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The Ohio Derby is set to be run at Thistledown (a track on the outskirts of Cleveland) this Saturday, and the historic race drew a field of 10. The Ohio Derby is not graded, but it carries a lucrative purse of $500,000. Jockeys like Javier Castellano and John Velazquez will be making the trip for…
When Gary Stevens announced his retirement in 2005, no one could have guessed that a decade later he would be back in the saddle and riding at the highest level in the sport, but that’s exactly what’s happened. Stevens launched his comeback in 2013 and has won two Breeders’ Cup races and a Kentucky Derby…
One of the challenges of selecting Cristiano Ronaldo and his $13,880 price tag is building around him since he essentially counts as two people with his salary. Yet in the final set of group matches at the Euro Championships, help in picking a DFS lineup for FanXT comes from an unlikely source: Italy. The Azzurri…
Goalkeeper: Petr Cech, Czech Republic ($7,750). There are a pair of quality options among the eight keepers in Cech and Poland’s Lukasz Fabianski, who is slightly lower priced at $7,340. Both are facing winless and scoreless teams in Turkey and Ukraine, respectively, but given the Turks have put only two shots on goal in two…
It was one of the most clinical destructions of any major tournament in recent memory, with Chile dismantling a well-regarded Mexico side 7-0 in the quarterfinals to move one step closer to repeating as Copa America champions. La Rojo simply overwhelmed El Tri as Eduardo Vargas ran rampant with four goals and the irrepressible Alexis…
There is plenty at stake in Group B heading into the final matchday, as wins by England, Wales or Slovakia would all guarantee them passage into the knockout round. In the case of the Three Lions, a victory over Slovakia would clinch first place in the group. England would be hard-pressed to not advance even…
Given the expansion of the European Championships to 24 teams and what is essentially an extra knockout round since only eight teams get eliminated following group play, FanXT DFS players are in for a difficult stretch as the groups conclude their group play. Some teams, such as France, has already clinched a spot in the…
Considered a chic pre-tournament pick to win it all, Belgium suddenly finds itself in need of a victory over Ireland to simply reach the knockout round of the European Championships. The Red Devils were less than the sum of their parts while being outclassed by Italy 2-0, but the Azzurri did them a favor by…
When you select the best player in the world, sacrifices have to be made. That’s the quandary FanXT DFS players face for Sunday’s quarterfinal matchups in the Copa America as Argentina faces Venezuela in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Chile faces Mexico in Santa Clara, California. Messi is the most expensive player in the Copa field, and…
Grade I glory is on the line in the Stephen Foster Handicap this Saturday at Churchill Downs! A field of seven, led by even-money favorite #3 EFFINEX, is set to go a mile and an eighth on the main oval in one of the premier events for older horses on the calendar. It’ll go as…