Preakness Stakes Expert Picks, Odds and News

The Grade 1, $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap, initially scheduled for Saturday at Saratoga, has been rescheduled to Sunday due to heavy rain from tropical storm Debby. This race, part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, offers the winner a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Del Mar on November 2. The Fourstardave Handicap, named after the legendary New York-bred gelding known as the Sultan of Saratoga, has a rich history and is a crucial event in the Saratoga betting calendar.

On Saturday, the $200,000 Grade 2 Saratoga Special will be the second major event in Saratoga’s prestigious trio of graded stakes for 2-year-old colts between the Sanford (G3) and the Hopeful (G1). 

In an electrifying turn of events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Hampton Morris became the first American man to win a weightlifting medal in four decades: competing in the men’s 61kg weightlifting event, he managed to clinch the bronze medal, marking a historic milestone for the U.S. weightlifting team.

The excitement overflowed on the waves of Teahupo’o when American Caroline Marks and French Polynesian Kauli Vaast took home the gold medals in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Spectators on the shore and in nearby boats watching the competition celebrated with cheers and tears of joy, creating an unforgettable atmosphere.

The U.S. ‘Dream Team’ continues to steamroll its way through the Paris 2024 Olympics, leaving a trail of defeated opponents in its wake: in their latest match, Team USA crushed Puerto Rico 104-83, solidifying their position as the top contender for the gold medal and dramatically influencing the Olympic betting odds.