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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Saratoga’s $55,493 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, June 5 at Gulfstream Park, Saratoga, and Churchill Downs, including a horse to single in Saratoga’s $55,493 Pick 6 carryover.
Gulfstream Park
Saratoga: Spot Plays for June 5, 2025
After a Wednesday program devoted primarily to New York-breds, Thursday's card at Saratoga is nearly free of restricted races save one maiden for fillies and mares on the turf.
Wagering
Saratoga: Spot Plays for 2025 Belmont Stakes Day
Saturday's Belmont Stakes Day program at Saratoga is tremendous in many respects, but I'll be taking a swing against some of the shorter-priced favorites.
Belmont Stakes
Epsom Derby, Belmont Stakes Double a bet worth having
The New York Racing Association announced this week that on June 7, it would offer a special transatlantic Double wager linking two of the world’s oldest and most prestigious classics: the Derby (G1) at Epsom and the Belmont (G1) at Saratoga.
Wagering
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Dick Powell handicaps the Wednesday card at Presque Isle Downs.
Racing
2025 Belmont Stakes Odds, News, and Notes
Stay up-to-date with the latest Belmont odds, news, and notes to place your best bets on Belmont Day, and more!
Triple Crown
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 15-1 maiden at Saratoga
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, June 4 at Saratoga and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a 15-1 longshot with promising credentials.
Best Bets
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley June 4
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mountaineer Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, June 3 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $1,450 Super High 5 carryover at Mountaineer.
Best Bets
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Dick Powell handicaps the Tuesday card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 8-1 from a hot trainer
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, June 2 at Finger Lakes and Thistledown, including an 8-1 shot from a red-hot trainer.
Best Bets
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, June 2, 2025
Dick Powell handicaps the Monday card at Presque Isle Downs.
Racing
Emerald Downs: Analyzing the $9,697 Pick 5 carryover
No one solved the 50-cent Pick 5 at Emerald Downs on Saturday, which means the Sunday card just got more interesting with a $9,697 carryover on the table.
Wagering
Singles for Santa Anita’s $48,870 Pick 6 carryover
The Saturday card at Santa Anita is highlighted by a non-jackpot carryover worth $48,870 in the $2 Pick 6.
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for the night of May 30
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:30 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Pick 3 of the Week: Woodbine Saturday
A total of four graded stakes races will be hosted by Woodbine on Saturday, and I selected a three-race sequence of the black-type tilts as the Pick 3 of the Week.
Wagering
How to bet the Triple Bend Stakes
A strong cast of five dashers will travel seven panels on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $100,000 Triple Bend S. (G3).
Racing
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Churchill, Santa Anita 2yos
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for three juvenile races on Friday, May 30 at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita,
Best Bets
Pick 4 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday, May 31, 2025
Four Grade 3 tilts comprise the Pick 4 of the Week during Stephen Foster Preview Day at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Wagering
Betting With, and Against, Early Adopter in the Audubon Stakes
A well-matched field of eight sophomores will travel nine furlongs on the Churchill Downs green in Saturday’s $275,000 Audubon S.
Racing
How to bet the 2025 Mint Julep Stakes
A very good field of 11 fillies and mares will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Churchill Downs turf in Sunday’s $250,000 Mint Julep S. (G3).
Wagering
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for May 31, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Ashley Anderson, and Darin Zoccali debate their best bets and fades at Churchill Downs for Stephen Foster Preview Day.
Racing
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Churchill and Charles Town carryovers
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 29 at Delaware Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Churchill Downs, along with horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers at Churchill and Charles Town.
Best Bets
British Spot Plays: Sandown selections May 29
Thursday's twilight program at Sandown features a pair of Group 3s and two listed stakes.
International
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Militant can win return
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, May 28 at Delaware Park and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a 9-2 shot returning from a layoff.
Best Bets
Racing Roundtable: Memorial Day Weekend Recap, Look Ahead to Stephen Foster Preview Day
On this week's Racing Roundtable, Ashley Anderson and James Scully recap highlights from Memorial Day Weekend and take an early look at Saturday's Stephen Foster Preview Day
Analysis
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley May 28
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Whiskey Tryst can spring 10-1 upset
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 27 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with a horse to single in the $9,016 Pick 5 carryover at Finger Lakes.
Best Bets
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Dick Powell handicaps the Tuesday card at Presque Isle Downs.
Analysis
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Graded stakes and a $28,225 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares Memorial Day best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 26 at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita, along with horses to single in Aqueduct’s $28,225 Pick 6 carryover.
Best Bets
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 26, 2025
Dick Powell analyzes Monday’s card at Presque Isle Downs and offers his selections.
Racing
Carryovers: Churchill’s $290,139 Pick 5, Gulfstream’s $54,774 Pick 6 mandatory payout
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to single in a pair of rich Sunday carryovers at Churchill Downs and Gulfstream Park.
Gulfstream Park
Picks: Churchill tournaments, Delaware Park’s $11,105 Pick 5 carryover
A Pick 5 carryover at Delaware Park and a pair of tournaments at Churchill Downs are among the enticing betting options for horseplayers to pursue on Saturday.
Tournaments
Hong Kong Spot Plays: Champions, Chater Cup, and more
If you’re up late and craving top-tier racing, it doesn’t get much better than this card, which includes the Champions and Chater Cup (G1).
Hong Kong
International spotlight: ‘Hell’ to pay for Irish 2000 Guineas favorite?
Overturned as the favorite in the 2000 Guineas (G1) at Newmarket, Field of Gold turns up at the Curragh for compensation in Saturday’s Irish 2000 Guineas (G1).
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the night of May 24
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:30 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Juveniles across the country
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for a trio of juvenile races on Friday, May 23 at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and Churchill Downs.
Gulfstream Park
Betting With, and Against, Tarneema in the Keertana Stakes
Eight fillies and mares will go 1 1/2 miles on the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $250,000 Keertana S. The Shadwell homebred #2 Tarneema (3-1) has been installed as the tepid morning-line choice in the well-matched cast.
Racing
Pick 4 of the Week: Santa Anita Saturday, May 24, 2025
A handful of black-type races for California-bred runners will be hosted by Santa Anita on Saturday, and three of the five are part of the Pick 4 of the Week.
Wagering
Exotics Plays for the Paradise Creek Stakes
A deep and talented field of nine three-year-olds will travel six furlongs on the outer turf at Aqueduct in Saturday’s $150,000 Paradise Creek S.
Wagering
How to bet the 2025 Santa Margarita Stakes
Trainer Bob Baffert has a pair of imposing fillies signed on for the $200,000 Santa Margarita S. (G2) at Santa Anita on Sunday.
Wagering
Pick 3 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday, May 24, 2025
I’ll take aim at the closing trio of competitive races on the Churchill Downs Saturday card for the Pick 3 of the Week.
Wagering
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for May 24, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Ashley Anderson, and Darin Zoccali discuss their best bets and fades at Churchill Downs and Belmont at Aqueduct over Memorial Day Weekend.
Wagering
British Racing $10 Money Back May 23: Play for Goodwood’s 4TH Race
Race 4 is the featured event, the Festival S., with two principals in a cast of nine.
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Dragoon Guard returns
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 22, at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, along with tickets for the $15,300 Super High 5 carryover at Gulfstream Park.
Gulfstream Park
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Intrepid Mo can win debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, May 21 at Delaware Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Presque Isle Downs, including a first-time starter at 4-1 odds.
Best Bets
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley May 21
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Racing Roundtable: Journalism and Preakness Day
On this week's Racing Roundtable, guest host Nick Tammaro joins James Scully and Vance Hanson to discuss all thinks Preakness (G1).
Preakness Stakes
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Parx’s $295,843 Pick 5 mandatory payout
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 20 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with a ticket for the mandatory-payout $295,843 Pick 5 carryover at Parx Racing.
Best Bets
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Dick Powell analyzes the Tuesday action at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Federal Judge drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 19 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including a graded stakes winner dropping in class.
Best Bets
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 19, 2025
Dick Powell handicaps the Monday card at Presque Isle Downs.
Racing
Picks: Santa Anita’s $45,807 Pick 6, Churchill Downs tournaments
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a Pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita and a pair of tournaments at Churchill Downs.
Tournaments
Spot Plays for British Racing at Ripon May 18, 2025
Spot Plays for May 18, 2025 racing at Ripon for the British Racing Money Back Special at TwinSpires.
Expert Picks
LIVE 2025 Preakness Stakes odds, picks, handicapping analysis, best bets, and more horse racing news this weekend
Preakness Day has arrived! Stay-tuned with us all day for LIVE odds for Preakness, expert picks, Preakness Past Performances brought to you by Brisnet, and horse racing news, with in-depth handicapping and analysis from our panel of experts.
Racing
Pick 3 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday
A challenging three-race sequence to close out the card, led by the day's headliner, will comprise the Pick 3 of the Week at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Wagering
Post Preakness expert pick action in Hong Kong for May 17
Saturday night and still looking for something to play after the Preakness dies down? Hong Kong’s Sha Tin has a 10-race program.
Expert Picks
Pimlico: Analyzing Preakness Day mandatory-payout carryovers
A couple of five-figure jackpot carryovers will be dispersed in mandatory fashion on Preakness Day at Pimlico.
Preakness Stakes
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin for night of May 17
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:45 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
How to bet the 2025 Honeymoon Stakes
A total of six three-year-old fillies will travel nine furlongs on the Santa Anita turf in Sunday’s $100,000 Honeymoon S. (G3)
Wagering
Spot Plays for 2025 Preakness Day undercard
If the weather and field sizes hold, it would be no surprise to see around $100 million handled at Pimlico on Saturday. Here are a trio of runners on the undercard I'll be taking a look at.
Wagering
Betting the 2025 Preakness Stakes on Different Budgets
The second leg of the Triple Crown series has attracted nine three-year-olds to run 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico on Saturday
Preakness Stakes
British Racing $10 Money Back starts May 17: Play for Newbury’s 5th race
Whether you’re a longtime fan of British racing, or just curious to test the waters, TwinSpires.com’s money-back offer is a great opportunity to get involved in the action across the pond.
International
Best way for beginners to bet $10 on the 2025 Preakness Stakes
Saturday’s 150th running of the $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico is a perfect opportunity for beginning bettors to test the waters with a $10 horse racing bet.
Preakness Stakes
2025 Preakness Stakes Free Betting Guide
This ultimate Preakness Betting Guide makes it easy to place those best bets and build that bankroll. Discover our FREE betting guide today!
Triple Crown
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Black-Eyed Susan undercard
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Black-Eyed Susan (G2) undercard at Pimlico on Friday, May 16, along with horses to play in five-figure carryovers at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita.
Best Bets
2025 Black-Eyed Susan & Friday Racing odds, predictions, contenders, horses
Find multiple expert picks and plays for the full day of Friday racing and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Park.
Racing
Betting With, and Against, One Nine Hundred in the Chick Lang Stakes
A deep field of 11 sophomores will dash six panels on the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Chick Lang S.
Racing
Exotics Plays for the Dinner Party Stakes
A deep field of 13 turf specialists will run nine panels on the Pimlico green in Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party S. (G3).
Wagering
Pick 4 of the Week: Pimlico Saturday
Five Pick 4 options are available on the huge Saturday card at Pimlico, and I will take aim at the early one in hopes of padding my bankroll prior to the day's feature events.
Wagering
How to bet the James W. Murphy Stakes
A well-balanced field of 10 three-year-olds will travel eight panels on the Pimlico lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy S.
Wagering
How to bet the 2025 Pimlico Special Stakes
A solid field of eight will run 1 3/16 miles on the main oval in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special S. (G3).
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Second-time starter at 20-1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 15 at Gulfstream Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Churchill Downs, along with horses to play in a pair of carryovers at Hawthorne.
Gulfstream Park
Spot Plays for Black-Eyed Susan Day May 16
From this view, Friday's Black-Eyed Susan Day undercard at Pimlico offers more intriguing options than Saturday's Preakness Day program.
Wagering
The best longshot to bet in the 2025 Preakness Stakes
Who among Saturday's group has a chance of being in the same position, hoping to topple heavy favorite Journalism?
Wagering
Tipsheet: 2025 Preakness Stakes
An excellent field of nine sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s historic $2 million Preakness S. (G1).
Preakness Stakes
Tipsheet: 2025 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
A well-matched field of nine sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the main strip at Pimlico in Friday’s $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2).
Wagering
Racing Roundtable: Peter Pan, early Preakness thoughts, and more!
The Racing Roundtable of James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson recap last Saturday's Belmont (G1) prep race, the Peter Pan (G2), plus other performances that caught their eye, and provide early thoughts on the 150th running of Saturday's $2 million Preakness (G1).
Analysis
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Reining Flowers can upset 2025 debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for a trio of stakes on Wednesday, May 14 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a 15-1 longshot.
Best Bets
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley May 14
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 3 tracks, 3 exactas
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 13 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Will Rogers Downs, and Thistledown, including a trio of exactas.
Best Bets
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 10-1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 12 at Thistledown and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a 10-1 shot cutting back from routes to a sprint.
Best Bets
Picks and plays for Sunday tournaments at Churchill Downs
The Sunday card at Churchill Downs is the focus of two tournaments on TwinSpires.com.
Tournaments
How to bet the Cinema Stakes
A cast of six sophomores will jaunt one mile on the Santa Anita turf in Sunday’s $100,000 Cinema S.
Wagering
Picks for tournaments, $67,675 Pick 6 carryover at Churchill, Santa Anita
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in two TwinSpires tournaments and a lucrative Pick 6 carryover on Saturday at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita.
Tournaments
Pick 3 of the Week: Gulfstream Saturday
I will take aim at the closing trio of contests at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for the Pick 3 of the Week.
Gulfstream Park
How to bet With, and Against, Shisospicy in the Mamzelle Stakes
A full field of three-year-old fillies will jaunt 5 1/2 furlongs on the Churchill Downs green in Saturday’s $225,000 Mamzelle S.
Wagering
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Aqueduct’s $22,381 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, May 9 at Churchill Downs, along with horses to play in the $22,381 Pick 6 carryover at Aqueduct.
Best Bets
How to bet the Long Branch Stakes
The opening day feature at Monmouth Park on Saturday is the $100,000 Long Branch S.
Wagering
Pick 4 of the Week: Aqueduct Saturday
Three of the four black-type tilts at Aqueduct on Saturday will close out the card and be part of the Pick 4 of the Week.
Racing
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for May 8, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully and Darin Zoccali are back to debate their best bets and fades for Belmont at the Big A and Churchill Downs on Saturday, including a look at the Peter Pan (G2), a local prep for the Belmont (G1) on June 7.
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mo Grey can win debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 8 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, including a first-time starter at 8-1.
Best Bets
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play these 8-1 shots
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, May 7 at Thistledown and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a pair of 8-1 shots.
Best Bets
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley May 7
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:35 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: More Than Even Stakes exacta
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 6 at Thistledown and Will Rogers Downs, including an exacta in the More Than Even S.
Best Bets
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Horseshoe Indianapolis $9,776 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 5 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a single for the $9,776 Pick 5 carryover.
Best Bets
Sunday picks: Gulfstream, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita Pick 6 carryovers
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to single in a trio of Pick 6 carryovers on Sunday at Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita.
Gulfstream Park
LIVE Kentucky Derby Day: Expert Picks, LIVE odds, best bets, entries, results, news, & handicapping analysis
Stay with us and feel like you're on the race track this horse race racing day for the 151st Kentucky Derby!
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