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Spot Plays for Claiming Crown Showcase Day
Nine starter handicaps qualifying for the 28th Claiming Crown at Churchill Downs on Nov. 14 will take place at Colonial Downs on Saturday.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Del Mar Saturday, August 22
I will aim at a three-race sequence at Del Mar on Saturday that features a pair of exciting maiden races as the bookends and a deep turf dash in the middle.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Saratoga Saturday, August 22
The pair of graded stakes races on the Saturday card at Saratoga are the middle legs of the Pick 4 of the Week.
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James Scully's picks for August 20 at Saratoga
Find out what James Scully and other experts have to say before heading to the races. And don't forget to place your horse racing bets below!
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Colonial’s $38,677 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Aug. 20, at Colonial Downs and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a horse to single in Colonial’s $38,677 Pick 5 carryover.
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British Spot Plays: York for Aug. 21, 2026
Horses of interest for the Lonsdale Cup (G2) and Nunthorpe (G1).
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Tipsheet: 2026 Alabama Stakes Tipsheet
A cast of six three-year-old fillies will go 1 1/4 miles on the dirt in Saturday’s $600,000 Alabama (G1) at Saratoga.
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Kensington Lane winning the Belmont Oaks (G1) at Saratoga. (Photo by Angelo Lieto/Coglianese Photos)
Tipsheet: 2026 Del Mar Oaks
An excellent and well-matched field of 10 sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the lawn at Del Mar in Saturday’s $300,000 Del Mar Oaks (G1).
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Saratoga’s $154,119 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Saratoga, Finger Lakes, and Horseshoe Indianapolis, along with horses to play in Saratoga’s $154,119 Pick 6 carryover and Presque Isle Downs’ $2,505 Pick 5 carryover.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Three stakes at Parx
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Parx Racing, along with a ticket for the $3,253 Super High 5 carryover at Assiniboia Downs.
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British Spot Plays: York for Aug. 19, 2026
This week’s Ebor Festival at York is absolutely star-studded. The four-day meeting starts with a showdown between Ombudsman and younger rival Constitution River in the Juddmonte International (G1).
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Ellis Park and Gulfstream Park carryovers
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Aug. 17, at Ellis Park and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to play in Ellis’ $2,714 Super High 5 carryover and Gulfstream’s $25,553 Pick 6 mandatory payout.
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Ellis Park: Betting Sunday’s $4,952 Super High 5 carryover
If you want to win a share of Sunday’s $4,952 Super High 5 carryover at Ellis Park, you’ll have to place your bets earlier than usual.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets, August 15
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
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Picks: $1,000 King’s Plate Contest, carryovers at Ellis and Colonial
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to bet on Saturday in the $1,000 King’s Plate Contest and in four-figure carryovers at Ellis Park and Colonial Downs.
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How to bet the 2026 King Edward Stakes
A cast of six turf performers will vie in the $200,000 King Edward (G2) at Woodbine on Saturday.
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Betting the Del Mar Turf Pick 3 on Aug. 15, 2026
Here is how James Scully plans to attack the $3 Del Mar Turf Pick 3 on Saturday.
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How to bet the Rancho Bernardo Stakes
A cast of six will speed 6 1/2 furlongs on the Del Mar dirt in Sunday’s $100,000 Rancho Bernardo (G3).
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How to bet the 2026 Mahony Stakes
Seven speedy sophomores will run 5 1/2 furlongs over the Saratoga turf in Sunday’s $225,000 Mahony (G3).
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Australia Preview for Aug. 15
Spring racing in Melbourne starts to heat up this weekend. Three graded stakes races and one ungraded stakes highlight the card at Caulfield, with several top prospects beginning their campaigns.
International
James Scully's picks for August 14 at Saratoga
James Scully discusses his expert picks for the Saratoga horse races on August 14, 2026.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Presque Isle’s $4,045 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Aug. 14 at Presque Isle Downs, Del Mar, and Prairie Meadows, including a ticket for Presque Isle’s $4,045 Pick 5 carryover.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Woodbine Saturday, August 15
A fun and challenging four-race sequence flooded with stakes contests will be the Pick 4 of the Week at Woodbine on Saturday.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Colonial Downs Saturday, August 15
A trio of black-type tilts will make up an all-stakes Pick 3 at Colonial Downs on Saturday.
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Exotics Plays for the Canadian Stakes
A cast of seven fillies and mares will run 1 1/16 miles on the inner lawn at Woodbine in Saturday’s $200,000 Canadian (G2).
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Betting With, and Against, Minaret Station in the Christophe Clement Turf
An especially well-matched and accomplished field of seven will travel 1 1/2 miles over the Saratoga green in Saturday’s $750,000 Christophe Clement Turf (G1). Grade 2 victor #6 Minaret Station (3-1) has been installed as the lukewarm morning-line choice in the excellent cast for trainer William Walden.
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Tipsheet: 2026 King’s Plate
A strong and deep field of 12 sophomores will run 1 1/4 miles on the Tapeta surface in Saturday’s historic, $1 million King’s Plate S. at Woodbine.
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James Scully's picks for August 13 at Saratoga
Twinspires Expert James Scully's picks for Saturday racing for August 13. Place your best bets now!
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Colonial’s $22,340 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Aug. 13, at Colonial Downs, Saratoga, and Del Mar, including analysis of Colonial’s $22,340 Pick 5 carryover.
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James Scully's picks for August 12 at Saratoga
TwinSpires Expert James Scully's picks for Saratoga are in!
Analysis
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Huge carryovers at Saratoga, Indianapolis
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Saratoga and Assiniboia Downs, along with horses to play in giant carryovers at Saratoga and Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Three carryovers at Indianapolis
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Finger Lakes, Presque Isle Downs, and Assiniboia Downs, along with analysis of Pick 4 and Pick 5 carryovers at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: How to bet Gulfstream’s mandatory-payout $24,168 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Aug. 10 at Finger Lakes and Presque Isle Downs, along with a ticket for the mandatory-payout $24,168 Pick 6 carryover at Gulfstream Park.
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Picks for Sunday Super High 5, Pick 6 carryovers at Ellis, Colonial
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to bet in Sunday carryovers at Ellis Park and Colonial Downs.
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Darin Zoccali's picks for August 8 at Saratoga
Darin Zoccali discusses his expert picks for the Saratoga horse races on August 8, 2026.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets, August 8
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
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Carryovers: Del Mar’s $148,537 Pick 6, Ellis Park’s $2,094 Super High 5
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson analyzes Saturday’s $148,537 Pick 6 carryover at Del Mar and $2,094 Super High 5 carryover at Ellis Park.
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Betting With, and Against, Explora in the Test Stakes
Grade 2 heroine #7 Explora (5-2) has been installed as the morning-line choice for Saturday’s $500,000 Test (G1) at Saratoga.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Del Mar Saturday, August 8
I’ll come swinging out of the gate by taking aim at the first three races on the Saturday card at Del Mar for the Pick 3 of the week.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Ellis Park Sunday, August 9
A total of six black-type races will highlight a fantastic card at Ellis Park on Sunday.
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How to bet the 2026 West Virginia Derby
An octet of sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Mountaineer main oval in Sunday’s $400,000 West Virginia Derby (G3).
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Australia Preview for Aug. 8
The path towards the $14 million Everest (G1), begins in earnest August 8 with the Missile Stakes (G2) at Randwick.
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LIVE Whitney Stakes 2026: Odds, entries, picks, post time and results
Live Whitney Stakes 2026 coverage from Saratoga: odds, entries, expert picks, post time and full results. Bet the Whitney with TwinSpires.
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Ellis Park Pick 4 Play for Aug. 9
The last stakes-laden program of the 2026 Ellis Park meet on Sunday is a good one, with attractive opportunities from a multi-race wager standpoint.
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Tipsheet: 2026 Saratoga Derby
An excellent and well-matched field of 10 sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles on the lawn in Saturday’s $750,000 Saratoga Derby (G1) at Saratoga.
Wagering
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Ellis Park’s $21,081 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Aug. 7 at Ellis Park and Del Mar, including a ticket for the $21,081 Super High 5 carryover at Ellis.
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How to bet the Fourstardave Stakes
A splendid cast of seven of the top turf milers around will jaunt eight panels on the Saratoga inner turf course in Saturday’s $750,000 Fourstardave (G1).
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Saratoga Stakes Plays for Friday, Aug. 7
A strong pair of Grade 2 events for three-year-olds will take place on the Saratoga lawn on Friday.
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Exotics Plays for the Yellow Ribbon Stakes
An octet of fillies and mares will contest the $200,000 Yellow Ribbon (G2) at Del Mar on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: 2026 Whitney Stakes
A star-studded cast of eight fantastic thoroughbreds will run 1 1/8 miles over the Saratoga main oval in Saturday’s historic, $1 million Whitney (G1).
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Colonial’s $15,458 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Aug. 6 at Colonial Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Del Mar, including analysis of Colonial’s $15,458 Pick 5 carryover.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Price plays at Horseshoe Indianapolis
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Aug. 5 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $1,024 Super High 5 carryover at Mountaineer.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Classic Hi-5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $11,899 Super High 5 carryover at Assiniboia Downs.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Gulfstream’s mandatory-payout $19,464 Pick 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Aug. 3 at Finger Lakes and Assiniboia Downs, along with analysis of the mandatory-payout $19,464 Pick 6 carryover at Gulfstream Park.
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Monmouth: Single for Sunday’s $49,347 Pick 5 carryover
Fans of Monmouth Park will be happy to hear the Sunday card features a $49,347 carryover in the 50-cent Early Pick 5.
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Colonial: How to bet the Arlington Million Day $13,564 Pick 6 carryover
Saturday’s Arlington Million Day program at Colonial Downs includes a $13,564 carryover in the 50-cent “Old Dominion 6” Pick 6.
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Tipsheet: 2026 Adirondack Stakes
A nice group of nine two-year-old fillies will jaunt 6 1/2 panels on the main oval at Saratoga in Sunday’s $225,000 Adirondack (G3).
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How to bet the 2026 Glens Falls Stakes
An outstanding field of 11 fillies and mares will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Saratoga inner turf course in Sunday’s $250,000 Glens Falls (G2).
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Betting With, and Against, Seismic Beauty in the Clement L. Hirsch Stakes
Eight fillies and mares will look to upend defending champ #8 Seismic Beauty (5-2) in Saturday’s $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar.
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Stakes Spot Plays for Ellis Park Sunday, Aug. 2
A handful of black-type events will close out the huge Sunday card at Ellis Park, and I have horses of interest in four of the contests.
Wagering
Price horses of interest on 2026 Arlington Million Day
It could pay to think creatively in the exotics, especially with Saturday’s profit-boost offer.
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Spot Plays for Goodwood, Saratoga Aug. 1
I have one British Bankroll play on the feature at Goodwood and spot plays on a trio of the maiden offerings at Saratoga.
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Australia Preview for August 1, 2026
The season begins with racing at Rosehill in Sydney and Flemington in Melbourne, and as the latter is the only one of the pair to feature a graded stakes race, we’ll focus our attention there.
Analysis
Scully: Playing Ellis Park’s Late Pick 3 Sunday, Aug. 2
Ellis Park features five competitive turf stakes on Sunday, and James Scully shares how he will bet the late Pick 3 sequence.
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Late Pick 5 Preview: Arlington Million Day at Colonial Downs Saturday, August 1 [VIDEO]
The summer racing season reaches Colonial Downs as the TwinSpires Late Pick 5 Preview Show breaks down Arlington Million Day.
Analysis
All-Access Trackside Coverage: 2026 Arlington Million Day at Colonial Downs
Travel with us to Colonial Downs for our 2026 Arlington Million All-Access Trackside coverage.
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James Scully's picks for July 31 at Saratoga
Find out what James Scully and other experts have to say before heading to the races
Expert Picks
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Juveniles at Ellis Park, Del Mar
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, July 31 at Ellis Park and Del Mar, along with horses to play in carryovers at Colonial Downs and Ellis Park.
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Betting the All-Stakes Pick 5 at Colonial Downs
I will go after the all-stakes Pick 5 sequence at Colonial Downs on Saturday that concludes with the Arlington Million (G1).
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How to bet the 2026 Amsterdam Stakes
A total of eight sophomores will speed 6 1/2 furlongs over the dirt at Saratoga in Friday’s $250,000 Amsterdam (G2).
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Exotics Plays for the Beverly D. Stakes
A huge field of 12 fillies and mares will run 1 3/16 miles on the outer lawn in Saturday’s $500,000 Beverly D. (G2) at Colonial Downs.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Saratoga Saturday, August 1
Two of the three graded stakes races to be hosted by Saratoga on Saturday will be a part of the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Tipsheet: 2026 Arlington Million
An excellent cast of eight grass standouts will run 1 1/4 miles over the lawn at Colonial Downs in Saturday’s historic, $1 million Arlington Million (G1).
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James Scully's picks for July 30 at Saratoga
Find out what James Scully and other experts have to say before heading to the races.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem July 30, 2026
Jason discusses how and why track announcers like to color their programs
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Colonial’s $1,387 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, July 30 at Colonial Downs, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Del Mar, including live longshots to play in Colonial’s $1,387 Pick 6 carryover.
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Spot Plays for 2026 Arlington Million Day
An outstanding 12-race card is on tap at Colonial Downs Saturday, highlighted by the Arlington Million (G1).
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Summer Dream and D'oro Lemon
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, July 29 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Presque Isle Downs, and Assiniboia Downs, including an exacta in the Debutante S.
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British Spot Plays: Selections for Goodwood July 29, 2026
Tuesday’s first-day action got off to a “Glorious” start for me when Dr Rascal ($14.40) bolted up to win the Vintage (G2),
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Thistledown’s Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, July 28 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Assiniboia Downs, along with a ticket for the $355 Super High 5 carryover at Thistledown.
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British Spot Plays: Goodwood for July 28, 2026
The British Betting Bankroll resumes this week in time for the Goodwood Festival, colloquially known as “Glorious Goodwood."
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $25,003 Pick 6 mandatory payout
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, July 27 at Finger Lakes and Horseshoe Indianapolis, along with a horse to single in the mandatory-payout $25,003 Pick 6 carryover at Gulfstream Park.
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Emerald Downs: Single for Sunday’s $8,505 Pick 5 carryover
Bettors playing Emerald Downs on Sunday will be happy to hear there’s an $8,505 carryover up for grabs in the 50-cent Pick 5.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets, July 25
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
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Horse Racing Tournament Talk: Weekend recap, upcoming tournaments, & big winners, July 25
Join us as we bring you everything you need to know about upcoming tournaments.
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Colonial Downs: Picks for Saturday’s $7,381 Pick 6 carryover
On Saturday, bettors playing the 50-cent “Old Dominion 6” Pick 6 at Colonial Downs will be vying for a share of a $7,381 carryover.
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Late Pick 5 Preview: Saratoga Saturday [VIDEO]
Hosts Nick Tammaro and Darin Zoccali present an expert handicapping guide for Saratoga's Saturday racing card, covering Races 8 through 12.
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How to bet the Honorable Miss Stakes
Bill Mott’s #6 Grand Job (1-2) will lead a field of seven fillies and mares postward in Sunday’s $250,000 Honorable Miss (G2) at Saratoga.
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How to bet the 2026 Eddie Read Stakes
A fine rendition of the $250,000 Eddie Read (G2) will take place on Sunday at Del Mar with nine set to go postward.
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Stakes Spot Plays for Woodbine Saturday, July 25
A trio of Grade 3 tilts for the ladies will highlight a strong day of racing at Woodbine on Saturday.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Del Mar’s $192,794 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, July 24 at Colonial Downs, Saratoga, and Del Mar, including analysis of Pick 6 carryovers at Colonial Downs and Del Mar.
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Betting With, and Against, Built in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes
A talented and competitive field of eight will dash six panels on the main oval at Saratoga in Saturday’s $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G2).
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Pick 3 of the Week: Ellis Park Saturday, July 25
An all-maiden sequence on the Ellis Park Saturday card will comprise the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Colonial Downs Saturday, July 25
The pair of black-type tilts at Colonial Downs on Saturday will be the middle part of the Pick 4 of the Week:
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Exotics Plays for the Coaching Club American Oaks
A fantastic field of nine sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles over the main surface at Saratoga in Saturday’s feature, the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Rich Pick 6 carryovers at Saratoga, Del Mar
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, July 23 at Colonial Downs, Saratoga, and Del Mar, including horses to play in five-figure Pick 6 carryovers at Del Mar and Saratoga.
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Playing the $3 All-Turf Pick 3 at Ellis Park July 25, 2026
A new wager gaining popularity of late is the $3 All-Turf Pick 3, a player-friendly 15% takeout offering on the menu at both Ellis Park and Del Mar.
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Tipsheet: 2026 Bing Crosby Stakes
An especially fast field of nine will speed six panels on the Del Mar dirt in Saturday’s $400,000 Bing Crosby (G1).
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