Exclusive 2025 Louisiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks LIVE chat ahead of Saturday racing

Fri Mar 21 2025TwinSpires Staff

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.
How to bet the Page Cortez Stakes

Fri Mar 21 2025John Mucciolo

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.
Australia: Wodeton the key in Golden Slipper

Fri Mar 21 2025Andrew Champagne

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

Fri Mar 21 2025TwinSpires Staff

Racing at Sha Tin begins at 1 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tampa’s $6,492 Super High 5 carryover

Fri Mar 21 2025J. Keeler Johnson

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.
How to bet the Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap

Thu Mar 20 2025John Mucciolo

A full field of 12 New Mexico-bred runners will dash 5 1/2 panels in Friday’s $90,000 Mt. Cristo Rey H.
Betting With, and Against, Kinetic in the Essex Handicap

Thu Mar 20 2025John Mucciolo

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.
Exotics Plays for the Private Terms Stakes

Thu Mar 20 2025John Mucciolo

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.
Fair Grounds racetrack grandstand racing scene (Photo by Coady Media)
Pick 4 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday

Thu Mar 20 2025John Mucciolo

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.
Tipsheet: 2025 Jeff Ruby Steaks

Thu Mar 20 2025John Mucciolo

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. 
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Stakes at Mahoning, Turf Paradise

Thu Mar 20 2025J. Keeler Johnson

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.
Tipsheet: 2025 Louisiana Derby

Thu Mar 20 2025John Mucciolo

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.
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Fair Grounds $3,451 Pick 6 carryover

Wed Mar 19 2025J. Keeler Johnson

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.