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Betting Intelligence: Contenders to watch for June 10
While stars are out in force on Belmont Stakes Day, a few others offer food for thought. Are my notes actionable intelligence, or creativity run amok?
Belmont Stakes
Betting Strategy: Capitalizing on opportunities without a straightforward handicapping opinion
One of the maxims of betting strategy is you want your wagers to be direct reflections of your handicapping opinion, but some handicapping opinions are more clear-cut than others.
Wagering
Tall Tales of the Track: Three Times the Victory
The Carter Handicap has long been a feature of the New York stakes schedule. Inaugurated in 1895, the race is named for William Carter, a tugboat captain and Brooklyn contractor who put up a portion of the purse money and the trophy for his namesake race. Both Aqueduct and Belmont Park have hosted the Carter, but for the majority of its history, it has been contested at Aqueduct, where, in 1944, something singular happened.
Education
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 9
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, June 9 at Gulfstream Park and Prairie Meadows, including tickets for Gulfstream’s $6,882 Super High 5 carryover.
Wagering
Scully: All-Stakes Pick 4 play Friday at Belmont Park
The $600,000 New York (G1) for turf distaffers kicks off an all-stakes Pick 4 sequence at Belmont Park on Friday, and I will put together a ticket on a reasonable budget, taking a stand by singling a pair of races.
Wagering
2023 Belmont Stakes News & Notes
Your one-stop shop for everything related to the 2023 Belmont Stakes!
Belmont Stakes
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Jason Beem's Thursday Column for June 8, 2023
Jason gives his thoughts on this year's Belmont Stakes!
Features
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: June 8, 2023
Jason opens the show discussing his travels and visit to Delta Downs on Wednesday. Then he looks ahead to Saturday's Belmont Stakes!
Racing Podcast
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 8
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, June 8 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Belterra Park, along with horses to single in Belterra’s $4,266 Pick 5 carryover.
Wagering
2023 Belmont Stakes Betting Guide, Contenders, Expert Picks, Analysis
2023 Belmont Stakes Betting Guide, Contenders, Expert Picks, Analysis
Belmont Stakes
Belmont: How to bet the 2023 Acorn Stakes
An excellent field of eight sophomore fillies, led by Kentucky Oaks (G1) heroine #6 Pretty Mischievous (2-1), will vie in Friday’s $500,000 Acorn S. (G1) at Belmont Park.
Wagering
Scully: Wonder Again anchors Thursday Pick 3 play at Belmont Park
Thursday kicks off Belmont Stakes week, and the $200,000 Wonder Again (G2) highlights a pair of stakes on the 10-race program. I single both stakes in a Pick 3 ticket.
Wagering
Belmont: How to bet the 2023 New York Stakes
A standout field of eight fillies and mares will run 1 1/4 miles on the Belmont Park inner turf surface in Friday’s lucrative $600,000 New York S. (G1).
Wagering
Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch June 8-12
Selected features, stakes coverage and the never-ending TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch list (H2W) share keys to success in exotics, win, place and show payoffs.
Harness
Historical trends against National Treasure winning second classic in Belmont
The expected field for the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) on June 10 will include the winner of the Preakness (G1), but not the Kentucky Derby winner (G1) who ran in and lost the Preakness. This will be only the eighth such occurrence in the Belmont since 1953.
Triple Crown
How small fields provide chances to nail exotic wagers
There is a belief among bettors that small fields make for unappealing betting races. But small fields don’t always mean small payoffs.
Education
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: June 7, 2023
Jason opens the show talking a little bit about Belmont's Friday card as well as some news. Then we welcome in Maryland-based trainer Nick Dilodovico to the show to talk about his career in racing, becoming a trainer, his family success in racing, and more!
Racing Podcast
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 7
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $90 worth of picks and plays for Wednesday, June 7 at Delaware Park and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a trifecta.
Wagering
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Wednesday.
Wagering
Catching My Eye: Asmussen and Kenneally runners at Churchill Downs
Racing analyst Kevin Kilroy weighs in on a pair of Steve Asmussen runners and a trio from the barn of Eddie Kenneally who caught his attention at Churchill Downs.
Analysis
Racing Roundtable: Stephen Foster Preview Day
The Roundtable reconvenes this week to discuss Stephen Foster Preview Day and the three-year-old class both domestically and overseas.
Features
Forte, Tapit Trice head nine-horse Belmont Stakes
Four-time Belmont (G1) winner Todd Pletcher holds a strong hand in Saturday’s 155th running of the $1.5 million Belmont, the final leg of the American Triple Crown. The Hall of Fame trainer is responsible for the top two choices on the morning line in the nine-horse field, Forte and Tapit Trice.
Belmont Stakes
How to bet the 2023 Wonder Again Stakes
A talented field of eight three-year-old fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Belmont Park inner turf surface in Thursday’s $200,000 Wonder Again S. (G2).
Wagering
Pedigree notebook: Frankel's son Cracksman, venerable family make Ace Impact
Undefeated French Derby (G1) winner Ace Impact is from the first crop of Frankel’s outstanding son Cracksman, from the extended family of dual classic queen-turned-globetrotter Ouija Board.
Pedigree
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, June 6 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including tickets for a pair of Pick 5 carryovers at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: June 6, 2023
Jason opens the show discussing some of the news from around the racing world. He also discusses some betting topics, including breaking old bad habits and being intimidated by a race or sequence.
Racing Podcast
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Tuesday.
Wagering
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem June 5, 2023
Jason looks back on some of the weekend racing and talks about race selection.
Features
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, June 5, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Monday.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: June 5, 2023
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing, including lots of stakes action from Churchill Downs. He also discusses racing from Pimlico, Belmont, and more!
Racing Podcast
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays June 5
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, June 5 at Thistledown and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $1,183 Super High 5 carryover at Louisiana Downs.
Wagering
Harness Weekly Update: $47 winner on Grand Circuit
Grand Circuit $47 winner heads feature successes across the board.
Harness
Pimlico: How to bet the mandatory-payout $490,728 Super High 5 carryover
Sunday is closing day of the Pimlico meet, which means the massive $490,728 Super High 5 jackpot carryover is scheduled for mandatory payout.
Wagering
Carryover watch: $4,909 Super High 5 at Churchill Downs, $34,824 Pick 6 at Belmont
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a pair of non-jackpot carryovers on Saturday at Churchill Downs and Belmont Park.
Wagering
Betting intelligence: Five contenders to watch for June 3
Following up on last week’s stakes jottings, here are several contenders who sparked thoughts for Saturday stakes from Churchill Downs to Woodbine and Belmont Park.
Features
Made for Hollywood: Secretariat and the 1973 Belmont Stakes
Among the fortunate 67,000-plus paid attendees at Belmont Park for Secretariat’s epic triumph was longtime Lexington, Ky., resident and industry contributor Rab Hagin.
Triple Crown
The Heart That Wears the Crown: Whirlaway
Whirlaway, the fifth Triple Crown winner, ignited the imaginations of those along for the ride on the cusp of war in 1941.
Triple Crown
The Jury: Bets and fades for June 3
Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs highlights the Saturday stakes action in the U.S. James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson have scoured that card and others for this week's Jury.
Wagering
Hanson: Longshot play for the 2023 Epsom Derby
To give you an idea how contentious this group of 14 is, I wouldn't be utterly shocked to see any one of 10 or so reach the famed winner's enclosure.
International
Stats and storylines for 2023 Belmont Stakes
The 155th running of the $1.5 million Belmont S. (G1) on June 10 will wrap up the Triple Crown. Known as the “Test of the Champion,” the Belmont is the oldest and longest race in the Triple Crown series.
Belmont Stakes
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 2
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, June 2 at Churchill Downs and Belterra Park, including tickets for Churchill’s $3,298 Super High 5 carryover.
Wagering
International spotlight: 2023 Epsom Derby
The world’s original Derby (G1) at Epsom will be held on Saturday, at an earlier post time than usual thanks to the FA Cup Final. American fans will have to tune in by 8:30 a.m. (ET) to watch the 244th running of the “Blue Riband.”
International
Santa Anita: How to bet the 2023 Summertime Oaks
Seven sophomore fillies will go postward in the $200,000 Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday.
Wagering
How to bet With, and Against, Mission of Joy in the Regret Stakes
A total of six sophomore fillies will go postward in the $225,000 Regret S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Wagering
2023 Arlington Stakes exotics and field analysis
The Grade 3 Arlington S. will feature a field of seven, including last year’s runner-up Get Smokin, who was beaten a head by Admission Office in the 1 1/16-mile event held at Churchill Downs. Below we examine this year’s Arlington field and provide our best exotics plays — including exacta, trifecta, and superfecta tickets — for Race 9 at Churchill on June 3.
Wagering
Churchill Downs spot plays and Pick 3 for June 3
Churchill Downs' Stephen Foster Preview Day on Saturday, June 3, will feature six stakes worth $1.35 million, including the Regret (G3), Aristides S., Audubon S., Shawnee (G3), Arlington (G3), and Blame (G3).
Wagering
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for June 1, 2023
Jason remembers longtime Tampa Bay Downs steward Dennis Lima, who passed away last week.
Features
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: June 1, 2023
Jason opens the show discussing edges and momentum and how they relate to horseplaying. Then he looks ahead to some of the stakes action coming up this weekend at Churchill Downs.
Racing Podcast
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, June 1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Belmont Park, and Churchill Downs, including tickets for Churchill’s $6,719 Super High 5 carryover.
Wagering
How to bet the 2023 Penn Mile Stakes
A octet of three-year-olds will travel eight panels on the Penn National turf course in Friday’s $400,000 Penn Mile S. (G2).
Wagering
Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch June 1-5
Selected features, stakes coverage and the never-ending TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch list (H2W) share keys to success in exotics, win, place and show payoffs.
Harness
Sometimes, a horse's distance limitations aren't hard and fast
Not all racehorses run best over the same distances. Some are sprinters who tire running farther than six or seven furlongs, while others are route racers who thrive racing 1 1/8 miles and farther.
Education
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 31
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 31 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to single in the $5,069 Pick 5 carryover at Hawthorne.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 31, 2023
Jason welcomes in trainer Jena Antonucci to talk about her Peter Pan Stakes winner Arcangelo as well as some of her other up-and-coming runners.
Racing Podcast
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Wednesday.
Wagering
Catching My Eye: Churchill Downs May 26-28
Racing analyst Kevin Kilroy discusses a number of horses who caught his attention at Churchill Downs last weekend.
Analysis
Racing roundtable: American and European theaters on Memorial Day weekend
James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson review of the events of Memorial Day weekend both here and abroad in this week's Roundtable.
Features
Pedigree notebook: Tahiyra, Paddington turn Irish Guineas double for Siyouni
When Tahiyra quickened out of a pocket in Sunday’s Irish 1000 Guineas (G1), she capped a classic double at the Curragh for her sire, Siyouni. The Aga Khan’s homebred stallion was also responsible for Saturday’s Irish 2000 Guineas (G1) hero, Paddington.
Pedigree
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 30, 2023
Jason looks back at the weekend, including some of his travels over the holiday. He also talks racing from Santa Anita, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, and more!
Racing Podcast
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 30
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, May 30 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, in addition to analyzing carryovers at Presque Isle and Finger Lakes.
Wagering
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Tuesday.
Wagering
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for May 29
Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Memorial Day at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, and Santa Anita, including a ticket for the mandatory-payout $359,911 Pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita.
Wagering
Harness Weekly Update: 'Wow' win payoff of $102
A $102 winner leads the 41% H2W scores and exotic-wagering contributions
Harness
How to bet With, and Against, Hong Kong Harry in the 2023 Shoemaker Mile
A fantastic field of 11 will travel one mile over the Santa Anita turf in Monday’s $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1).
Wagering
Santa Anita: How to bet the 2023 Hollywood Gold Cup
Conditioner Bob Baffert has the two main players in Monday’s historic $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita.
Wagering
Santa Anita: How to bet the 2023 Gamely Stakes
An excellent field of seven fillies and mares will run 1 1/8 miles on the Santa Anita lawn in Monday’s $400,000 Gamely S.
Wagering
How to bet the 2023 Winning Colors Stakes
A field of six fillies and mares will travel six furlongs on the Churchill Downs dirt in Monday’s $225,000 Winning Colors S. (G3).
Wagering
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 29, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Analyzing Super High 5 carryovers at Gulfstream, Louisiana Downs
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a pair of non-jackpot Super High 5 carryovers at Gulfstream Park and Louisiana Downs.
Wagering
Golden Gate: How to bet the $4,730 Super High 5 carryover
There are several non-jackpot Super High 5 carryovers up for grabs this Saturday at racetracks across the United States. The largest can be found at Golden Gate Fields, where the pot sits at $4,730.
Wagering
Spot plays and Pick 3 for Santa Anita, including Daytona and Triple Bend Stakes
The Grade 2 Triple Bend S. and Grade 3 Daytona S. highlight a nine-race card at Santa Anita on Saturday.
Wagering
Stakes jottings: Six contenders to watch on May 27
In studying the Saturday stakes, several contenders prompted note-taking. We’ll find out if any qualify as actionable intelligence or turn out to be merely random scribbling!
Analysis
The Jury: Bets and fades for May 27
James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson are back with opinions and insight on the first half of the Memorial Day weekend.
Wagering
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 26
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, May 26 at Gulfstream Park and Churchill Downs, along with tickets and horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers at Churchill and Pimlico.
Wagering
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for May 25, 2023
Jason looks back at his one experience buying a horse at a sale and the story of a horse named Eduardo.
Features
Exotics Plays for the 2023 Soaring Softly Stakes
A total of six three-year-old fillies will travel seven furlongs on the Belmont Park outer turf course in Saturday’s $175,000 Soaring Softly S. (G3).
Wagering
2023 Keertana S. exotics plays and field analysis
A field of 12 fillies and mares will race 1 1/2 miles on Churchill Downs’ turf in the $225,000 Keertana S. on Saturday.
Wagering
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 25
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, including tickets for the $4,239 Super High 5 carryover at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 25, 2023
Jason opens the show discussing some of the news of the day and talking about management in racing. He also looks ahead to some weekend racing at Churchill Downs.
Racing Podcast
Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch May 25-29
Selected features, stakes coverage and the never-ending TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch list (H2W) share keys to success in exotics, win, place and show payoffs.
Racing
Subtleties in race grades can produce lucrative payoffs
You might assume that a Grade 1 race is better than a Grade 2, and a Grade 2 is better than a Grade 3. That’s a good rule of thumb, but it doesn’t always hold true.
Analysis
The case for being an occasional higher roller
Not everyone has the temperament to be a high roller, but on select occasions during the year it might help your bottom line to simply be a higher roller.
Wagering
Belmont Stakes Report: Forte, National Treasure head probables
The seven-horse Preakness field lacked pace, and National Treasure took advantage. Let's examine the probables for the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes on June 10.
Belmont Stakes
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 24
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 24 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to single in the $1,953 Pick 6 carryover at Finger Lakes.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 24, 2023
Jason welcomes back Ed DeRosa to recap Ed's 2022 betting records. They discuss record keeping, changes in Ed's play, things he's learned, vertical wagers, and much more!
Racing Podcast
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Wednesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Racing Roundtable: 2023 Preakness edition
James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson reconvene to discuss 2023 Preakness weekend in this week's Racing Roundtable.
Preakness Stakes
Pedigree notebook: Johannesburg descendants strike gold at Pimlico
Former Coolmore/Ashford stallion Johannesburg, who was ultimately exported to Japan, factored in the pedigrees of several major winners during the Preakness (G1) festival.
Pedigree
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 23
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, May 23 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including a cold double wager.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 23, 2023
Jason opens the show talking about some racing and sports topics. Then we welcome in Chris Merz from Canterbury Park to talk about the upcoming summer season, his new job there, moving around in racing, and more!
Racing Podcast
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Tuesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Catching My Eye: Churchill Downs Saturday, May 20
Through the first three weeks of the spring meet, horses taking inside trips on the main track are struggling to hold on at Churchill Downs.
Analysis
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 22
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem May 22, 2023
Jason looks back at some of his favorite happenings from Preakness weekend.
Features
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays May 22
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, May 22 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $533 Super High 5 carryover at Louisiana Downs.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 22, 2023
Jason looks back at National Treasure's win in the Preakness Stakes as well as all the racing from Pimlico this past weekend.
Racing Podcast
Harness Weekly Update: $90 winner leads hit parade
High times with $90 top winner and 49% across the board; features pay off
Harness
The Science of Horse Racing: We're All Ears
Understanding the language of a horse’s ears as well as the impact of what they hear on their behavior can help us gain insight into our athletic partners on the track and off.
Education