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Yes, you read it correctly. Pimlico is offering a $5.5 million cash bonus to the winner of the 2011 Preakness Stakes. All this is part of MI Developments' (Pimlico's parent company) efforts to ensure that all eyes will be focused on the Preakness Stakes and not necessarily the Kentucky Derby, which has always been considered the premier race during the Triple Crown.

Two of the biggest stars in horse racing go to post Saturday making it one of the most exciting racing days we've had all year. In fact, I'm more excited about tomorrow's racing than I was for this year's Derby.

It’s that time of the year and summer racing is kicking in. For the true racing enthusiasts, with big smiles on their faces, we start off another wonderful summer racing season at both Del Mar in Southern California and Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York.

If you’ve ever watched the Summer Olympics, you’ve probably spent some television time looking at magnificent horses and their riders compete in events that challenge the skill of the rider and the athleticism of the horse.

There is a saying around the racetrack that a good horse is dangerous in anyone's hands, that was never more true than this past weekend when Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby.

Super Saver could very well have been carrying different colors in the Derby, and not just any regular set of silks, but the famed black jacket and cherry red cap of the legendary Phipps' family stable.

Many moons ago we asked for players to volunteer to become official handicappers for the Breeders' Cup final races in our trainer tournaments. We had quite a few players apply. We thought the new handicapping software program would have been launched two months ago, but we realized there was a lot more involved.

It was a pretty interesting week. Maybe it's because it's Kentucky Derby season or spring racing fever. I was just telling Derbygirl that not only was this our biggest week for VIP signups, but even more interesting is that quite a few players who we haven't seen for months (and some for over a year) have returned. We all know players come and go for various reasons.

March 6th will offer humanity another race run by these magnificent four-legged mustangs. This race will be in the borough of Queens, New York City near the neighborhood of Ozone Park. This horse race track, called the Aqueduct, opened on Sept. 27th, 1894.

Horse Race Game is starting a new program that will reward our players 30,000 community points for each article they write and submit based on certain topics that we request. In order to qualify for the program, you will be required to write one article first - approximately 250 words - on a specific subject. You will also be given three to four keywords that must appear in that article.

With the biggest sporting event of the year, Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints, to get underway on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM EDT, it's important to understand that this is the marquee event that leads up to the conclusion of every single NFL season since way back in 1967.