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Best Bets for the 2025 Remsen Stakes

Read the full analysis here: 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). The 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five across the wire with qualifying points on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis. Here are some best bets to consider.

Remsen Stakes Picks

• #2 Paladin
• #9 Renegade
• #11 Talkin

Remsen Stakes Wagers

• $20 win and place #2 Paladin
• $5 exacta box 2-9-11
• 50-cent superfecta 2 with 1,9,11 with 1,9,11 with all 

Top Horses for the 2025 Remsen Stakes

#2 PALADIN: Top pick was elevated to first in his debut offering, going one mile on the course on Oct. 17 for Chad Brown, and I think that the son of Gun Runner is a really nice prospect. The chestnut colt earned a 100 Brisnet Late Pace rating in his unveiling and gives the impression of a youngster that will thrive with additional distance going forward. Top pilot Flavien Prat retains the ride. 

#9 RENEGADE: The $975,000 son of Into Mischief rallied into a moderate pace to cross the wire in first, only to be taken down to second, in a fine maiden effort last time out for Pletcher. The January foal showed vast improvement after his first run and is a prospect who appears to have a bright future. His 104 Brisnet Late Pace rating at eight panels suggests that the move to 1 1/8 miles will be to his benefit with Irad on board. 

#11 TALKIN: Good Magic colt has registered two very good races to begin his career and has to be considered despite drawing wide. The $600,000 yearling purchase, who defeated an excellent group on debut prior to checking in second in the Champagne S. (G1), seems well-suited to handle two turns for the first time on Saturday. Kendrick Carmouche will be in the irons atop the win threat. 

Meet the 2025 Remsen Stakes Contenders

Read the full analysis here: 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. The star rating of 1 to 5 represents the opportunity to perform well. Be sure to follow these contenders by adding them to your stable alerts. Click on each horse to add them to your stable. 

Best Bets for the 2025 Cigar Mile

Read the full analysis here: 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). Suburban S. (G2) hero #6 Phileas Fogg (9-5) has been installed as the deserving morning-line choice for the tilt for trainer Gustavo Rodriguez. However, if you're not convinced of the favorite or like to play it on the edge, check out these best bets for with and against Phileas Fogg.

Phileas Fogg – With

• $6 superfecta key 6 with 1,4,7 ($36)

Phileas Fogg – Against

• $3 superfecta key 7 with 1,4,6 ($18)
• $1 trifecta 1,4,7 with 1,4,6,7 with 1,4,6,7 ($18)

Top Horses for the 2025 Cigar Mile

#6 Phileas Fogg (9-5), the son of Astern, was claimed in July of 2024 and moved to the dirt thereafter, and the gelding hasn’t left the surface since. He has had a very good 2025 with a handful of top-two finishes from six outings, with three coming at the graded level, including a close second in the Woodward S. (G2) in his latest venture. The bay sports a 5-2-3-0 mark on the oval and drilled a bullet four panels on Monday in preparation for the event, which will see the five-year-old being equipped with blinkers. Joel Rosario has the assignment. 

#7 Bishops Bay (2-1) is a logical alternative to the favorite for conditioner Brad Cox. The Uncle Mo five-year-old is two-for-two over the course; he is three-for-three at the distance, and the bay has a nose for the wire, evidenced by his 8-for-12 lifetime mark, too. He bagged the Forty Niner S. (G3) under similar conditions on the oval in his latest appearance and has posted two maintenance drills in the interim. Flavien Prat will have the talented win threat forwardly placed from the break. 

#4 Crazy Mason (7-2) is a one-run closer with a robust turn of foot who can’t be ignored in a field with ample pace signed on. The gray son of Coal Front loves Aqueduct, and a one-turn mile might be right in his wheelhouse for Greg Sacco. Irad Ortiz picks up the ride atop the smart colt. 

#1 Doc Sullivan (5-1) is a New York-bred facing open company in the competitive contest, but the four-year-old fits well despite the class rise. The John Ortiz charge romped home in a stakes tilt on the surface last time out and held up well in a pair of graded tries in the Empire State earlier this season, too. The Solomini four-year-old will stalk the pace from the fence beneath Ricardo Santana, Jr. 

Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast

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). 

TwinSpires Jury

James Scully, Darin Zoccali, and Ashley Anderson deliberate selections for the Cigar Mile and Remsen at Aqueduct, along with the Boone County S. at Turfway Park.

Best Bets for the 2025 Allen Jerkens Handicap

Read the full analysis here: 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. I thought that the win by #1 Risk Manager at Kentucky Downs going 1 5/16 miles three back was an excellent one, and I will tab the chestnut for success in this spot. 

Jerkens Exotics

• $10 exacta 1 with 3,6,7 ($30)
• $3 trifecta key 1 with 3,6,7 ($18)

Top Horses for the Allen Jerkens Handicap

#1 Risk Manager, trained by Mike Maker, the seven-year-old is an 11-time winner on the sod with one of those tallies coming at Gulfstream, and he brings solid form to the field. The talented late runner has been first or second in five of his last six appearances, and he will benefit from breaking from the rail to save ground throughout the tilt, as well. Edgard Zayas will be in the irons atop the Kentucky-bred. 

#6 Belouni was claimed two back by Jorge Abreu and was last seen finishing a good second behind the top pick at Aqueduct in his latest venture. The bay five-year-old is a mystery at the distance, but he is cut out to run all day, and I expect the French-bred gelding to thrive at the trip for a crafty conditioner. He has useful positional speed and will get the jump on the deeper closing types with Edwin Gonzalez taking the reins.  

#7 Padiddle owns a win and a third from two lifetime runs on the surface and comes in fresh for his first assignment for conditioner Elizabeth Dobles. By Empire Maker, the five-year-old gelding compiled a pair of graded stakes placings marathoning on the grass earlier in the season and surely has to be considered in everything. The Kentucky-bred will have Miguel Vasquez in the stirrups. 

Fully Subscribed wins the 2025 Mother Goose (Coglianese Photography)#3 Summer Cause has improved some since moving to the grass at extended distances and was a stakes third with the removal of blinkers at Monmouth Park two back. The Summer Front five-year-old has posted four morning drills in advance of this tilt and should be ready. The exotics contender will rally from off the pace with top pilot Tyler Gaffalione in the irons. 

Live-Money Contest Talk: The Leaderboard Show with HHH Racing Podcast, Episode 4 [VIDEO]

Welcome back to THE LEADERBOARD, a new show on the HHH Racing Podcast featuring live-money contest talk under the umbrella of TwinSpires, an arm of Churchill Downs, Inc. Each week, we'll give a recap of the biggest contest last Saturday, and preview this upcoming weekend's contest, along with leaderboard info, contest plays, and contest strategy from some of the smartest players in the game that are guaranteed to make you a better gambler. 

This week features Howard Kravets, Matt Miller, and Noah Meagher as the HHH Podcast crew recaps the Clark Betting Challenge that took place on closing weekend at Churchill Downs. These experts will also preview the Remsen and Cigar Mile Contests, which take place this Saturday and play as a qualifier for the 2026 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge.

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