Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: New Year’s Day plays

Wed Dec 31 2025J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 1 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, along with a horse to single in the $20,776 Pick 6 carryover at Oaklawn Park.
Oaklawn Park: Who to single in the $10,051 Pick 6 carryover

Sun Dec 28 2025J. Keeler Johnson

One of the best carryovers up for grabs on Sunday can be found at Oaklawn Park, where the $1 Classix Pick 6 has tossed up a non-jackpot $10,051 prize pool.
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Oaklawn’s $10,594 Pick 6 carryover

Fri Dec 26 2025J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 26 at Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park, and Turfway Park, along with analysis of Oaklawn Park’s $10,594 Pick 6 carryover.
Oaklawn: Analyzing the $110,127 Classix Pick 6 carryover

Sat Dec 20 2025J. Keeler Johnson

The $1 Classix Pick 6 at Oaklawn Park has accumulated a massive non-jackpot carryover worth $110,127 for Saturday’s card.
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Oaklawn’s $45,113 Pick 6 carryover

Fri Dec 19 2025J. Keeler Johnson

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.
Oaklawn Park: Single for the $22,375 Classix Pick 6 carryover

Sun Dec 14 2025J. Keeler Johnson

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.
D. Wayne Lukas: One horse that could have been his best

Mon Jun 30 2025Vance Hanson

D. Wayne Lukas consistently reached new levels, sometimes many times over, but a few of us will always remember Grand Canyon as the player who might have defined the coach's entire career.
Before the Winner’s Circle and Hall of Fame, D. Wayne Lukas Was a Boy with a Horse

Mon Jun 30 2025Jennifer Kelly

Over the course of his long Hall of Fame career, Lukas built a reputation as one of the sport’s greatest trainers, with nearly 5,000 wins and a long list of champions, but how did this small-town boy become the Coach? The answer lies in Lukas’s earliest years as a boy, with an innate sense of how to get the best of an athlete, human or equine.
Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [April 26-27]

Sat Apr 26 2025TwinSpires Staff

Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
How to bet the Natural State Breeders’ Stakes

Fri Apr 25 2025John Mucciolo

A total of 10 Arkansas-bred fillies and mares will travel one-mile in Sunday’s $150,000 Natural State Breeders’ S. at Oaklawn Park.
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for April 26, 2025

Thu Apr 24 2025TwinSpires Staff

The TwinSpires Jury of Ashley Anderson and guest Nick Tammaro are back to debate their best bets and fades at Churchill Downs for Opening Night of the 43-day spring meet, plus they look at a high-profile matching at Aqueduct on Saturday.
STUDY: How many prep races are ideal for Kentucky Derby horses?

Tue Apr 22 2025J. Keeler Johnson

How many prep races are ideal to prepare a horse for victory in the Kentucky Derby? Let’s crunch the numbers and find out.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast April 21, 2025

Mon Apr 21 2025Jason Beem

Jason looks back at the weekend of racing including some stakes action from Keeneland and the Oaklawn Handicap from Oaklawn Park.