How to Play Sunday’s All-Turf Pick 3 at Churchill Downs
A diverse trio of races on the lawn will comprise the all-turf Pick 3 at Churchill Downs on closing Sunday.
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Handicapper and journalist John Mucciolo has been a contributor to Brisnet and TwinSpires since 2004. Mucciolo's work has included efforts in the 'Notebook' series of The Handicapper's Edge in the early days of Brisnet.com and most recently on TwinSpires Edge. John has also offered selections for a varied array of Brisnet products. Outside of Mucciolo's frequent analysis on horse racing, Mucc is an acclaimed high school soccer coach who earned Times-Tribune's Coach of the Year honors in 2020.
Spice Runner Gets Top Billing in Bashford Manor Stakes
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ homebred #1 Spice Runner (5-2) will look to move his mark to two-for-two in Sunday’s $225,000 Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Woodbine Saturday
A total of five graded stakes events will be hosted by Woodbine on Saturday, with four of them comprising the Pick 4 of the Week to close out the huge card.
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Betting on Saturday’s All-Turf Pick 3 at Churchill Downs
A special $3 all-turf Pick 3 wager will be offered on both cards over the weekend at Churchill Downs.
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How to bet the 2025 Penn Mile Stakes
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How to bet With, and Against, Sierra Leone in the Stephen Foster Stakes
A fantastic field of seven of the top handicap horses in training will clash at Churchill Downs in Saturday’s $1 million Stephen Foster S. (G1).
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Pick 3 of the Week: Woodbine Sunday
A pair of stakes events will take place at Woodbine on Sunday, and I’ll include one of them in the Pick 3 of the Week.
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How to bet the Wilton Stakes
A well-matched field of six sophomore fillies will go postward in the $125,000 Wilton S. at Aqueduct on Sunday.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Laurel Park Saturday, June 20, 2025
The Pick 4 of the Week will come from Laurel Park on Saturday, and I will take aim at the closing four-race sequence.
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Betting on the 2025 Ohio Derby
A nice field of 10 sophomores will run 1 1/8 miles on the Thistledown main strip in Saturday's lucrative, $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3).
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Exotics Plays for the Lady Canterbury Stakes
An octet of well-matched fillies and mares will travel one mile on the lawn in Saturday’s $50,000 Lady Canterbury S. at Canterbury Park.
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Betting With, and Against, Emery in the Chicago Stakes
A total of 11 fillies and mares will jaunt seven-eighths on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s feature, the $300,000 Chicago S. (G2).
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Pick 3 of the Week: Monmouth Park Saturday
A total of five stakes races will be hosted by Monmouth Park on Saturday, and a trio of the black-type events will comprise the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Delaware Park Saturday
A trio of competitive black-type races are among the closing four contests at Delaware Park on Saturday.
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Exotics Plays for the 2025 Delaware Oaks
A well-matched field of nine three-year-old fillies will vie in Saturday’s $300,000 Delaware Oaks (G3).
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Betting With, and Against, Rebel Red in the Chorleywood Stakes
A field of 10 turf stayers will travel 1 3/8 miles over the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $200,000 Chorleywood S.
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The Best Longshot to bet in the 2025 Belmont Stakes
Saratoga Race Course will play host to the $2 million Belmont S. (G1) for the second consecutive season in 2025, and this edition of the race is one of the strongest in recent memory.
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Betting With, and Against, Chancer McPatrick in the Woody Stephens Stakes
An excellent and well-matched field of 11 three-year-olds will travel seven-eighths on the Saratoga main surface in Saturday’s exciting $500,000 Woody Stephens S. (G1).
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Tipsheet: 2025 Belmont Stakes Best Bets & Exotic Wagers
An excellent field of eight sophomores will travel 1 1/4 miles over the Saratoga dirt in Saturday’s historic $2 million Belmont S. (G1).
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Betting the 2025 Belmont Stakes on Different Budgets
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Pick 3 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday June 7, 2025
A fun three-race sequence in the middle of the Churchill Downs card on Saturday will comprise the Pick 3 of the Week.
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How to bet the 2025 New York Stakes
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Belmont Stakes
How to bet the 2025 Ogden Phipps Stakes
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Betting the 2025 Belmont Stakes on Different Budgets
For the first time since 2013, each of the top-three Derby finishers will compete in the race, making the spectacle even that much more exciting.
Belmont Stakes
The Best Longshot to bet in the 2025 Belmont Stakes
Saratoga Race Course will play host to the $2 million Belmont S. (G1) for the second consecutive season in 2025, and this edition of the race is one of the strongest in recent memory.
Belmont Stakes
Betting With, and Against, Good Cheer in the Acorn Stakes
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Pick 3 of the Week: Woodbine Saturday
A total of four graded stakes races will be hosted by Woodbine on Saturday, and I selected a three-race sequence of the black-type tilts as the Pick 3 of the Week.
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How to bet the Triple Bend Stakes
A strong cast of five dashers will travel seven panels on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $100,000 Triple Bend S. (G3).
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Pick 4 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday, May 31, 2025
Four Grade 3 tilts comprise the Pick 4 of the Week during Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Betting With, and Against, Early Adopter in the Audubon Stakes
A well-matched field of eight sophomores will travel nine furlongs on the Churchill Downs green in Saturday’s $275,000 Audubon S.
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