June 15, 2012 - Vanity Handicap Preview

VANITY HANDICAP at Hollywood Park (Grade 1): Include Me Out - has been stellar in 2012 - three starts starts and three wins in the Grade 2 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap last time out on this track. ; HILL PRINCE STAKES; ALL ALONG STAKES; FREE 2012 BELMONT STAKES PICKS; Betting Horses Online

June 8, 2012 - FREE BELMONT STAKES CONTEST

OffTrackBetting.com is offering a Free contest to win up to $100 on the 144th Belmont Stakes this Saturday, June 9th, 2012 at Belmont Park. ; JUST A GAME STAKES; MANHATTAN HANDICAP; FREE 2012 BELMONT STAKES PICKS; Betting Horse Racing

June 1, 2012 - GAME ON DUDE RETURNS

Congratulations to all of the winners in our 2012 Preakness Stakes Contest! As we head into the third and final leg of the Triple Crown OffTrackBetting.com will be offering a Free Belmont Stakes contest for a chance to win $100. ; NASSAU STAKES; CALIFORNIAN STAKES; AFFIRMED HANDICAP; Online OTB

May 17, 2012 - FREE PREAKNESS STAKES CONTEST

OffTrackBetting.com is offering a Free contest to win up to $100 on the 137th Preakness Stakes this Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at Pimlico. ; BLACK-EYED SUSAN STAKES; PIMLICO SPECIAL STAKES; FREE 2012 PREAKNESS STAKES PICKS; OTB online

May 11, 2012 - WIN $100 - FREE PREAKNESS STAKES CONTEST

As we head into the second leg of the Triple Crown OffTrackBetting.com will be offering a Free Preakness Stakes contest for a chance to win $100. Contest is free and open to the public. Please share with your friends! ; FREE BELMONT PARK PICKS

May 3, 2012 - WIN $100 - FREE KENTUCKY DERBY CONTEST

KENTUCKY DERBY at Churchill Downs: It's finally Kentucky Derby time! The big race finally comes our way this Saturday, May 5th from Churchill Downs. The top three year olds on the planet will once again duke it out for not only their share of the $2 Million purse but also the prestige of being named Kentucky Derby Champion. ; FREE BELMONT PARK PICKS

April 20th, 2012 - LEXINGTON STAKES at Keeneland

The Grade 3 Lexington Stakes in on tap for this Saturday, April 21st from Keeneland. Three year olds will race 1 1/16 miles on Keeneland's synthetic track in chase of a share of the $200,000 purse. ; FREE AQUEDUCT HORSE PICKS

April 13th, 2012 - BLUE GRASS STAKES at Keeneland

The $750,000 Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes comes our way this Saturday, April 14th from Keeneland near Lexington, Kentucky. Three year old horses will go 1 1/8 miles on Keeneland's synthetic track in one of the last remaining prep races for the Kentucky Derby next month. CHARLES TOWN CLASSIC STAKES at Charles Town Races; HORSE RACING REBATES The Horseplayer's Advantage; FREE AQUEDUCT HORSE PICKS

March 23rd, 2012 - FREE $10 TO LIKE OFF TRACK BETTING ON FACEBOOK

OFF TRACK BETTING is offering all of its members a chance to earn $10 for FREE for just "liking" the OTB website on Facebook. This may be the easiest $10 you will ever make in your life. PAN AMERICAN STAKES at Gulfstream Park; TOKYO CITY CUP STAKES at Santa Anita Park; SANTA ANA STAKES at Santa Anita Park; FREE AQUEDUCT HORSE PICKS

February 17th, 2012 - HAWTHORNE RACE COURSE & LEBANON RACEWAY ARE NOW OPEN

Live racing returns to Hawthorne on Friday, February 17 and concludes Sunday, April 29. Opening Day entries were taken for the start of the Hawthorne spring thoroughbred meet and the full entry box for the opener is a good sign of the high expectations for the meet which begins Friday. A total of 95 horses were entered to comprise the nine-race opening day card with 91 in the body of the races which includes a solid Illinois-bred maiden allowance field, an Illinois-bred allowance contest, and the featured $35,000 optional claiming allowance race as part of the Friday card. Santa Maria Stakes; Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship; FREE AQUEDUCT HORSE PICKS

December 27th, 2011 - SANTA ANITA PARK OPENS

Santa Anita Park's 79-day winter-spring meeting which runs through April 22 and features nine Grade 1 races has begun. Santa Anita enjoyed big gains in both attendance and handle on Monday's opening day with the largest crowd they have seen on opening day sice 1994. FREE HORSE PICKS for AQUEDUCT Racetrack

December 2nd, 2011 - GULFSTREAM PARK & TAMPA BAY DOWNS OPEN THIS SATURDAY

Gulfstream's 2011-2012 racing season kicks off Saturday, December 3, with a first race post of 12:35 p.m. Gulfstream Park's opening day feature, the $100,000 Spectacular Bid for 2-year-olds at six furlongs, drew 31 nominations, including Nashua Stakes (G2) winner Vexor, Jack Price Juvenile winner For Oby, and Keeneland 75th Anniversary winner Luke of York.

October 31st, 2011 - Get your OTB deposits in early for this years Breeders' Cup to be held Fri/Sat at Churchill Downs, Nov. 4-5.

Every sport has a definitive year-ending event to crown its champions. In Thoroughbred racing, the Breeders' Cup World Championships is the culmination of the horse racing season worldwide and the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic is the defining event of the international racing season. Total purses for this year's two-day event at Churchill Downs, Nov. 4-5, are $26 million.

September 29th, 2011 - SANTA ANITA AUTUMN MEET OPENS AND OFFERS 13 GRADED STAKES

Santa Anita's 2011 Autumn Meeting, which begins Sept. 30, will offer 13 graded stakes, including six Grade I events which will be run as part of Santa Anita's Breeders' Cup prep program that encompasses the first two weekends of the 24-day race meeting. Santa Anita will present four Grade I stakes on Saturday, Oct. 1: the $250,000 Norfolk Stakes for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles; the $250,000 Goodwood Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles; the $250,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes presented by Emirates Airline for 3-year-old and up fillies and mares at 1 1/4 miles on turf, and the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at 1 1/16 miles.

September 22nd, 2011 - $1,000,000 PENNSYLVANIA DERBY from ParxRacing

Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite for the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II). This year the lucrative purse for the 1 1/8-mile Pa. Derby Derby helped draw a nice group of nine 3-year-olds. In addition to Ruler On Ice, To Honor and Serve, one of the leading Triple Crown hopefuls entering the season, finally looks like he is rounding back into his expected form and enters the race off a dominating optional claiming win at Saratoga.

September 6th, 2011 - Belmont Park, Turfway Park, Windsor Raceway, Fairplex Park & Laurel Park open for Fall meets.

As we bid farewell to Del Mar and Saratoga for the time being, we say hello to Belmont Park, Turfway Park, Windsor Raceway , Fairplex Park & Laurel Park for their Fall meets.

August 19th, 2011 - Plenty of Graded Stakes Race action this weekend!

7 Graded Stake events are taking place this weekend and you ca bet on all of them at OffTrackBetting.com. Weekend highlights are the Grade 1 races on opposite sides of the U.S. at Del Mar & Saratoga: Del Mar Oaks & the Alabama Stakes.

July 22nd, 2011 - Del Mar and Saratoga opening weekends

It is an action packed weekend as both Del Mar Race Track and Saratoga race seasons begin! The 72nd Del Mar horse betting season starts with new wagers including the 50-Cent Pick Five and the $50,000 seeded Pick 6 on Sundays. In addition, 143rd season opening of Saratoga kicks off a 40 day schedule of top-class horse racing packed with 35 graded races, including 16 Grade 1 events.