Saturday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kentucky Derby undercard

Thu May 02 2024J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard on Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs, including an all-stakes Pick 3.
Great Meadow: Virginia Gold Cup and Commonwealth Cup picks

Thu May 02 2024J. Keeler Johnson

A great day of racing over fences is on the agenda at Great Meadow this Saturday. The historic Virginia Gold Cup is the co-feature alongside the Commonwealth Cup (G1).
How to bet the 2024 Ruffian Stakes

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

Grade 1 winner #1 Randomized will make her four-year-old debut in the $200,000 Ruffian S. (G2) at Aqueduct on Saturday.
How Keeler Johnson will bet the 2024 Kentucky Derby

Thu May 02 2024J. Keeler Johnson

Will #17 Fierceness (5-2) win or lose the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday at Churchill Downs? That’s the pivotal question bettors must ponder.
How to bet with, and against, Zozos in the Churchill Downs Stakes

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

A really nice field of 11 older males will run seven furlongs on dirt in Saturday’s $1 million Churchill Downs S. (G1) at Churchill Downs.
Exotics plays for the 2024 American Turf

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

A wildly competitive cast of three-year-olds will vie in Saturday’s $600,000 American Turf S. (G2) at Churchill Downs.
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Thurby all-stakes Pick 3

Thu May 02 2024J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Thursday, May 2 “Thurby” card at Churchill Downs, including an all-stakes Pick 3.
How Keeler Johnson will play the 2024 Kentucky Oaks

Thu May 02 2024J. Keeler Johnson

Some years, the Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs features one or two fillies who are clearly better than the rest. That’s not the case in Friday’s ultra-competitive 150th renewal of the Oaks.
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kentucky Oaks undercard

Thu May 02 2024J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) undercard on Friday, May 3 at Churchill Downs, including a 20-1 longshot.
How to bet the 2024 Westchester Stakes

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

The once-beaten #4 Post Time (1-1) will look to move his 2024 mark to 4-for-4 in Friday’s $175,000 Westchester S. (G3) at Aqueduct. Seven horses in total are signed on for the one-mile contest, and there is a good amount of quality among the entries.
Keying Hard to Justify in the Edgewood Stakes

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

A full field of 14 sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles on the turf in the $600,000 Edgewood S. (G2) at Churchill Downs on Friday.
Betting with, and against, First Mission in the Alysheba Stakes

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

A well-balanced field of 10 will go postward in the lucrative, $750,000 Alysheba S. (G2) at Churchill Downs on Friday.
How to bet the 2024 Affirmed Success Stakes

Thu May 02 2024John Mucciolo

A compact group of five New York-bred runners will go six furlongs on the Aqueduct dirt in Thursday’s $100,000 Affirmed Success S.