Horse Races Odds

The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic on Saturday afternoon from Belmont Park in New York is expected to live up to its name, with a field of multiple graded-stakes winners going 1 1/2 miles chasing a purse of $500,000. You could make a case for several of the eight starters to get the win, making the Joe Hirsch a real handicapping challenge.

A host of familiar names will be going to the gate on Saturday at Belmont Park for the (G1) Jockey Club Gold Cup, where the race winner will get an automatic berth into the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic on November 3. Eight are expected to take to the Belmont track to race the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles on the dirt and a $750,000 total purse.