Jenny Weaver, Author at Be A Better Bettor

Belmont Stakes 2025: Baeza can build on Derby run

2025/06/04

The Triple Crown draws to its exciting conclusion Saturday, June 7 in the Belmont Stakes! With its usual home of Belmont Park under construction still, it will be run one more time at 1 ¼ miles at Saratoga Race Course. It is the same distance as the Kentucky Derby five weeks before – and the […]

Kentucky Derby 2025: Burnham Square has right draw, right setup

2025/04/29

The Kentucky Derby is the most famous horse race in the world, and the 2025 edition happens Saturday, May 3! The race is a 1 ¼-mile dirt race for 20 of the best three-year-olds in the world, and they will run for a $5 million purse and a place in history. Betting on the Kentucky […]

Pegasus World Cup 2025: Extra distance helps Stronghold

2025/01/22

The first major race in the older dirt division happens Saturday, January 25 at Gulfstream: the Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup! The 1 ⅛-mile dirt race drew a full field of the best older dirt horses in the country. With such a strong field, everyone who bets on horse races is excited to […]

Forever Young stands tall on return to United States

2024/10/31

The richest race of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup meeting at Del Mar Racetrack is coming up Saturday, November 2 with the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)! The race covers a mile and a quarter on dirt, the same American classic distance as the Kentucky Derby, and the race features stars of both the sophomore […]

Travers Stakes 2024: Thorpedo Anna can continue to impress

2024/08/22

If you bet on horses, you cannot miss the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, August 24 at Saratoga Race Course! The 1 ¼-mile race for three-year-olds, often called the Midsummer Derby, is the most prestigious sophomore dirt route outside of the Triple Crown. It is also the oldest stakes race in the […]

Belmont Derby: Ground and pace suit Trikari

2024/07/04

On Saturday, July 6 at Aqueduct, the most important three-year-old grass race of the summer happens: the Grade 1, $750,000 Belmont Derby! Though the race has been moved from its usual home due to construction at Belmont Park, it is still going strong at 1 3/16 miles on the Aqueduct grass. Even though the Belmont […]

Royal Ascot 2024: Washington Heights can hold form in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee

2024/06/20

Royal Ascot comes to its thrilling conclusion Saturday, June 22 with the £1,000,000 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1)! A six-furlong dash over the straight turf course, the race perennially draws the world’s best sprinters for one final showcase at the royal meeting. Some of the best turf sprinters of recent times have won this […]

Belmont Stakes 2024: Rain or shine, Mystik Dan gets the right run

2024/06/06

The third and final jewel of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, happens Saturday, June 8 at Saratoga Race Course! The race happens for the first time ever at Saratoga: since Belmont Park is under construction, the Belmont moves north for 2024 and 2025! Due to the configuration of Saratoga, the race will be run […]

Kentucky Derby 2024: Time for Honor Marie to find top form

2024/05/03

The 2024 Kentucky Derby is coming up on Saturday, May 4! Whether you bet on races at Churchill Downs all year long or if the Kentucky Derby is your first time placing a bet on this historic track, the Kentucky Derby is the best betting race of the year. Betting on the Kentucky Derby is […]

Kentucky Oaks 2024: Ashland winner Leslie's Rose can repeat