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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Parx’s mandatory-payout $545,802 Pick 5
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, April 21 at Thistledown and Will Rogers Downs, along with a ticket for the mandatory-payout $545,802 Pick 5 carryover at Parx Racing.
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Hawthorne: Analyzing Pick 6 and Super High 5 carryovers
A couple of carryovers are up for grabs on Sunday at Hawthorne.
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Keeneland: A single for the $82,329 Pick 6 carryover
Get ready—the Saturday card at Keeneland features a huge $82,329 carryover in the $1 Pick 6. We can expect thousands of additional dollars to join the pool.
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How to bet the American Stakes
A cast of seven will run one-mile on the Santa Anita lawn in Sunday’s $100,000 American S. (G3).
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for April 19, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of Ashley Anderson and guest Nick Tammaro discuss their best bets and fades at Keeneland, Oaklawn Park, and Gulfstream Park.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the night of April 19
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:45 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Betting With, and Against, Pay Billy in the Federico Tesio Stakes
A well-matched field of 10 sophomores will run 1 1/8 miles on the Laurel Park main strip in Saturday’s $150,000 Federico Tesio S.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Oaklawn Park Saturday
A pair of stakes races, led by the lucrative, $1.25 million Oaklawn H. (G2), will be a part of the Pick 4 of the Week from Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Keeneland Saturday
The Pick 3 of the Week comes from Keeneland on Saturday in a sequence that concludes with the feature of the day.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play this Keeneland double
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, April 18 at Keeneland and Gulfstream Park, including a cold daily double.
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How to bet the 2025 Doubledogdare Stakes
A fantastic field of seven fillies and mares will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Keeneland dirt in Friday’s $350,000 Doubledogdare S. (G3). The feature attracted four previous graded stakes heroines, including two of the Grade 1 kind, in an exciting affair with an abundance of quality to it.
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Exotics Plays for the Elkhorn Stakes
An overflow field of 13 turf marathoners will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Keeneland lawn in Saturday’s $350,000 Elkhorn S. (G2).
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Aqueduct’s $21,551 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, April 17 at Gulfstream Park, Keeneland, and Charles Town, along with a horse to single in Aqueduct’s $21,551 Pick 6 carryover.
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Step-by-step: How to bet a Super High 5
Hitting a Super High 5 wager isn’t easy; it’s one of the trickiest and most expensive horse racing bets to pursue. But winning tickets often yield big paydays.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 30-1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, April 16, at Keeneland and Horseshoe Indianapolis, along with tickets for the $3,014 Super High 5 carryover at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley April 16
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Horseshoe Indianapolis opening day
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, April 15 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Will Rogers Downs, including a pair of exactas.
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British Spot Plays: Craven meeting at Newmarket April 15
Newmarket's three-day Craven meeting this week features more trials for the 2000 Guineas (G1) and 1000 Guineas (G1).
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Gray Lightning can win comeback
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, April 14 at Parx Racing and Will Rogers Downs, including a play in the Wilma Mankiller S.
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Gulfstream: Betting the $558,782 Pick 6 mandatory payout
The Sunday card at Gulfstream Park is highlighted by the mandatory payout of a $558,782 jackpot carryover in the Rainbow Pick 6.
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Picks: Keeneland’s Grade One Gamble tournament, Mahoning’s $23,027 Pick 6 mandatory payout
A mandatory-payout Pick 6 carryover at Mahoning Valley and a lucrative tournament at Keeneland are among the best betting options to pursue on Saturday.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Keeneland Sunday
The Pick 3 of the Week will come from Keeneland on Sunday, concluding with the ultra-competitive Giant’s Causeway S.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Laurel Park Saturday
Four black-type events will headline a fine nine-race card at Laurel Park on Saturday, and a trio of the stakes tilts are a central part of the Pick 4 of the Week.
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British Spot Plays: Guineas trials at Newbury April 12
The 2025 British flat season shifts into a stronger gear beginning Saturday, when Newbury hosts the John Porter (G3) for older horses and a pair of trials for the upcoming 2000 Guineas (G1) and 1000 Guineas (G1).
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Australia: Spot Plays for Day 2 of The Championships
Andrew Champagne tabs a trio of spot plays for the action at Randwick that begins Friday night at 9:45 p.m. ET.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the night of April 12
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:30 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Exotics Plays for the 2025 Jenny Wiley Stakes
A fantastic field of nine fillies and mares will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Keeneland grass in Saturday’s $650,000 Jenny Wiley S. (G1).
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Keeneland’s $211,734 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, April 11 at Keeneland, including horses to play in the $211,734 Pick 6 carryover.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for April 11-12, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Ashley Anderson, and Darin Zoccali are back to defend their best bets and fades of the week at Keeneland, host of the final stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and Oaklawn Park, where Thorpedo Anna is set to make her second start of her four-year-old campaign.
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Betting With, and Against, Thorpedo Anna in the Apple Blossom
Six brave souls will hope to upend reigning Horse of the Year #6 Thorpedo Anna (2-5) in the $1.25 million Apple Blossom H. (G1) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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How to bet the Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes
A talented group of nine will travel eight furlongs on the Keeneland green in Friday’s $650,000 Maker’s Mile S. (G1). I feel that three horses are potentially a cut above the rest of their foes in the event and will focus on the trio for the top slots in my vertical exotics plays.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Lexington Stakes
A well-matched field of seven sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Keeneland dirt in Saturday’s $400,000 Lexington S. (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five across the wire with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Five-figure Keeneland carryovers
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, April 10 at Keeneland, including a 5-1 shot to emphasize in lucrative Pick 6 and Super High 5 carryovers.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Keeneland’s $32,121 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, April 9 at Keeneland, including horses to play in the $32,121 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley April 9
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $800 Blue Grass KDBC Qualifier tournament
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, April 8 at Keeneland, including analysis of the $6,200 Super High 5 carryover and the $800 Blue Grass KDBC Qualifier tournament.
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Exacta of the Week: Commonwealth Stakes at Keeneland Tuesday
The Exacta of the Week will come from Keeneland on Tuesday with the focus on the wildly competitive $250,000 Commonwealth S. (G2).
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Keeneland’s $39,292 Pick 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, April 7 at Keeneland, including analysis of the $39,292 Pick 6 carryover.
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Journalism retains 5-1 favoritism in KDFW Pool 6
The sixth and final pool of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) closed Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, giving bettors an opportunity to lock into contenders prior to the last three major U.S. preps.
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Gulfstream: How to bet the $10,992 Super High 5 carryover
The wagering highlight of a quiet Sunday card at Gulfstream Park is a non-jackpot $10,992 Super High 5 carryover.
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Wood Memorial Stakes & Santa Anita Derby: Picks, race entries, analysis & LIVE horse racing news
Enjoy live odds for all the upcoming stakes races, including the Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby entries. Watch replays of those important stakes, and discover Arkansas Derby and Florida Derby results and for each stakes race.
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Santa Anita: How to bet the $20,311 Super High 5 carryover
If five stakes, including the Santa Anita Derby (G1), aren’t reason enough to bet Saturday's card at Santa Anita, there’s now a $20,311 Super High 5 carryover up for grabs.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Santa Anita Saturday
The $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) highlights a big Saturday of racing at The Great Race Place. A trio of Pick 4 wagers are on the menu at the Arcadia, Calif. venue, and my focus will be on the middle one that begins in race six.
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Betting with, and against, Ballerina d’Oro in the Gazelle Stakes
A total of eight three-year-old fillies with their eyes on Louisville for the first Friday in May will contest Saturday’s $200,000 Gazelle S. (G3) at Aqueduct.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the night of April 5
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:45 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Australia: Spot plays for Day 1 of The Championships
Friday night is a big one in the land Down Under. Australia’s Randwick hosts day one of The Championships.
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2025 Dubai World Cup: Top selections and price plays
Even in races with such lopsided favorites as Forever Young and Romantic Warrior, there’s no shortage of quality rivals who can outperform market expectations.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for April 3, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Ashley Anderson, and Darin Zoccali provide their best bets for major Kentucky Derby and Oaks qualifiers at Aqueduct, Keeneland, and Santa Anita.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Santa Anita’s $100,819 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, April 4 at Santa Anita and Evangeline Downs, including horses to play in Santa Anita’s $100,819 Pick 6 carryover.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mahoning, Turf Paradise stakes
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, April 3 at Mahoning Valley and Turf Paradise, along with horses to play in Pick 6 and Super High 5 carryovers at Hawthorne.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Blue Grass Stakes
A strong field of seven sophomores will travel nine panels over the Keeneland dirt in Saturday’s $1.25 million Blue Grass S. (G1).
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Tipsheet: 2025 Santa Anita Derby
A compact, but sensational, field of five three-year-olds will go 1 1/8 miles on the dirt in Saturday’s $500,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1).
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Tipsheet: 2025 Wood Memorial Stakes
A well-matched field of 12 sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $750,000 Wood Memorial S. (G2).
Analysis
Journalism 4-1 in early-closing KDFW Pool 6
The sixth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) pool in advance of this year's Churchill Downs classic is scheduled this week beginning Thursday at noon ET.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play this 8-1 shot
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, April 2 at Tampa Bay Downs and Turf Paradise, including an 8-1 longshot.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley April 2
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Michael Iavarone explains his winning Pick-5 ticket structure
Michael Iavarone had the sole winning ticket of Tampa Bay Downs’ late Pick 5 worth $435,029.40 on Feb. 8, 2020 when placing his bet at TwinSpires.com.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Two doubles at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, April 1 at Turf Paradise, including a pair of cold double bets.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Trifecta at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, March 31 at Turf Paradise, including a trifecta.
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Betting Tampa's $40,548 Super High 5 carryover, Gulfstream's Pick 6 mandatory payout
After a 21-1 longshot won the final race at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, there’s a $40,548 Super High 5 carryover available in the first race on Sunday’s card.
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How to bet the Southern Hospitality Stakes
A talented group of 10 sophomore fillies will speed six furlongs at Oaklawn Park in Sunday’s $145,000 Southern Hospitality Overnight S.
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2025 Takamatsunomiya Kinen: One-line assessments
Turf sprinters scramble about six furlongs in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) at Chukyo late Saturday night stateside (2:40 a.m. ET), the first top-level turf race of the year in Japan.
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Florida Derby & Arkansas Derby: Picks, race entries, analysis & LIVE horse racing news
Enjoy live odds for all the upcoming stakes races, including the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby entries. Watch replays of those important stakes, and discover Arkansas Derby and Florida Derby results and for each stakes race.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [March 29-30]
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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Turfway analysis: Mandatory-payout carryovers on closing day
After months of winter racing action, the Turfway Park meet concludes on Saturday. The eight-race card is highlighted by three carryovers slated to be paid out in mandatory fashion.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin the evening of March 29
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:45 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Turfway Park Saturday
The Pick 4 of the Week will come from Turfway Park on Saturday, and the sequence will include the feature, the $125,000 Serena’s Song S.
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Pick 3 of the Week: 2025 Oaklawn Park Saturday
Oaklawn Park plays host to a fantastic 14-race card on Saturday, led by the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1). I found a three-race sequence that has a lot of appeal to me prior to the feature for the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 3 stakes at 2 tracks
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 28 at Sunland Park and Oaklawn Park, along with horses to play in the $1,401 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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Exotics Plays for the Sand Springs Stakes
An overflow field of 13 fillies and mares is entered to travel 1 1/16 miles on the Gulfstream Park lawn in Saturday’s $165,000 Sand Springs S. The wildly competitive affair on the Florida Derby (G1) undercard boasts a bevy of win contenders in the deep and well-matched cast.
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How to bet the 2025 Temperence Hill Stakes
A big field of 11 dirt marathoners will run 1 1/2 miles on the Oaklawn Park surface in Friday’s $200,000 Temperence Hill S.
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Betting With, and Against, Simply Joking in the Fantasy Stakes
A total of 10 sophomore fillies will vie in Saturday’s $750,000 Fantasy S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for March 29 [VIDEO]
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Ashley Anderson, and Darin Zoccali discuss their best bets and fades at Oaklawn Park for the Arkansas Derby (G1) card and Gulfstream Park for Florida Derby (G1) Day. Plus, they give their top picks for both 100-point Kentucky Derby prep races on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Florida Derby
An excellent field of 10 sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Saturday’s lucrative, $1 million Florida Derby (G2). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 100-50-25-15-10 basis.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Arkansas Derby
A total of nine three-year-olds will go 1 1/8 miles at Oaklawn Park in Saturday’s $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (G1). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers of the heat with qualifying points towards the Run for the Roses on a 100-50-25-15-10 structure.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Cox double at Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 27 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, along with analysis of Pick 5 and Super High 5 carryovers at Sunland Park.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $1,992 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 26 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, including horses to play in Turfway’s $1,992 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin March 26
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:45 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: TRAO Classic Sprint
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, March 25 at Will Rogers Downs and Turf Paradise, including an exacta in the TRAO Classic Sprint S.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Miranda Diane Stakes exacta
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, March 24 at Turf Paradise and Will Rogers Downs, including an exacta in the Miranda Diane S.
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Fair Grounds: Analyzing the $62,343 Pick 6 carryover
Sunday is closing day at Fair Grounds, which means the $62,343 carryover in the $1 Pick 6 is scheduled to be paid out in mandatory fashion.
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Louisiana Derby & Jeff Ruby Steaks: Picks, race entries, analysis & LIVE horse racing news
Enjoy live odds for all the upcoming stakes races, including the Jeff Ruby Steaks and Louisiana Derby entries. Watch replays of those important stakes, and discover Jeff Ruby Steaks and Louisiana Derby results for each stakes race.
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Turfway: Betting the Jeff Ruby Steaks $2,561 Super High 5 carryover
No one solved the Super High 5 on Friday at Turfway Park, which means Saturday’s offering of the $1 wager is bolstered by a $2,561 carryover.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [March 22-23]
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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Pick 3 of the Week: Turfway Park Saturday
The $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) highlights a major 13-race slate on Saturday at Turfway Park, and I will try to get the day started in a positive way with the Pick 3 of the Week early in the card.
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Ova Charged wins the Mardi Gras at Fair Grounds (Photo courtesy of Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots)
Exclusive 2025 Louisiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks LIVE chat ahead of Saturday racing
Join us for an hour long lively chat about this Saturday horse racing today, before the action begins on the Road to the Kentucky Derby at Fair Grounds and Turfway.
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How to bet the Page Cortez Stakes
An overflow field of 15 Cajun-bred fillies and mares will run 5 1/2 furlongs over the Fair Grounds green in Sunday’s $100,000 Page Cortez S.
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Australia: Wodeton the key in Golden Slipper
Australia’s biggest race for two-year-olds is coming up Friday night at Rosehill! It’s the Golden Slipper (G1), and it goes as the eighth race of the program.
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Hong Kong: Selections for the night of March 22
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 1 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tampa’s $6,492 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 21 at Santa Anita, Turfway Park, and Charles Town along with a ticket for the $6,492 Super High 5 carryover at Tampa Bay Downs.
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How to bet the Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap
A full field of 12 New Mexico-bred runners will dash 5 1/2 panels in Friday’s $90,000 Mt. Cristo Rey H.
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Betting With, and Against, Kinetic in the Essex Handicap
A total of seven will go postward in Saturday’s $500,000 Essex H. (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The 1 1/8-mile contest is led by the Brad Cox-trained #5 Kinetic (8-5), who captured the General MacArthur S.
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Exotics Plays for the Private Terms Stakes
A total of eight sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Laurel Park main surface in Saturday’s $100,000 Private Terms S.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday
I fear that the latter portion of the card at Fair Grounds could be littered with short-priced winners, so I will take aim at the earliest one with the Pick 4 of the Week.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Jeff Ruby Steaks
A deep cast of 13 sophomores will travel nine panels over the Tapeta at Turfway Park in Saturday’s $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will reward the first five across the wire with qualifying points on a 100-50-25-15-10 structure.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Stakes at Mahoning, Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 20 at Mahoning Valley, Turf Paradise, and Turfway Park, along with analysis of carryovers at Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Louisiana Derby
A strong field of 10 will travel 1 3/16 miles on the Fair Grounds dirt in Saturday’s lucrative, $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 100–50-25-15-10 basis.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Fair Grounds $3,451 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 19 at Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, and Turfway Park, along with horses to single in the $3,451 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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