Oaklawn Park Racetrack
With the American Triple Crown underway for another season, sportsbook enthusiasts are quickly looking to familiarize themselves with the rules of the racetrack. One of the first suggestions we offer to new handicappers is to travel to historical courses not used for the Triple Crown. The reason for this is because you can still watch major stakes races, while building yourself up for even bigger stakes races. Here is a betting online review of one of the most legendary tracks, Oaklawn Park.
Oaklawn Park was first opened in 1904 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. During the early years at Oaklawn Park, the course modeled itself off of the British model, which meant that it would only run six races a day. Present day at most major racecourses, you can expect to see at least 10 races. However, the original incarnation of Oaklawn Park only lasted for three years, as in 1907, the track was closed due to political issues in the state of Arkansas. Oaklawn Park would not open again until 1916 when a group called the Business Men’s League of Hot Springs ran it. Betting online wasn’t all that joyous during this time either, as the track underwent a variety of ownership changes until the 1930s when there was finally some stability.
Oaklawn Park is best known as the home of the Grade I Stakes Arkansas Derby. The race is run every April, and is used by MLB blog writers, to handicap the field for the upcoming American Triple Crown. Historically, no thoroughbred that has won at Arkansas has won the Kentucky Derby. In relation to the Kentucky Derby, major name horses weren’t attracted to the Arkansas Derby, until the middle of the 1960s, when the purse for Arkansas rose dramatically, from $5000 to $100,000.
Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack
For sports handicappers joining Bodog for the first time, and looking for a niche to focus upon, why not try horseracing at Tampa Bay Downs Racetrack? Located in Hillsborough County, Florida, Tampa Bay Downs offers thoroughbred racing while most tracks are closed from the winter. In fact, it is one of the lone racecourses where thoroughbreds can run from December until May, when it shuts down for the summer. Today we will look at why Tampa Bay Downs provides the best odds for new horse handicappers.
Tampa Bay Downs was originally opened in the winter of 1926 as Tampa Downs, and ran from the start of December to the beginning of May annually. Over it’s long illustrious history, Tampa Bay Downs has gone through a variety of name changes, which also included Sunshine Park and Florida Downs. There are actually two racetracks at Tampa Bay Downs, as the main track is a mile long, while the turf course is seven furlongs. The track is also the only live racing track on Florida’s West Coast.
Historically, Tampa Bay Downs was not only used as a Racetrack, as during the Second World War in 1943, the US Military used the track as a practice grounds to groom new troops. Three years later in 1946, the track was renamed Sunshine Park, and was one of the first racecourses in America to have an electrical gate, a photo finish and a score board indicating which MLB blog horses had placed in which positions. Throughout Tampa Bay Downs early existence, the track was mainly the home of baseball writers, who came to Florida in the 1950s to 1970s, to cover their teams spring training action. After a long day of watching baseball, the writers and sometimes players, would attend evening races at the course.
Churchill Downs Profile
Churchill Downs is one of the oldest and most legendary sporting forums in the entire world, as plenty of bettors place their wagers here. Home of the Kentucky Derby, the first stage of the American Triple Crown, Churchill Downs has seen its shares of peaks and valleys over its historic tenure in Louisville, Kentucky. With only a month to go until the Triple Crown, and only a few days for fans betting on baseball to prepare, today we shall look at Churchill Downs colorful history.
Churchill Downs was originally built from the inspiration of former American Civil War veteran Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. who had just returned from Europe, where he watched the top thoroughbred races in England and France. Once returning home to Louisville, Meriwether asked his uncles John and Henry Churchill for a loan to build a racetrack. According to historians, the Churchill brothers agreed to give their nephew a loan, as long as he named the course after them. As a result, Churchill Downs was opened to the public in 1875.
On the one hand, the early years were able to establish the Kentucky Derby as one of the top races in the world, as colts and mares from all across North America would audition for the race. Present day, Churchill Downs has always been the home track of the Kentucky Derby. On the other hand, Churchill Downs had many highs and lows from the time Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. opened the track for business in 1875, to the time the city of Louisville built the track in 1900. At one point, in the 1890s, Churchill Downs was shutdown by the city, due to its reputation as a place to gamble. The 1890s also saw the MLB demise of Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., as he would commit suicide after running up his debt in gambling.
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