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2021 BREEDERS’ CUP By Richard Rosenblatt Stepping into the wagering world of the Breeders’ Cup for the first time? Or second? Or more? Whatever, this one is for the $2 win bettors looking for a sizeable return from their minimum investment. Of course, if you’re looking to score big, you can expand your betting menu to include exactas, trifectas, Pick 4’s, Pick 6’s, etcetera. But that could be a costly venture. In the weeks leading up to the two-day, 14-race, $31 million Breeders’ Cup extravaganza at Del Mar on Nov. 5-6, usracing.com will feature some by-the-numbers nuggets, with a nod

By Noel Michaels The Belmont fall meet is home for many top barns as the track’s 28-day racing schedule bridges the gap between the end of Saratoga and Breeders’ Cup week in early November. The seven-week meet opened Sept. 16 and produced an exciting first four-day week. While no one single trainer stood out, handicappers can still find clues elsewhere when trying to decipher the best stables to bet. Belmont opening week’s 39 races were won by 29 different trainers, with no single trainer winning any more than three races. Leading the way were Todd Pletcher (3-for-13), Linda Rice (3-for-9),

Entering Week 3 of the NFL season, our own Irascible Ira Kaufman is off to a decent start, going 9-7 against the spread (ATS). He even hit on his upset special: Minnesota plus 4 ½ at Arizona (Cardinals won 34-33). So here we go again, and let’s see if our expert can come through again for usracing.com and its bettors. Ira Kaufman is an award-winning sports writer, former columnist at the Tampa Tribune, and currently the co-host of an NFL-themed podcast, columnist for a website covering the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and a weekly contributor on Sirius XM

By Ed McNamara It’s been 17 years since the beloved Smarty Jones turned Philadelphia Park from an obscure outpost into the staging area for a Triple Crown bid. I was there for his final workout before the Belmont Stakes, and it was a surreal scene in the darkness before dawn. At about 5 a.m., the outline of a horse appeared at the top of the stretch, and somebody said, “I think that’s him.” Turned out it was, and after his regular rider, Stewart Elliott, breezed Philadelphia’s working-class hero 7 furlongs, he told a few dozen journalists that the undefeated colt

By John Furgele Little Brown Jug day at the Delaware County (Ohio) Fair on Thursday will be crowded in several ways – 13 pacers are entered creating two elimination heats that lead to the final, and attendance that could reach 40,000. The five-day Grand Circuit stop at this half-mile oval is considered one of the top weeks in harness racing. capped by one of pacing’s most popular races for 3-year-olds. The female version of the Jug, which carries a purse of nearly $400,000, is the Jugette for 3-year-old fillies set for Wednesday. In the Jug, the first four finishers from

By Mike Farrell Medina Spirit was set to come east Saturday to headline the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx Racing. He would have arrived with a whole lot of off-track baggage. Now he’s staying home at Santa Anita when trainer Bob Baffert changed plans after his colt drew post 9 on Tuesday in a 10-horse field. Baffert said Medina Spirit will now be pointed to the home track Awesome Again Stakes (G1) on Oct. 2. Let’s not blame the colt for all the off-track craziness. He’s as honest as they come. Many in racing won’t say the same