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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Dec. 19, 2025]
Fair Grounds Spot Plays for Dec. 20
Pick 4 of the Week: Turfway Park Sunday, Dec. 21
How to bet the Prairie Bayou Stakes
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the night of Dec. 19
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Pyromancer
Pick 3 of the Week: Oaklawn Park Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
Exotics Plays for the Florence Stakes
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Dec. 19, 2025]
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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Fair Grounds Spot Plays for Dec. 20
The four days when it hosts the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) preps are usually the highest-quality cards of Fair Grounds' winter meet.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Turfway Park Sunday, Dec. 21
Three of the four stakes races carded on the fine Turfway Park Sunday card will be in my Pick 4 of the Week.
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How to bet the Prairie Bayou Stakes
A full field of 12 will go one-mile on the Tapeta in Sunday’s $250,000 Prairie Bayou S. at Turfway Park, one of four black-type races on the fine card.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the night of Dec. 19
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Oaklawn’s $45,113 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 19, at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, along with a horse to single in the $45,113 Pick 6 carryover at Oaklawn Park.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Pyromancer
Pyromancer emerged as a 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender when he brought his record to a perfect 3-for-3 in the Zen-Nippon Nisai Yushun at Kawasaki Racecourse.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Oaklawn Park Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025
I will take aim at the closing three-race sequence on Saturday at Oaklawn Park for the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Exotics Plays for the Florence Stakes
A full cast of 12 fillies and mares will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Tapeta in Saturday’s $125,000 Florence S. at Turfway Park.
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How to bet the Tenacious Stakes
A total of eight boys will go postward in the $100,000 Tenacious S. at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Dec. 18, 2025
In the final Thursday Thoughts of the calendar year, Jason looks back at his 2025 in the racing world.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Juveniles at Fair Grounds, Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Dec. 18 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including win bets on unraced two-year-olds.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 18, 2025
Jason is joined by Kellie Reilly for our weekly International Radar segment. Jason also discusses Colonial Downs' 2026 schedule and racing this weekend from Gulfstream and Remington Park.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Gun Runner Stakes
A well-matched field of eight juvenile prospects will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds main surface in Saturday’s $100,000 Gun Runner S.
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How to bet the Silks Overnight Stakes
Nine sophomores will speed six panels over the Oaklawn Park dirt in Friday’s competitive $135,000 Silks Overnight S.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Springboard Mile Stakes
A full field of 12 juveniles will travel eight panels on the Remington Park main oval in Saturday’s $300,000 Springboard Mile S.
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NEW: A quick guide on how to build your own Horse Racing Parlay using the TwinSpires App
Parlay betting with the TwinSpires App allows you to combine multiple races into a single bet, even if the races are not sequential on the card!
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $41,790 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Turfway Park, including horses to bet in the $41,790 Super High 5 carryover.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 17, 2025
Jason welcomes in Arizona Race Track Industry student and aspiring racecaller Nathan Klein to the show to talk about the U of A, his future in racing, marketing to younger generations, and more!
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Gun Runner Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Gun Runner S. at Fair Grounds. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Remington Springboard Mile
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Remington Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Litmus Test makes the grade
The 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 137 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Dec. 17
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:30 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tall Tales of the Track – Faith Fulfilled on Derby Day
The colt was born with a big circle of white on his forehead, his blood bay color and conformation catching his owner’s eye when he was just a weanling. Spying the excellence promised in the form of this young horse, Respess supposedly made his claim and then bent his resources to prepare his hopeful for the big race in 1909.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Two stakes at Zia Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Zia Park and Turf Paradise, including a pair of stakes.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 16, 2025
Jason welcomes in Miguel Clement to talk about becoming a trainer, his history in the game, racing in Florida, and much more!
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Iron Honor impresses for Brown
For the second week in a row, the Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch rankings are topped by an exciting Chad Brown trainee.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Litmus Test
After recording top-four finishes in a trio of Grade 1 races, Litmus Test wrapped up his two-year-old season with a win in the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem for Dec. 15, 2025
Jason discusses some of the weekend cancellations and Woodbine wrapping up their season.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 15, 2025
Jason looks back at the weekend including some weather cancellations as well as racing from Los Alamitos, Aqueduct, and Fair Grounds.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Regarding Harry at 10-1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Dec. 15 at Zia Park and Turf Paradise, including a 10-1 shot switching from dirt to turf.
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Oaklawn Park: Single for the $22,375 Classix Pick 6 carryover
The first two days of the Oaklawn Park meet have gone by without anyone hitting the $1 Classix Pick 6. That’s triggered a $22,375 carryover into Sunday’s card.
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Mandatory-payout carryover picks at Woodbine, Charles Town
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson analyzes lucrative carryovers at Los Alamitos, Woodbine, and Charles Town, including a trio of mandatory-payout carryovers.
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2025 Hong Kong Cup: Trends, storylines, and Romantic Warrior
Romantic Warrior became the world’s all-time richest racehorse when scoring a three-peat in last year’s Hong Kong Cup (G1).
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2025 Hong Kong Mile: Trends and storylines
Voyage Bubble is overshadowed by Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising, but the defending Hong Kong Mile (G1) champion has compiled a historic resume of his own.
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Hong Kong International Races: Four Champs Defend Titles
Just as the Breeders’ Cup advertises itself as racing’s “World Championships,” the Hong Kong Jockey Club labels its international race day this weekend as the “Turf World Championships.”
Wagering
How to bet the 2025 Astral Spa Overnight Stakes
The headliner on the Sunday card at Oaklawn Park is the $135,000 Astral Spa S. Run at six furlongs on the dirt, the feature attracted a good field of 10 two-year-old fillies with six coming off victories last time out.
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Betting the 2025 Ring the Bell Stakes
A hard-knocking cast of eight will speed six panels on the Oaklawn Park main oval in Saturday’s feature, the $150,000 Ring the Bell S.
Wagering
Pick 3 of the Week: Turfway Park Saturday, Dec. 13
Three of the four black-type events hosted by Turfway Park on Saturday will comprise the Pick 3 of the Week.
Wagering
Betting With, and Against, Weigh the Risks in the Go For Wand Stakes
A compact field of six will travel one mile on the Aqueduct main oval in Saturday’s $150,000 Go For Wand S.
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2025 Hong Kong Sprint: Trends, storylines, and Ka Ying Rising
The world’s best sprinter, Ka Ying Rising, has gone from strength to strength since notching his first Group 1 in the 2024 Hong Kong Sprint (G1).
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2025 Hong Kong Vase: Trends and storylines
All four conquerors of last year’s Hong Kong International Races are back to defend their titles at Sha Tin, beginning with Giavellotto in the Hong Kong Vase (G1).
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $22,565 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 12 at Fair Grounds, Los Alamitos, and Turfway Park, including tickets for Turfway’s $22,565 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin's HKIR card night of Dec. 13
First post is 11:25 p.m. ET Saturday night for a fantastic renewal of the Hong Kong International Races program at Sha Tin.
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Exotics Plays for the Champions Day Turf Stakes
A dozen Cajun-bred runners will go 1 1/16 miles on the Fair Grounds green in Saturday’s $125,000 Louisiana Champions Day Turf S.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday [Dec. 13, 2025]
Fair Grounds will host Louisiana Champions Day on Saturday with an exciting 12-race card.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity
A really good cast of prospects will go postward in Saturday’s $200,000 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2).
Wagering
Meet the Contenders: 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) at Los Alamitos. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
Analysis
Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Dec. 11, 2025
Jason gives some thoughts and memories of Hastings Race Course in Vancouver.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 15-1 at Turfway Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Dec. 11 at Gulfstream Park, Fair Grounds, and Turfway Park, including a ticket for Turfway’s $7,432 Super High 5 carryover.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 11, 2025
Jason closes out the discussion on the symposium and welcomes in Kellie Reilly for our weekly International Radar segment. Jason also discusses racing from Turfway, Fair Grounds, and more!
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How to bet the Advent Stakes
The opening day feature at Oaklawn Park is the $150,000 Advent S., a six-furlong heat for juveniles. A talented and well-matched field of seven will go postward in a race that lacks a standout.
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How to bet the Magic City Classic Stakes
A field of eight registered Alabama-bred runners will travel one mile on the Fair Grounds main oval in Friday’s $85,000 Magic City Classic S.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $4,212 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Tampa Bay Downs and Turfway Park, including tickets for Turfway’s $4,212 Super High 5 carryover.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 10, 2025
Jason discusses news from the Racing Symposium and then welcomes in Megan Devine from Turfway Park to talk about the new meet, her career on camera and behind the scenes in racing, and more!
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Paladin, Renegade run 1-2 in Remsen
The 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 144 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Dec. 10
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:30 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Arizona Breeders’ Futurity exacta
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Turf Paradise, including an exacta in a division of the Arizona Breeders’ Futurity.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 9, 2025
Jason discusses the racing stoppage at Hastings Park and his memories of visiting the track over the years. Then we welcome longtime Hastings TV analyst and jockey agent Drew Forster to talk about the Vancouver track.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Paladin
A decade after Gun Runner finished third in the 2016 Kentucky Derby (G1), he’s making an impressive impact on the 2025-26 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Easy win for Schoolyardsuperman
Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown is bringing a loaded stable in search of his first Kentucky Derby (G1) triumph.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Daily double at Zia Park
Handicapper Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Dec. 8 at Zia Park and Turf Paradise, including a daily double ending with an 8-1 shot.
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Dec. 8, 2025
Jason discusses the New York Stallion Series races and state-bred programs as the state-bred stakes season winds down.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 8, 2025
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing including the Cigar Mile (G2) card at Aqueduct as well as the first stakes action of the season from Tampa Bay Downs.
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Los Alamitos: Analyzing the $44,572 Pick 6 carryover
The Sunday card at Los Alamitos boasts a non-jackpot carryover worth $44,572 in the $2 Pick 6.
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Gulfstream: How to bet the $46,080 Super High 5 carryover
After going unsolved two days in a row, the $1 Super High 5 at Gulfstream Park boasts a large $46,080 carryover for Saturday’s card.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Dec. 6, 2025]
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
Analysis
How to bet the Comely Stakes
Eight three-year-old fillies will go 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct dirt in Sunday’s $200,000 Comely S. (G3).
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How to bet the 2025 Starlet Stakes
Conditioner Bob Baffert will saddle three of the six juvenile fillies set to go postward in the $200,000 Starlet S. (G2) at Los Alamitos on Saturday.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Tampa Bay Saturday, Dec. 6
Tampa Bay Downs will host a 10-race card loaded with two-year-old runners on Saturday.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Dec. 6
Luke Middlebrook provides selections and analysis for the Sha Tin card, with a first post of midnight ET late Saturday night.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $163,847 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 5, at Fair Grounds, Turfway Park, and Los Alamitos, including a horse to single in Turfway’s $163,847 Pick 5 carryover.
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Betting With, and Against, Phileas Fogg in the Cigar Mile Handicap
An excellent and well-matched field of seven will go the one-turn mile at Aqueduct in Saturday’s important $500,000 Cigar Mile H. (G2).
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Exotics Plays for the H. Allen Jerkens Handicap
A field of eight will travel the unique distance of two miles on the Gulfstream Park grass in Saturday’s $100,000 H. Allen Jerkens H.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Aqueduct Saturday [Dec. 6, 2025]
Six black-type races will be hosted by Aqueduct on Saturday, with four of them being of the graded stakes variety.
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Live-Money Contest Talk: The Leaderboard Show with HHH Racing Podcast, Episode 4 [VIDEO]
The HHH Podcast crew recaps the Clark Betting Challenge that took place on closing weekend at Churchill Downs and previews the Remsen and Cigar Mile Contest that takes place this Saturday and plays as a qualifier for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 4, 2025
Kellie Reilly joins us for the weekly International Radar segment and Jason looks ahead to the big Saturday at Aqueduct featuring the Cigar Mile (G2).
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Dec. 4, 2025
Jason discusses Turfway Park opening and shares some stories from his early visits to the Florence, Kentucky track.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Big carryovers at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Dec. 4 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, along with horses to single in five-figure carryovers at Aqueduct and Fair Grounds.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Remsen Stakes
A full and well-matched field of 12 juveniles will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s ultra-competitive, $250,000 Remsen S. (G2).
Wagering
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway Park opening day Dec. 2
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Turf Paradise and Turfway Park, including a couple of cold exactas.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 3, 2025
Jason discusses some betting topics to open the show and welcomes in Matt Cutair from Adelphi Racing to talk New York racing, his recent op-ed letter, the racing industry, and much more!
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Paladin (outside) in his debut at Aqueduct edges out Renegade (inside). (Photo by Coglianese Photos)
Meet the Contenders: 2025 Remsen Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Dec. 3
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:10 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Further Ado, Satono Voyage prevail
The 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 151 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Superfectas at Zia Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Dec. 2, at Zia Park and Turf Paradise, including trifecta and superfecta tickets.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 2, 2025
Jason discusses some racing news and welcomes handicapper Geoff Riggs to talk Kentucky racing, Turfway Park, doing television work, and much more!
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Cannoneer stuns in return
The Stars of Tomorrow II program on Saturday at Churchill Downs yielded a pair of exciting maiden winners with compelling 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Further Ado
Further Ado joined the Road to the Kentucky Derby with a rallying win in the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Velocious drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Dec. 1 at Mahoning Valley, Zia Park, and Turf Paradise, including a 20-1 longshot.
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem for Dec. 1, 2025
Jason discusses the turning of the calendar to December and some memories of winter racing.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Dec. 1, 2025
Jason discusses the holiday weekend including the final weekend races from Del Mar and Churchill Downs, as well as all the news topics from the weekend.
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Ted Noffey closes at 7-1 in KDFW Pool 2; Into Mischief 9-2 in Sire Future
Final odds for Pool 2 of the KDFW and Sire Future Wager for Kentucky Derby 152.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Satono Voyage
Leading sire Into Mischief is launching a multinational assault on the 2026 Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Massive mandatory-payout carryovers at Churchill, Del Mar
The final day of November is also the final day of 2025 racing at Churchill Downs and Del Mar. That means the mandatory payout of two massive carryovers.
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International spotlight: 2025 Japan Cup
Analyzing the top contenders and longshots of interest for the Tokyo feature set for 1:40 a.m. ET.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Del Mar Sunday, Nov. 30
The Pick 3 of the Week will come from Del Mar on Sunday, where the headliner of the afternoon will be the closing leg of the play.
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Gulfstream Park: Who to single in the $184,136 Rainbow Pick 6 mandatory payout
Get ready—on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, a $184,136 Rainbow Pick 6 carryover will be dispersed in mandatory fashion. The final pool for the 20-cent wager is projected to reach the $2 million range.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the 2025 Cherokee Mile Stakes
A very well-matched cast of 11 will travel one-turn on the Churchill Downs main strip in Sunday’s $250,000 Cherokee Mile S.
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Tipsheet: The 2025 Kentucky Jockey Club Picks
Seven two-year-old colts will travel 1 1/16 miles on the main surface at Churchill Downs in Saturday’s $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club S. (G2).
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