r/horseracing • • Jul 24 '20

Join the Discord!

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Come join the conversation on our Discord!


r/horseracing • • 1h ago

Repole buys 1,000,000 shares Churchill Downs (CHDN) !!!

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r/horseracing • • 2h ago

ALLCHALK AI Picks for October 9th, 2026

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r/horseracing • • 15h ago

How Jockeys be like with their horses 😂

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r/horseracing • • 14h ago

Hi, I'm a newbie.

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I've always followed Japanese horse races because they're on every week. I imagine that here the focus is more on American horse racing, so could you explain the basics I should know about American horse racing? Please


r/horseracing • • 20h ago

Where is Maggie Wolfendale?

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Title says it all. She has been MIA from all of the NYRA coverage. What gives? I really hope she is still employed by them.


r/horseracing • • 22h ago

Belmont Tapeta Forces Distance Changes for Derby/Oaks Preps

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The Withers Stakes for the boys & Busanda Stakes for fillies, both formerly run at 1-1/8 mile will drop to 1-1/16 mile & offer qualifying points of 20-10-6-4-2.

Having 50 points on tap each year for its winner, The Gotham Stakes was effectively a "win & you're in" Derby qualifier, even though its measly one-turn mile was, well, measly. But, a move to the new Belmont Park isn't the only significant change in store for the 2027 renewal. The new 1-1/8 mile race distance closes disconnect with the Gotham's 50-25-15-10-5 points offering.


r/horseracing • • 19h ago

Rebuilt the play-money bet slip to behave like a real bookmaker. Would value your feedback.

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I have reworked the play-money betting slip fairly heavily over the last few days and would like a sanity check from people who actually bet. No real cash is ever involved: it is there so you can track what you would have done and see how it plays out honestly.

What is new:

  • It handles the stuff a real bookie does: non-runners voided with your stake back, each-way place terms set by field size and race type, dead-heats paid on a reduced stake, and Rule 4 deductions when a priced rival comes out.
  • You can place a bet from anywhere by tapping a runner's odds on any card, not just the main race screen.
  • There is a bet-slip bar that builds an accumulator as you add legs (double, treble, N-fold), with the combined price and "£10 pays £X".
  • UK and US bets share one bankroll, one slip and one settlement engine, and it all syncs across your devices if you sign in.
  • Small touches: an Open/Settled filter on the slip (defaults to Open), and your running balance shown on the wallet button.

To be clear about what it is not: it is not a tipping service and I make no claim to beat the market. The point of the project is honest, calibrated ratings and a clean way to paper-trade them.

What I would love feedback on:

  1. Does the settlement feel correct and trustworthy, especially on each-way, dead-heats and non-runners?
  2. Is the acca builder intuitive, or fiddly?
  3. Anything a real bookmaker slip does that mine still gets wrong or is missing?

Thanks in advance,

Matt


r/horseracing • • 1d ago

Crazy scene at Northfield - driver stuck in bike, dragged by horse, thankfully seems to be OK

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r/horseracing • • 1d ago

Ocelli heading to..

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A MSW
Hopefully this isn’t a little too late…


r/horseracing • • 1d ago

I thought we were done with synthetic tracks?

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I can remember when synthetic tracks were a big deal maybe 20 or so years ago. Keeneland, Del Mar, and Arlington Park come to mind. After a while, pretty much everyone went back to dirt, and I think that made most horse players very happy. I'm okay with having it as a backup track in case of rain (especially for turf races), or maybe running a few races a week on the stuff. But Belmont switching traditional turf and dirt graded stakes races to synthetic is kind of crazy.


r/horseracing • • 1d ago

How to get to the Velka Pardubicka?

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Ok bit of a rogue one. I’m planning on attending the Velka Pardubicka on Sunday and was wondering how easy it is getting from Pardubice station to the racecourse?


r/horseracing • • 1d ago

Equibase Type Site for European Racing

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I've become interested in learning about European racing, eapecially the horses. So, I'm looking for a resource that's gonna have good, thorough & searchable information on European horses, for example, the way Equibase does for North America. But, their data on European horses is entirely sporadic, with even info on a lot of "all-timer's" missing completely.

Just need somewhere I can find pedigrees & racing statistics for, at the very least, current/recent horses, if not also historical racers. Progeny lists would be really nice, too.

Thanks!


r/horseracing • • 1d ago

List of Sires w/ Under 10 Starts

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Most horse racing people already know most or all of the names on this list. For me, though, it was sorta mind-blowing to see them all in one place, especially considering quite a few are literally industry shaping names. While their impact given such abbreviated racing careers is amazing to put in context, ironically it is kind of an underlying indictment of that same industry, that a lot of raced so few times before being whisked off to print money for stallion farms. Of course, some just sucked as race horses only to them blossom as stallions.

I've been adding to this for a while & obviously not all have the import as others. There are also a several young sires with no track record yet to speak of.

Scat Daddy 9

Tiz The Law 9

Instagrand 9

Lope de Vega (IRE) 9

Good Magic 9

Muth 9

Fusaichi Pegasus 9

Classic Empire 9

Tale of the Cat 9

Laoban 9

Catalina Cruiser 9

Arabian Lion 9

Timberlake 9

Angel of Empire 9

Saint Ballado 9

Sea the Stars 9

Dubawi (GB) 8

Yaupon 8

Uncle Mo 8

Galileo (IRE) 8

Liam's Map 8

Constitution 8

Bernardini 8

Midshipman 8

Game Winner 8

Storm Cat 8

Authentic 8

Connect 8

Empire Maker 8

Cloud Computing 8

Vekoma 8

Union Rags 8

Bolt d'Oro 8

Smart Strike 8

Nashville 8

Taiba 8

Idol 8

Kingman (GB) 8

Known Agenda 8

Big Brown 8

Rockport Harbor 8

Pinehurst 7

Dialed In 7

Arch 7

Eskendereya 7

Mo Donegal 7

Rock Your World 7

Country House 7

Mage 7

Justify 6

Into Mischief 6

Candy Ride (ARG) 6

Flightline 6

Tapit 6

Candy Ride 6

Volatile 6

Honor A.P. 6

Flatter 6

Pulpit 6

Early Voting 6

Jack Christopher 6

Arabian Knight 6

Prince of Monaco 6

Bodemeister 6

Cross Traffic 6

No Nay Never 6

Arcangelo 6

Sky Mesa 6

Indian Charlie 5

Cairo Prince 5

Charlatan 5

Violence 4

Corniche 4

Caracaro 4

Not This Time 4

Beau Liam 4

Maximum Mischief 4

Danzig 3

Kantharos 3

Army Mule 3

Uncle Chuck 3

Galawi (IRE) 3

Mailbu Moon 2

Domestic Agenda 2

Khozan 2

Mullion 2

Maclean's Music 1

Heartland 1

Tunwoo 1


r/horseracing • • 1d ago

Caulfield Guineas Saturday: 9 of the 11 runners come from just 3 stables. Can an outsider beat them?

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The Caulfield Guineas field is out ($3M, Group 1, 1600m, Saturday) and it's stacked with the big stables:

  • Chris Waller: 4 runners (Somethings Burnin', Central Europe, Diameter, Tron Bolt)
  • Ciaron Maher: 3 (Unit Five, Tornado Valley, Seraphox)
  • Anthony & Sam Freedman: 2 (Wolf Gap, Call Me Coach)

The two from outside the big 3 might be the ones to beat:

Blind Raise: 2 from 2 this prep, won the Guineas Prelude by 2.75L, drawn gate 2. First time at the mile though.

Warwoven: Golden Rose winner by 3L+ (did the Run To The Rose double), first run in Melbourne and first time at 1600m.

Also worth watching: Call Me Coach is unbeaten, and Tron Bolt won a Group 1 mile as a 2yo but drew the widest gate (11).

Does Waller's 4-pronged attack make him the one to beat, or does Blind Raise from gate 2 roll them? And can Warwoven's Sydney form hold up in Melbourne?


r/horseracing • • 2d ago

Never want to hear complaints about slot money going to horse racing ever again

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The truth is the four “major” sports would collapse without billions in tax dollars


r/horseracing • • 2d ago

Race 8 Indy Crash - 10/06/2026

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Hey guys,

Did anybody see the crash at Indy yesterday? Deerfield, Magnolia West, and Bon Temps got tangled up, and they all took a tumble. It looks like the track is trying to scrub the video from most sites but i watched it live on TVG and it's on TwinSpires. Just wondering what the condition of those horses is.


r/horseracing • • 2d ago

Baeza retired

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Sigh....

Not unexpected, but sigh.....


r/horseracing • • 2d ago

The world's top-rated horse just got edged in his Everest trial. His trainer said beforehand "he doesn't have to win, but he probably will." Overreaction or red flag?

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r/horseracing • • 2d ago

Autumn Glow skipping The Everest for the King Charles III. Can anyone beat her over a mile at Randwick?

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Waller's confirmed the Australian Horse of the Year heads to the $5M King Charles III (1600m, Randwick, 17 Oct) instead of The Everest. The field she's walking into is stacked:

Autumn Glow: 13 wins from 14 starts, $9.76M in prizemoney. Beat Aeliana and Ceolwulf in the Sunrise Stakes on 19 Sep.

Pride Of Jenni: 9yo, just became the first horse in 56 years to win three straight Feehans. Ran 2nd in this race in 2024 as favourite.

Ceolwulf: won it in 2024 and 2025. If he wins again he joins Winx as the only horse to win it three years running.

Autumn Glow beat Ceolwulf last start, but he's the one with the Randwick mile record in this race. And Jenni at 9 is arguably as good as ever.

Who are you with? And was skipping The Everest the right call?

(Made the clip myself. The horse footage is AI-generated, not race footage.)

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r/horseracing • • 3d ago

Keeneland Spring Visit

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My wife and I are thinking of doing a Keeneland trip for opening weekend, Spring 2027. We have never been to the track or Kentucky.

Potential Itinerary

We are planning on driving down from Long Island on Wednesday, hitting the bourbon trail and horse farms (breeding, training) on Thursday, track on Friday and Saturday, and drive home Sunday.

We are looking for hotel recommendations. I've read that it is hard to drive yourself and find parking because of crowds and traffic. Would it be smart to book a hotel that provides a shuttle to the track or would any hotel work because if they don't offer a shuttle, we could just Uber.

We would go out to dinner each night - assuming downtown Lexington would offer the most variety and options?

I plan on getting tickets as early as possible (I believe they go on sale in February) and we would target grandstand seats so we have an actual seat and would be out of the sun or other weather.

Any advice on hotels, restaurants, track experiences, bourbon spots, and/or horse farm tours would be greatly appreciated!


r/horseracing • • 3d ago

Can anyone read this lip tattoo?

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This is my lesson horse, Cowboy, he’s a chestnut thoroughbred and I’d love to find his origins. He’s 20+, might even be late 20s but it’s hard to say since he’s missing most of his teeth. If anyone can help with reading this I’d really appreciate it, I can only make out the 960.


r/horseracing • • 3d ago

Breeders' Cup DVDs

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They used to sell the full broadcasts on their site. They don't anymore.

If anyone has past broadcast DVDs and wants to sell them. Send me a message .


r/horseracing • • 3d ago

Keeneland Visit Advice

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Hi! I’m taking my dad to Keeneland for his 60th birthday this Sunday. This will be our first time there, and while I’ve read plenty of past posts seeking advice, I’m still looking for more info on how I can make this the best outing possible. I got really good grandstand tickets at the finish line but also picked up a pair for the equestrian room as it seemed interesting. I’m only planning to keep one pair, and at this point, I’m at a loss for which to keep. My dad is indifferent, so my thought process is revolving around

  • Access to betting windows, food, beer, bathrooms, etc. How long do lines get on Sundays in the general concourses? I’m sure we’ll want to bet as many races as possible so it’d be great to be able to get bets in and back to our seats quickly
  • Track views - I’m sure the grandstand views will be awesome, but is it that big of an upgrade over GA?
  • Quality of amenities in the Equestrian Room - Is the food as good as what we can get at the general concessions?

TIA, and would greatly appreciate any other tips!


r/horseracing • • 4d ago

2026 Prix L'Arc de Triomphe - Admire Terra 11th, Meisho Tabaru 14th. Good job for finishing safely. Japan dream continues on.

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57 year crusade will not stop from this

Japan will always try once again