Horse racing fans and bettors: The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby is just 46 days away on Saturday, May 4. And Maryland sports betting and racing fans, that means the Preakness will follow two weeks later.
BetMaryland.com – your source for Maryland sports betting apps - used EquineInfoExchange.com’s list of the top 10 racetracks in the nation, then created a ranking system using Google Trends search interest scores, Google Reviews and each location’s Average Daily Purse. Here are the best finish lines in the nation:
Top U.S. Horse Racing Venues
| Rank | Race Track | State | Avg. Rank |
| 1 | Saratoga Race Course | New York | 1.6 |
| T-2 | Del Mar Race Track | California | 3 |
| T-2 | Churchill Downs | Kentucky | 3 |
| 4 | Keeneland Race Course | Kentucky | 3.7 |
| 5 | Belmont Park | New York | 4.7 |
| 6 | Santa Anita Park | California | 6 |
| 7 | Gulfstream Park | Florida | 7 |
| T-8 | Monmouth Park | New Jersey | 7.3 |
| T-8 | Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort | Arkansas | 7.3 |
| 10 | Pimlico Race Course | Maryland | 8.7 |
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Breaking Down the Top 10
Based on this ranking system, Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York is the best U.S. racetrack with a search interest score of 1.6. In addition, New York, California, and Kentucky are tied for states with the most highly ranked horse tracks each with two apiece.
Pimlico Race Course - home of racing’s second jewel of the Triple Crown, the Preakness, in Baltimore - rounds out the top 10 in the rankings with an 8.7 interest score. Pimlico is right behind Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, Ark., and Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., which both tied for eighth with a score of 7.3.
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