Churchill Downs Odds: Mint Julep, Regret, Arlington Picks, and Field Analysis

Churchill Downs: Tam Tam chases 1st graded win in Regret

Rigney Racing’s improving 3-year-old filly Tam Tam will attempt to score her first graded-stakes victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $275,000 Regret Stakes at Churchill Downs following a narrow defeat to Imaginationthelady four weeks ago in the Edgewood Stakes (G2). Tam Tam, a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro, has won two of three starts as a 3-year-old since trainer Phil Bauer and Rigney Racing transitioned her to turf this winter at Gulfstream Park. Clic…

Churchill Downs Odds: Mint Julep, Regret, Arlington Picks, and Field Analysis

For many years, the Met Mile (G1) anchored the Memorial Day card at Belmont Park. That tradition ended in 2014, when Martin Panza, then the New York Racing Association's racing secretary, introduced the “Big Day” concept on Belmont Stakes (G1) day. Panza stacked 10 stakes on the day California Chrome went for the Triple Crown. The chestnut colt's bid failed, but Panza's idea succeeded, producing a total handle of more than $150 million, a Belmon…