Horse Racing Odds and Long-Shot Picks 2024 QEII Challenge Cup  The Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is set to take place at Keeneland on Saturday, and bettors are eyeing it as a competitive affair. While some may view this as a three-horse race, the field offers more depth, which

Belmont at the Big A delivered an action-packed day of racing on October 6, 2024, as Abientot, Scythian, and Raging Sea claimed victories in their respective stakes races. These impressive performances not only boosted their profiles ahead of the Breeders’ Cup but also caught the attention of offtrack betting enthusiasts.

In an unexpected upset on Sunday, October 6, at Keeneland, Minaret Station, a 38-1 longshot came from behind to secure a victory in the Grade II Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes. This surprising win earned him a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf spot. Owned by OXO Equine and trained by Will Walden, the colt gave his freshman sire, Instilled Regard, his first stakes winner. Offtrack betting enthusiasts who trusted Minaret Station got some of the best underdog earnings of the year. 

Beatbox, a Grade 1 winner and half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Guarana, has officially retired from racing and will be offered as a stallion prospect at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in 2024. The 6-year-old horse, bred in Kentucky by Three Chimneys Farm, will be available for pre-sale inspection in Barn 6 and enter the auction ring on November 12 as hip 3083.

“Totally Justified,” a daughter of Justify and a proven stakes winner, is set to compete in the Jessamine Stakes (G2T) on October 4 at Keeneland. This race is a critical event in the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" series, offering a coveted spot in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T).