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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J. Keeler Johnson
J. Keeler Johnson (also known as “Keelerman”) is a writer, blogger, videographer, handicapper, and all-around horse racing enthusiast who was drawn to the sport by Curlin's quest to become North America's richest racehorse.
Breeders’ Cup Roundup: Survie strikes in Christophe Clement
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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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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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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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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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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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Breeders’ Cup Roundup: Sovereignty rebounds in Whitney
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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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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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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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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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Breeders’ Cup Roundup: Sovereignty, Magnitude meet again
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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.
Wagering
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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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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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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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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Breeders’ Cup Roundup: Kalpana, Moonrise qualify at Ascot
The 43rd running of the Breeders’ Cup is taking place on Oct. 30-31 at Keeneland, just under 14 weeks from now.
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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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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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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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