Iowa State

Columbus, OH

Let’s kick off another big Friday with the Racing Dudes Rocket Picks! Today, we have a FREE Late Pick 3 from Gulfstream Park!. We also have premium Rocket Picks for Belmont at the Big A and Prairie Meadows, too!. Let’s GO!. Below is our FREE Late Pick 3...

Rocket Picks 🚀: Belmont at the Big A, Gulfstream Park, & Prairie Meadows for July 5, 2024

New York City, NY

Winter racing at Belmont Park will take place exclusively on a synthetic surface when the New York track reopens in 2026, a move made with the hope of keeping horses and jockeys safer and improving year-round conditions when also running on dirt and turf. The New York Racing Association unveiled...

Belmont Park winter racing to take place on a synthetic surface when the track reopens in 2026

Indiana State

Indianapolis, IN

Dr. Miranda gives her Indiana Derby (G3) exacta picks & plays from the 2024 running at Horseshoe Indianapolis. Tell us YOUR Indiana Derby exacta picks in the Comments!. Don’t miss out on all of Dr. Miranda’s exacta picks & plays from across the country!. Get Dr. Miranda’s Exacta...

Indiana Derby Exacta Picks & Plays | Horseshoe Indianapolis 2024

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money. Noel's selections...

Noel’s Weekend Winners: Saturday Selections in the Hoosier State

Ruidoso, NM

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Parts of Ruidoso were under a flash flood emergency on Saturday as heavy rain fell on burn scars in the area. According to the National Weather Service, flooding was observed in many parts of Ruidoso.

Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing Is a Go for Sunday with Recovery from Saturday Flooding

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced Bagel, who they describe as a “deliciously petite” French Bulldog. According to Sandy Paws Rescue, Bagel, who is only 22 lbs, is a medium energy dog who "enjoys a good run around the yard chasing squirrels, or a nice walk, but also loves to snooze away the day."

Meet Bagel: A "Deliciously Petite" French Bulldog Looking For Love

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WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Albuquerque, NM

Ruidoso Downs has continuously drawn the short straw over the last two weeks. It was spared by wildfires that prompted an evacuation of horses from the track June 18, but is now suffering damage from flood waters and debris that have run unopposed by vegetation thanks to the burn scar.

NMRC Debates Moving Ruidoso T-Bred Races to Albuquerque

Henderson, KY

Ellis Park announced on the morning of July 4 that the opening-day card there would be run without patrons due to an unscheduled grandstand maintenance issue. Kevin Kerstein, who publicizes racing at Ellis Park for track operator Churchill Downs Inc., told BloodHorse that due to thunderstorms on July 3 in the Henderson, Ky., area, "There was an issue with power in the grandstand that knocked the water tank out. The water tank was able to fill up to a level to keep racing operations on as normal, but it is not to the level to open the grandstand for patrons."

Water Tank Issue at Ellis Shutters Grandstand July 4

New York State

A contractual impasse between NYRA and TVG/FanDuel will result in the elimination of all NYRA content from TVG/FanDuel wagering platforms effective immediately, the New York Racing Association, Inc., NYRA announced Thursday morning..As a result, pari-mutuel wagering and live video from the ongoing Belmont at the Big A spring/summer meet are not currently available on TVG/FanDuel.

NYRA Content No Longer Available on TVG/FanDuel

Kentucky State

(Ellis Park iconic water tower / Photos by Holly M. Smith) According to a source very close to the situation, Ellis Park will not be open to the general public on Opening Day — the 4th of July — but the live races will go on as planned.

Ellis Park To Race on 4th of July; Grandstand & Facility Closed to Public For Opening Day

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

Uncle Milton's Ant Farm was Milton Levine's version of a formicarium (a vivarium is an enclosure or container) designed to study ant colonies. For some, watching the behavior of ants might have been like watching a pet.

1960s nostalgia: Uncle Milton's Ant Farm and it's still available today!

The $500,000, Grade 1 Fasig-Tipton Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes drew a quality cast of nine 3-year-old fillies for a 1 3/16-mile turf stakes that looks like the best betting race from among four graded stakes on the July 6 card at the Belmont at the Big A meet. Saturday’s card...

An Exotic Strategy for Betting the 2024 Belmont Oaks

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

Kansas City, MO

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Cats of Kansas City

It's getting sticky outside, and the kids are home from school. They don't want to go to camp. You don't want to go work. Instead, let's all just stay home, enjoy the air conditioning, adopt a cat or two, and spend the rest of the summer chilling with the kitties.

These five cats will give you a major dose of summertime fun

Norfolk, VA

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Among the 2-year-olds to have breezed on Monday across the road at Deauville Racecourse, one stood head and shoulders above her contemporaries on July 2, day one of the Arqana Summer Sale. A filly by Too Darn Hot from Chasemore Farm's hugely successful Ceiling Kitty family (Lot 47) quickly raced...

Too Darn Hot Filly Stands Out at Arqana Sale

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Greene County, MO

On September 30, 1970, in the early hours of the morning after midnight, two tractor-trailer rigs were rolling eastbound on I-44 in Greene County. The drivers had no idea what was going to happen.

The I-44 explosion in Greene County, Missouri over 50 years ago: a tragedy that's still remembered

Jackson Township, PA

Jackson Motorplex is preparing to host the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series at the 46th annual FENDT Jackson Nationals on Aug. 15-17, featuring a $25,000 prize for the winner. The event will include races by the Midwest Sprint Touring Series and the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars, with various cash prizes for the winners on each day.

World of Outlaws: Jackson Motorplex Hosts FENDT Jackson Nationals with $25K Prize

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Betting a Kentucky Derby Alumnus in 2024 Iowa Derby

An 11-horse field has assembled for Saturday evening’s $250,000 Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows. You might assume that with so many horses in the entries, the...

Betting a Kentucky Derby Alumnus in 2024 Iowa Derby

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