WV DERBY & HAMBLETONIAN HIGHLIGHT WEEKEND
It’s another weekend of huge stakes racing and the action actually continues into Monday with Hasting’s Park Breeders Cup. The Whitney headlines the racing at the Spa on Saturday and Iowa breeders have their best on the track at Prairie Meadows.
The top trotters battle for a $1.5 million purse in Saturday’s HAMBLETONIAN at The Meadowlands. Post time is 12 Noon for a special 15-race card.
The CBS Sports Network will also have live television coverage.
Mountaineer Park hosts the $750,000 West Virginia Derby featuring Eclipse Award winner HANSEN.
PREVIEW STORIES BELOW
THOROUGHBRED STAKES:
Thursday
- Delaware
Park: Thomas “Tuck” Greene Memorial,
$50,000g, 2yo f, 7.5f (turf). - Saratoga:
A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase H (NSA-I),
$100,000g, 4&up, 16.5f (turf).- Birdstone S,
$100,000g, 3&up, 9f.
- Birdstone S,
Friday
- Del Mar:
Real Good Deal S (R), $200,000g, 3yo,
California-bred, 7f. Marquis
Downs: Gold Strike S (R), $10,000a, 2yo f,
Saskatchewan or Manitoba sired and bred, 6f. Dakota
Dunes H, $6,500g, 3&up, f/m, 8f. - Northlands
Park: Northlands Oaks, $50,000g, 3yo f, 8f. - Penn National: Robellino S (R), $75,000g,
3&up, Pennsylvania bred, 8.5f (turf).- Russian Rhythm H (R), $75,000g, 3&up, f/m, Pennsylvania-bred, 5f
(turf).
- Russian Rhythm H (R), $75,000g, 3&up, f/m, Pennsylvania-bred, 5f
- Saratoga:
Honorable Miss H (gr. II), $200,000g, 3&up, f/m, 6f.- John’s Call Presented by Sportech (R), $100,000g, 3&up, non-winners of a
graded stakes on the turf in 2012, 13f (turf).
- John’s Call Presented by Sportech (R), $100,000g, 3&up, non-winners of a
Saturday
- Arapahoe
Park: Silver Cup Futurity (R), $20,000e,
2yo, c/g, Colorado-bred, 7f.- Silver Cup
Futurity (R), $20,000e, 2yo f, 7f. - Meadowlake
S,...
- Silver Cup
BET DEL MAR & SARATOGA ON IDABET.COM
You can bet the best of summer on Idabet.com with the top meets of the season from Del Mar and Saratoga.
Del Mar opens Wednesday, July 18 with post time at 5pm except 7pm on Fridays. Racing is conducted Wednesday through Sunday. Catch the best thoroughbreds in the west in the premier meet of the year.
On Friday, July 20, the ultimate race meet of the year opens at Saratoga in upstate New York. Thanks to an infusion of slots money, the Spa will offer record purses of over $900,000 daily. The highlight of the meet is the Mid Summer Derby-The Travers Stakes on August 25.
Bet Saratoga on Idabet.com every race day. Post time daily is 1 p.m. EDT except no racing on Tuesdays. There will be a few special post times throughout the meet including Friday July 27 and August 31 at 2:30pm E.
BONUS RACE DAY AT LES BOIS PARK
There’s extra action on Sunday, July 15 at Les Bois Park with a full card of thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. First race is 4pm E and 2pm M.
Racing also continues every Wednesday and Friday evening with post time at 7:30 E.
You get full fields and the best rewards in the biz when you bet Les Bois Park on Idabet.com.
STAKES SPECTACULAR FRIDAY, JULY 6 AT LES BOIS PARK
Les Bois Park in Idaho, where you get the best rewards and the most competitive thoroughbred and quarter horse action in the country has a special holiday week schedule.
Live racing will take place Wednesday, July 4 with a post time of 7:30pm EDT with a six furlong overnight stakes special race for thoroughbreds.
It’s action galore with a special Stakes Spectacular on an added FRIDAY race night July 6 at 7:30pm EDT with the following events…Bet them all live and get top cash rewards on Idabet.com:
The Chris Christian Stakes
Two year old Thoroughbreds race 5 Furlongs for a purse of over $4,000.
John Deere Juvenille Futurity Challenge Finals
Over $22,500 is up for grabs! The fastest 2 year old Quarter Horse to cover 350 yards claims the prize!
Adequan Derby Challenge Finals
Three year old Quarter Horses race 350 yards to claim over $22,500 in the Adequan Derby Challenge.
Red Cell 870 Challenge Finals
The fastest Quarter Horse to run 870 yards to be named Red Cell 870 Challenge winner, taking over $15,000 in purse money.
Les Bois Park Bonus Challenge
Quarter Horses ages 3 and up race 400 yards, Purse money over $10,000!
RACING THIS WEEK AT LES BOIS PARK
Les Bois Park’s hot racing season continues this week with 3 days of Thoroughbred and Quarter horse racing action.
Wednesday, July 27 features the Les Bois Derby for thoroughbreds going one mile. Saturday’s feature is the Winning Colors Stakes for fillies and mares at 6 1/2 furlongs.
Mark down July 1 as a special race day at Idaho’s summer home of champions with a special post time of 4pm E (2pm M).
Watch and wager on Les Bois Park every race day on Idabet.com.



