The Florida Derby was inaugurated in 1952 and is a Grade 1 race, with a very attractive purse of $1 million. Hosted by Gulfstream Park Racecourse in Florida, this magnificent racing event will once again attract some of the top three-year-old horses on 29 March 2008. In past years, legendary horses such as Nashua (1955), Alydar (1978), Barbaro (2006) and last year’s winner, Scat Daddy, have added their names to the distinguished roll. This year, however, there are many surprises in store and it is guaranteed to be a very exciting race.

Super High Five Wagering Expands

For every racecourse and racing event, it is vital to lure punters to wagering on a race and their favorite horse. Betting is an important source of income, and for spectators it is the hope that their choice is right on the money and that they are able to take home some winnings. As it is always said, and everyone is reminded, horse racing is a sport and the outcome is never guaranteed, therefore, different betting and wagering forms are created to keep punters interested and offer them a greater chance of winning.

Top International Racing in Singapore this May

In the year 2000, the Singapore Racecourse was inaugurated in Kranji and the Singapore Airlines International Cup was held for the first time. It is the only horse racing event in Singapore that is open to international competitors and received its Group 1 status in 2002. During the first few years of this two thousand meter flat racing event, it seemed that the Asian countries would not be able to dominate the Singapore Airlines International Cup, but that all changed in 2006 and 2007, with two Japanese horses named Cosmo Bulk and Shadow Gate.

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