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Scully, Hanson offer selections for KDFW Pool 3
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will open its three-day run Friday at noon (ET), providing the opportunity to wager upon 39 individual interests and the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Three-Year-Olds” for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $180,036 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park, along with analysis of carryovers at Tampa Bay Downs and Turfway Park.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan 15, 2025
Jason looks at Saturday's Fair Grounds card and welcomes NBC News National Correspondent Steve Kornacki to talk about his love of horse racing, working the Triple Crown broadcast, seeing America, and much more!
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Pick 4 of the Week: Turfway Park Wednesday
A trio of Pick 4 wagers are offered on the Wednesday card at Turfway Park, and I will take aim at the middle one that begins in Race 4.
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Racing Roundtable: Lecomte look ahead, plus Oaks prep previews for Jan. 18
This week, the Racing Roundtable dives into the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby prep, the Lecomte S. (G3), along with two Kentucky Oaks prep races — the Silverbulletday S. and the Busanda S. They also discuss performances that caught their eye from the past weekend.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Lecomte Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Barnes early individual favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
#2 Barnes, the Bob Baffert-trained winner of the Jan. 4 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita has been installed as the 10-1 individual favorite for Pool 3 of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW).
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 15
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Khantaro d’Oro can win return
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Turf Paradise, including a Pick 3 play.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 14, 2025
Jason welcomes in Mary Rampellini from Oaklawn Park to talk about the Oaklawn meet, her new book, and much more!
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Horses to follow in 2025: Just a Touch
Just a Touch hasn’t been seen since last summer, but the runner-up to Sierra Leone in the 2024 Blue Grass (G1) brings plenty of upside into his four-year-old season.
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Pletcher saddles three winners
Last Saturday, Pletcher saddled no fewer than three sophomore maiden winners at two different racetracks, and all three look like possible candidates for this year’s Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: 14 horses seek double points in Lecomte
The 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 110 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Jan. 13, 2025
Jason discusses cancellations of cards in racing in the more modern times.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 13, 2025
Jason looks back at the Pasco and Gasparilla Stakes card from Tampa as well as racing from Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Street Humor can surprise at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 13 at Turf Paradise, including a 5-1 shot switching from turf to dirt.
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Fair Grounds: Plays for $21,315 Pick 6 and Feeder tournament
The Sunday card at Fair Grounds doesn’t feature any stakes, but it does include a couple of lucrative betting opportunities for horseplayers.
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Singles for carryovers at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson suggests singles for a trio of non-jackpot Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers on Saturday at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turfway Park.
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Betting With, and Against, Owen Almighty in the Pasco Stakes
A compact field of six three-year-olds will travel seven-eighths over the Tampa Bay Downs dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Pasco S.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Jan. 11
A 10-race card is on tap at Sha Tin beginning at midnight ET late Saturday night. Luke Middlebrook provides his analysis of all the Sunday action, highlighted by a couple of races with implications for the Hong Kong Classic Mile.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Dr. Perry can shine on dirt
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 10 at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, along with horses to play in Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Turfway Park and Fair Grounds.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 11 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, Darin Zoccali, and guest Nick Tammaro propose their best bets and fades at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Tampa Bay Downs, and Santa Anita.
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Likely Exchange: The little mare with outsized influence
Who was Likely Exchange? In brief, a mare of hickory on the racetrack whose too short life as a producer nonetheless stretched in influence well into the 21st century.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Jan. 9, 2025
Jason discusses some things he'd like to see go away in racing in 2025.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 9, 2025
Jason looks ahead to the weekend of racing including some three-year-old stakes at Tampa as well as racing from Gulfstream and Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play this Fair Grounds double
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 9 at Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds, along with proposed wagers for two TwinSpires tournaments.
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How to bet the Ladies Stakes
The $150,000 Ladies S. at Aqueduct lacks quantity with just five fillies and mares set to go postward in the 1 1/8-mile affair, but the field has plenty of quality to it with a trio of graded stakes heroines among the handful of contenders.
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Exotics Plays for the Likely Exchange Stakes
A full field of fillies and mares will vie in Saturday’s feature at Turfway Park, the $125,000 Likely Exchange S.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday
I have found a competitive trio of races on the Saturday card at Fair Grounds that appears to be a good wagering opportunity. Here is how I see the three races playing out.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Cold double at Gulfstream Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park, along with a single for the $4,557 Pick 5 carryover at Penn National.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 8, 2025
Jason catches up on some news around the racing world to start the show. Then welcomes in jockey agent Matt Nakatani to talk about his agenting career, representing Umberto Rispoli, and much more!
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 8
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Racing Roundtable: Barnes' big showing in San Vicente, Kentucky Derby prep talk
This week, the Racing Roundtable examines the performance of Barnes in the San Vicente, the results of two Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races — the Jerome S. and Smarty Jones S. — and what else caught their eye from the weekend.
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Rodriguez romps at Santa Anita
The two-year-old Thoroughbreds of 2024 turned three year olds on Jan. 1, barely more than four months before the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Multi-race wagers at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Turf Paradise, including a cold Pick 3 play.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 7, 2025
Jason welcomes in 2024 NHC winner Mike Gillum to talk about his upcoming Eclipse Award, winning the NHC, horseplaying in Indiana, and much more!
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Horses to follow in 2025: Raqiya
While Todd Pletcher has the likes of Fierceness, Locked, and Mindframe in his arsenal for 2025, the Hall of Fame trainer picked up a fascinating new turf recruit in Raqiya.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Coal Battle, Cyclone State win first preps of 2025
The first week of January produced a bevy of notable updates on the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail.
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2024 in review: Travers Stakes left the biggest what-if
Imagine that the Travers (G1) post positions for Fierceness and Thorpedo Anna were reversed.
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem for Jan. 6, 2025
Jason looks back at some of the top stories of the weekend including Coal Battle's big score at Oaklawn in the Smarty Jones.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 6, 2025
Jason looks back at a busy weekend including big three year-old races from Aqueduct, Gulfstream, Santa Anita, and Oaklawn Park.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turf Paradise Pick 3 play
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 6 at Turf Paradise, including a Pick 3 ticket.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Cyclone State
Cyclone State showed abundant early speed on his way to winning the Jerome S., a Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier held over one mile at Aqueduct.
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Singles for Sunday’s Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds, mandatory payout at Gulfstream
The $1 Pick 6 at Fair Grounds proved unsolvable on Saturday, triggering a $1,912 carryover into Sunday’s card, and Gulfstream Park will have a mandatory payout of its Rainbow 6 carryover.
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Horse Profile: El Encinal
El Encinal was on an upward curve in Argentina as a sophomore in the second half of 2023.
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Best bets for Oaklawn and Turfway tournaments, plus Aqueduct’s Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks for Saturday tournaments at Oaklawn and Turfway, along with horses to use in Aqueduct’s $18,244 Pick 6 carryover.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 4 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully and Darin Zoccali reconvene in the new year to debate their best bets and fades at Turfway Park, Oaklawn, Aqueduct, and more.
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How to bet the 2025 Santa Ynez Stakes
A strong cast of eight sophomore fillies will vie in Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita. I think that the majority of ladies in the field can come out on top in the well-matched affair and will seek value with my plays.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Jan. 4
Luke Middlebrook provides analysis and selections for the Sunday card at Sha Tin, with a first post of midnight ET late Saturday night.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tape to Tape can win the Sam’s Town
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 3 at Turfway Park and Delta Downs, along with a horse to single in the $2,360 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Dubai: Three-year-olds to watch in UAE 2000 Guineas Trial
Potential UAE Derby (G2) prospects step out at Meydan on Friday in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial, a connection emphasized by the Kentucky Derby (G1) appearing as the race’s sponsor.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Jerome Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Jerome at Aqueduct. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Smarty Jones Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Smarty Jones at Oaklawn Park. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
Analysis
How to bet the Mucho Macho Man Stakes
A really nice field of nine sophomores will travel over a one-turn mile on the Gulfstream Park main strip in Saturday’s $165,000 Mucho Macho Man S.
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Exotics Plays for the Turfway Prevue Stakes
A solid group of 10 three-year-olds will speed 6 1/2 panels on the Tapeta surface in Saturday’s $125,000 Turfway Prevue S.
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Romanesque gets the nod in San Vicente Stakes
Just five sophomores will jaunt seven-eighths on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente S. (G2) on Saturday, but the abundance of quality more than makes up for the limited quantity of runners in the heat.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Jerome Stakes
A total of eight three-year-olds will run one mile on the Aqueduct main strip in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Smarty Jones Stakes
A cast of eight recently-turned sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn dirt on Saturday in the $250,000 Smarty Jones S. The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will reward the first five across the wire with qualifying points on a 10-5-3-2-1 structure.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem Jan. 2, 2025
Jason looks back on his racing New Year's resolutions from last year and looks ahead to some new ones in 2025.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $94,897 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 2 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including analysis of Turfway’s $94,897 Pick 5 carryover.
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Horses I’m looking forward to in 2025
As a memorable season of racing comes to an end it’s time for me to look ahead to what might be in store for 2025.
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Why I voted nay on Thorpedo Anna for Horse of the Year
When the 2024 Eclipse Award ceremony is held in late January, the most likely name to be pulled from the envelope containing the voters' choice as Horse of the Year is Thorpedo Anna.
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Exploring Famous Racehorse Names and Their Meanings
Scan the entries on a typical racecard and you'll see a wide assortment of ordinary nouns and phrases make up a significant portion of the names Thoroughbreds carry with them throughout their lives.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Santa Anita Saturday
A trio of black-type races for California-bred runners will be part of the closing four-race sequence at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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How to bet the Las Cienegas Stakes
A nice cast of 10 fillies and mares will jaunt about 6 1/2 furlongs down the hill in Sunday’s $100,000 Las Cienegas S. (G3) at Santa Anita.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 1, 2025
Jason wraps up the week with a look back at the second half of racing in 2024. Big thank you to everyone who listened to the show this past year!
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kim Possible can win on class drop
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 1 at Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park, and Turfway Park, including exactas in the Dania Beach S.
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How to bet the Gowell Stakes
A total of seven newly turned sophomore fillies will go postward in Wednesday’s $125,000 Gowell S. at Turfway Park.
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How to bet the Dania Beach Stakes
A competitive field of eight will run one mile on the Gulfstream Park turf in Wednesday’s $165,000 Dania Beach S.
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2024 In Review: Monthly Highlights
James Scully reviews some monthly highlights from Thoroughbred racing in 2024
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 31, 2024
Jason looks back at the first half of 2024 in horse racing in Day 1 of our Year in Review.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mandatory-payout $214,403 Pick 5 at Parx
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Turf Paradise, along with a single for the mandatory-payout $214,403 Pick 5 carryover at Parx Racing.
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Sierra Leone registers top Brisnet Speed rating of 2024
Here’s the list of the top two dozen winning Speed ratings of 2024, led by Sierra Leone's 114 in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: 6 from Derby-winning trainers
Four Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning trainers combined to saddle six high-profile two-year-old maiden winners last week.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Dec. 31
Ring in the New Year with racing from Hong Kong! Sha Tin stages a special holiday meeting, beginning at 11:30 p.m. ET Tuesday night.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Jerome, Smarty Jones kick off 2025
The first two Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers of 2025 are coming up on Saturday at Aqueduct and Oaklawn Park.
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Dec. 30, 2024
Jason discusses the past weekend of racing including the closing of Freehold Raceway and some things to learn from it.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 30, 2024
Jason looks back at the start of the Santa Anita meet, Gulfstream Park, and much more!
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Ticket for $3,201 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Dec. 30 at Parx Racing and Turf Paradise, including a ticket for Turf Paradise’s $3,201 Pick 5 carryover.
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2024 in review: 10 favorite horses
While the Eclipse Award champions of 2024 will get plenty of fanfare, I’d like to take a more subjective approach and highlight my own personal favorites over the past year.
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Fair Grounds: Two singles for the $1,547 Pick 6 carryover
The Saturday card at Fair Grounds was full of surprises. No one came close to hitting the $1 Pick 6, generating a $1,547 Pick 6 carryover into Sunday’s card.
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Picks and plays for the $1,000 Oaklawn KDBC/NHC Qualifier
A couple of NHC seats and at least one KDBC seat are up for grabs in Saturday’s $1,000 Oaklawn KDBC/NHC Qualifier tournament on TwinSpires.com.
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Turfway: Longshots for the mandatory-payout $244,674 Pick 6 carryover
The final day of 2024 racing at Turfway Park features the mandatory payout of a massive $244,674 Pick 6 carryover.
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Santa Anita: Artislas the key to the Eddie Logan Stakes
A solid group of seven juvenile colts will run one mile on the Santa Anita lawn in Sunday’s $100,000 Eddie Logan S.
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Forever Young, two-time champ Ushba Tesoro clash in Tokyo Daishoten
Most recently third in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Forever Young aims to remain unbeaten in his native Japan in Sunday’s Tokyo Daishoten (G1) at Oi. The about 1 1/4-mile feature is slated for 1:40 a.m. ET late Saturday into early Sunday morning.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Dec. 28
The Sunday action at Sha Tin begins at midnight ET late Saturday our time. Analyst Luke Middlebrook has selections for the 10-race program.
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Fair Grounds: Superfecta Plays for the Woodchopper Stakes
An overflow field of 16 sophomores will travel about 1 1/16 miles on the Fair Grounds lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Woodchopper S.
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Aqueduct: How to Bet the Gravesend Stakes 2024
A well-matched field of seven will speed six furlongs on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Gravesend S., one of two black-type races on the card.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Gulfstream’s $217,084 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 27 at Santa Anita and Turfway Park, along with singles for Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park.
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Oaklawn: Swinging for the Fences in Tinsel Stakes
I’m siding with the co-longest shot on the board to make a lot of waves in the Tinsel S. at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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Gulfstream: How to bet the 2024 Mr. Prospector Stakes
A full field of 12 will dash seven-eights on the Gulfstream Park main surface in Saturday’s $165,000 Mr. Prospector S. (G3).
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 26, 2024
Jason looks ahead to Santa Anita's big opening day card and talks some Gulfstream Park racing.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Dec. 26, 2024
Jason discusses his favorite opening day of the year. If you’ve never been there, I don’t think you can be prepared for the first time you see the view.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 12-1 shot can win on debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Dec. 26 at Santa Anita and Turfway Park, including longshots to play in Turfway’s $5,901 Super High 5 carryover.
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Betting With, and Against, Nom de Plume, in the Broussard Memorial
An octet of fillies and mares will travel two turns on the Fair Grounds dirt in Thursday’s $100,000 Joseph E. Spanky Broussard Memorial S.
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Aqueduct: How to bet the 2024 Bay Ridge Stakes
A dozen New York-bred fillies and mares will travel one mile on the dirt in Friday’s $100,000 Bay Ridge S. at Aqueduct.
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Horse Profile: Ramatuelle
Like fellow three-year-old filly Porta Fortuna in the Mile, Ramatuelle is an exceptionally consistent performer at the top level.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 24, 2024
Jason looks ahead to Tuesday's card at Tampa Bay Downs which is the only track running on Christmas Eve and has a Pick 6 Mandatory payout.
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