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How to bet the La Coneja Stakes
A total of eight fillies and mares bred in New Mexico will jaunt six panels on the Sunland Park strip in Friday’s $90,000 La Coneja S.
Wagering
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Double at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Turf Paradise, including a cold double wager.
Best Bets
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kitty House drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 27 at Fair Grounds, Mahoning Valley, and Turf Paradise, including a stakes horse dropping in class.
Fair Grounds
$559,028 mandatory-payout Pick 6 leads Sunday carryovers
Sunday is a busy day for Pick 6 carryovers. Three non-jackpot prize pools are up for grabs at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Santa Anita, in addition to a $559,028 mandatory-payout Pick 6 at Gulfstream Park.
Fair Grounds
Betting the $10,773 Pegasus World Cup Super High 5 carryover
Saturday is Pegasus World Cup (G1) day at Gulfstream Park, and the stakes-packed card has gotten even better with the emergence of a $10,773 Super High 5 carryover.
Turfway Park
Hanson: Betting the Pegasus World Cup Late Pick 5
Outside of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, the Pegasus World Cup Day program at Gulfstream Park is one of America's biggest betting race days. For example, all-sources handle on the 2024 program was more than $47 million.
Pegasus World Cup
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin Jan. 25
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 11:30 p.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets (Jan 25-26)
Discover everything you need to know about horse racing this weekend, including top horses, best bets, tournaments, and many great promotions and offers.
Analysis
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $5,144 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 24 at Santa Anita, along with horses to play in the $5,144 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
Turfway Park
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 25 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali reveal their best bets and fades for Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park, the Southwest (G3) and Martha Washington S. at Oaklawn Park, and more.
Wagering
Dubai: Horses of interest on spectacular Fashion Friday card
The Thoroughbred equivalent of haute couture will line up on “Fashion Friday” at Meydan, with an all-stakes program featuring several superstars.
Wagering
Betting With, and Against, Locked in the Pegasus World Cup
A strong field of 12 will travel nine furlongs on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Saturday’s lucrative, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. (G1).
Pegasus World Cup
Laurel Park Stakes Plays for Saturday
A pair of sprint stakes events for sophomores will be hosted by Laurel Park on Saturday.
Wagering
How to bet the San Pasqual Stakes
A talented field of seven will travel nine panels on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $200,000 San Pasqual S. (G2).
Wagering
How to bet the Wishing Well Stakes
A full field of fillies and mares will vie in Saturday’s $125,000 Wishing Well S. at Turfway Park.
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Carryovers at Turfway, Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 23 at Turf Paradise and Santa Anita, along with analysis of carryovers at Turf Paradise and Turfway Park.
Turfway Park
Exotics Plays for the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Turf
An overflow field of 14 is entered to contest the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile event on the lawn attracted a very good group, but the race lacks pace, and I will use the runners that I expect to be in the mix from the opening stages of the tilt.
Wagering
Pick 4 of the Week: Gulfstream Park Saturday
The Pick 4 of the Week will take place at Gulfstream Park on the Pegasus World Cup undercard on Saturday.
Wagering
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tampa’s $24,919 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, including analysis of Tampa's $24,919 Super High 5 carryover.
Best Bets
Tipsheet: 2025 Southwest Stakes
A cast of 10 sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn dirt on Saturday in the lucrative, $1 million Southwest S. (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will reward the first five across the wire with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 structure.
Wagering
Pick 3 of the Week: Oaklawn Park Saturday
The $1 million Southwest S. (G3) leads the Saturday card at Oaklawn Park which will play host to six black-type races in total. I will make the Pick 3 of the Week consisting of the trio of races that lead up to the marquee race of the afternoon.
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 22
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Aloha Kitten drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Turf Paradise, including a Southern California shipper dropping in class.
Best Bets
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Three Fair Grounds Pick 6 singles
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 20 at Santa Anita and Fair Grounds, including three singles for the $2,987 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
Fair Grounds
Barnes firms into 6-1 individual favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
Unbeaten San Vicente (G2) winner Barnes consolidated his position as the individual favorite in the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), closing as the 6-1 choice among the named interests in Pool 3.
Wagering
How to bet Santa Anita’s $52,051 Pick 6 carryover
The Sunday card at Santa Anita features two graded stakes and a $52,051 carryover in the $1 Pick 6.
Wagering
Analysis: Turfway’s $97,874 Pick 5, Fair Grounds’ $1,469 Pick 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers on Saturday at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park.
Fair Grounds
TwinSpires weekely promotions and sign-up offer
TwinSpires offers a wide range of promotions for every player across a variety of tracks. Prepare for the weekend with the offers listed below, and don't forget about our upcoming tournaments as we inch closer to the Kentucky Derby!
Wagering
Daily Double Play at Tampa Bay on Saturday
The Saturday action at Tampa Bay Downs lacks a black-type event, but after handicapping the nine races on the card, I realized just how competitive the contests actually are.
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Jan. 18
Group 1 action returns to Hong Kong with the Centenary Sprint Cup (G1) and Stewards’ Cup (G1) at Sha Tin on Sunday. First post is 11:30 p.m. ET Saturday night, and Luke Middlebrook serves up selections and analysis.
Wagering
Betting the Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint
A total of nine fillies and mares will go about 6 1/2 panels down the Hillside Turf Course at Santa Anita on Saturday in the $125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint S.
Wagering
How to bet the Leonatus Stakes
A total of eight sophomores will travel one-mile on the Tapeta at Turfway in the $125,000 Leonatus S. on Saturday. The race is led by a trio of contenders that interest me most and I will center my plays around the three of them.
Wagering
Betting With, and Against, Hit Show in the Louisiana Stakes
A good group of 10 handicap runners will go postward in Saturday’s $175,000 Louisiana S. (G3) at Fair Grounds.
Wagering
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Exacta for Riley Allison Derby
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 17 at Fair Grounds, Sunland Park, and Turfway Park, including horses to use in Turfway’s $17,257 Super High 5 carryover.
Turfway Park
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 18 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali discuss their best bets and fades at Fair Grounds, Aqueduct, and Turfway Park, plus they give out their top pick in the Grade 3 Lecomte and Silverbulletday S., prep races along the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, respectively.
Wagering
Exotics Plays for the Colonel E. R. Bradley S.
A full field of 14 will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley S. This seems like an ideal race lacking a standout in the crew to spread with multiple runners, and I will do so with my plays.
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $9,362 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 16 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including analysis of Turfway’s $9,362 Super High 5 carryover.
Fair Grounds
Pick 3 of the Week: Santa Anita Thursday
This week’s Pick 3 of the Week will come from The Great Race Place Santa Anita on Thursday. I have a single in the middle leg of the sequence and have confidence in the bookend contests of the wager, as well.
Wagering
Tipsheet: 2025 Lecomte Stakes
A huge cast of 14 sophomores will go postward in the $250,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
Racing
Scully, Hanson offer selections for KDFW Pool 3
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will open its three-day run Friday at noon (ET), providing the opportunity to wager upon 39 individual interests and the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Three-Year-Olds” for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3.
Kentucky Derby
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $180,036 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park, along with analysis of carryovers at Tampa Bay Downs and Turfway Park.
Turfway Park
Pick 4 of the Week: Turfway Park Wednesday
A trio of Pick 4 wagers are offered on the Wednesday card at Turfway Park, and I will take aim at the middle one that begins in Race 4.
Wagering
Barnes early individual favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
#2 Barnes, the Bob Baffert-trained winner of the Jan. 4 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita has been installed as the 10-1 individual favorite for Pool 3 of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW).
Kentucky Derby
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 15
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Khantaro d’Oro can win return
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Turf Paradise, including a Pick 3 play.
Best Bets
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Street Humor can surprise at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 13 at Turf Paradise, including a 5-1 shot switching from turf to dirt.
Best Bets
Fair Grounds: Plays for $21,315 Pick 6 and Feeder tournament
The Sunday card at Fair Grounds doesn’t feature any stakes, but it does include a couple of lucrative betting opportunities for horseplayers.
Fair Grounds
Singles for carryovers at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson suggests singles for a trio of non-jackpot Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers on Saturday at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turfway Park.
Fair Grounds
Betting With, and Against, Owen Almighty in the Pasco Stakes
A compact field of six three-year-olds will travel seven-eighths over the Tampa Bay Downs dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Pasco S.
Racing
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Jan. 11
A 10-race card is on tap at Sha Tin beginning at midnight ET late Saturday night. Luke Middlebrook provides his analysis of all the Sunday action, highlighted by a couple of races with implications for the Hong Kong Classic Mile.
Wagering
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Dr. Perry can shine on dirt
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 10 at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, along with horses to play in Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Turfway Park and Fair Grounds.
Fair Grounds
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 11 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, Darin Zoccali, and guest Nick Tammaro propose their best bets and fades at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Tampa Bay Downs, and Santa Anita.
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play this Fair Grounds double
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 9 at Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds, along with proposed wagers for two TwinSpires tournaments.
Gulfstream Park
Exotics Plays for the Likely Exchange Stakes
A full field of fillies and mares will vie in Saturday’s feature at Turfway Park, the $125,000 Likely Exchange S.
Wagering
Pick 3 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday
I have found a competitive trio of races on the Saturday card at Fair Grounds that appears to be a good wagering opportunity. Here is how I see the three races playing out.
Wagering
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Cold double at Gulfstream Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park, along with a single for the $4,557 Pick 5 carryover at Penn National.
Gulfstream Park
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 8
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Multi-race wagers at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 7 at Turf Paradise, including a cold Pick 3 play.
Best Bets
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turf Paradise Pick 3 play
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 6 at Turf Paradise, including a Pick 3 ticket.
Best Bets
Singles for Sunday’s Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds, mandatory payout at Gulfstream
The $1 Pick 6 at Fair Grounds proved unsolvable on Saturday, triggering a $1,912 carryover into Sunday’s card, and Gulfstream Park will have a mandatory payout of its Rainbow 6 carryover.
Fair Grounds
Best bets for Oaklawn and Turfway tournaments, plus Aqueduct’s Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks for Saturday tournaments at Oaklawn and Turfway, along with horses to use in Aqueduct’s $18,244 Pick 6 carryover.
Tournaments
The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 4 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully and Darin Zoccali reconvene in the new year to debate their best bets and fades at Turfway Park, Oaklawn, Aqueduct, and more.
Wagering
How to bet the 2025 Santa Ynez Stakes
A strong cast of eight sophomore fillies will vie in Sunday’s $100,000 Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita. I think that the majority of ladies in the field can come out on top in the well-matched affair and will seek value with my plays.
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Jan. 4
Luke Middlebrook provides analysis and selections for the Sunday card at Sha Tin, with a first post of midnight ET late Saturday night.
Wagering
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tape to Tape can win the Sam’s Town
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 3 at Turfway Park and Delta Downs, along with a horse to single in the $2,360 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
Fair Grounds
Dubai: Three-year-olds to watch in UAE 2000 Guineas Trial
Potential UAE Derby (G2) prospects step out at Meydan on Friday in the UAE 2000 Guineas Trial, a connection emphasized by the Kentucky Derby (G1) appearing as the race’s sponsor.
Wagering
How to bet the Mucho Macho Man Stakes
A really nice field of nine sophomores will travel over a one-turn mile on the Gulfstream Park main strip in Saturday’s $165,000 Mucho Macho Man S.
Wagering
Exotics Plays for the Turfway Prevue Stakes
A solid group of 10 three-year-olds will speed 6 1/2 panels on the Tapeta surface in Saturday’s $125,000 Turfway Prevue S.
Wagering
Romanesque gets the nod in San Vicente Stakes
Just five sophomores will jaunt seven-eighths on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente S. (G2) on Saturday, but the abundance of quality more than makes up for the limited quantity of runners in the heat.
Wagering
Tipsheet: 2025 Jerome Stakes
A total of eight three-year-olds will run one mile on the Aqueduct main strip in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S. The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers with qualifying points on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.
Wagering
Tipsheet: 2025 Smarty Jones Stakes
A cast of eight recently-turned sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn dirt on Saturday in the $250,000 Smarty Jones S. The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will reward the first five across the wire with qualifying points on a 10-5-3-2-1 structure.
Wagering
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $94,897 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 2 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including analysis of Turfway’s $94,897 Pick 5 carryover.
Fair Grounds
How to bet the Las Cienegas Stakes
A nice cast of 10 fillies and mares will jaunt about 6 1/2 furlongs down the hill in Sunday’s $100,000 Las Cienegas S. (G3) at Santa Anita.
Wagering
Pick 4 of the Week: Santa Anita Saturday
A trio of black-type races for California-bred runners will be part of the closing four-race sequence at Santa Anita on Saturday.
Wagering
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kim Possible can win on class drop
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 1 at Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park, and Turfway Park, including exactas in the Dania Beach S.
Turfway Park
How to bet the Gowell Stakes
A total of seven newly turned sophomore fillies will go postward in Wednesday’s $125,000 Gowell S. at Turfway Park.
Wagering
How to bet the Dania Beach Stakes
A competitive field of eight will run one mile on the Gulfstream Park turf in Wednesday’s $165,000 Dania Beach S.
Wagering
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mandatory-payout $214,403 Pick 5 at Parx
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Turf Paradise, along with a single for the mandatory-payout $214,403 Pick 5 carryover at Parx Racing.
Best Bets
Sierra Leone registers top Brisnet Speed rating of 2024
Here’s the list of the top two dozen winning Speed ratings of 2024, led by Sierra Leone's 114 in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
Breeders Cup
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Dec. 31
Ring in the New Year with racing from Hong Kong! Sha Tin stages a special holiday meeting, beginning at 11:30 p.m. ET Tuesday night.
Wagering
Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Ticket for $3,201 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Dec. 30 at Parx Racing and Turf Paradise, including a ticket for Turf Paradise’s $3,201 Pick 5 carryover.
Best Bets
Fair Grounds: Two singles for the $1,547 Pick 6 carryover
The Saturday card at Fair Grounds was full of surprises. No one came close to hitting the $1 Pick 6, generating a $1,547 Pick 6 carryover into Sunday’s card.
Fair Grounds
Picks and plays for the $1,000 Oaklawn KDBC/NHC Qualifier
A couple of NHC seats and at least one KDBC seat are up for grabs in Saturday’s $1,000 Oaklawn KDBC/NHC Qualifier tournament on TwinSpires.com.
Tournaments
Turfway: Longshots for the mandatory-payout $244,674 Pick 6 carryover
The final day of 2024 racing at Turfway Park features the mandatory payout of a massive $244,674 Pick 6 carryover.
Turfway Park
Santa Anita: Artislas the key to the Eddie Logan Stakes
A solid group of seven juvenile colts will run one mile on the Santa Anita lawn in Sunday’s $100,000 Eddie Logan S.
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Dec. 28
The Sunday action at Sha Tin begins at midnight ET late Saturday our time. Analyst Luke Middlebrook has selections for the 10-race program.
Wagering
Fair Grounds: Superfecta Plays for the Woodchopper Stakes
An overflow field of 16 sophomores will travel about 1 1/16 miles on the Fair Grounds lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Woodchopper S.
Wagering
Aqueduct: How to Bet the Gravesend Stakes 2024
A well-matched field of seven will speed six furlongs on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Gravesend S., one of two black-type races on the card.
Wagering
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Gulfstream’s $217,084 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 27 at Santa Anita and Turfway Park, along with singles for Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park.
Gulfstream Park
Oaklawn: Swinging for the Fences in Tinsel Stakes
I’m siding with the co-longest shot on the board to make a lot of waves in the Tinsel S. at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
Oaklawn Park
Gulfstream: How to bet the 2024 Mr. Prospector Stakes
A full field of 12 will dash seven-eights on the Gulfstream Park main surface in Saturday’s $165,000 Mr. Prospector S. (G3).
Racing
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 12-1 shot can win on debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Dec. 26 at Santa Anita and Turfway Park, including longshots to play in Turfway’s $5,901 Super High 5 carryover.
Turfway Park
Betting With, and Against, Nom de Plume, in the Broussard Memorial
An octet of fillies and mares will travel two turns on the Fair Grounds dirt in Thursday’s $100,000 Joseph E. Spanky Broussard Memorial S.
Wagering
Aqueduct: How to bet the 2024 Bay Ridge Stakes
A dozen New York-bred fillies and mares will travel one mile on the dirt in Friday’s $100,000 Bay Ridge S. at Aqueduct.
Wagering
Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Three Randwick plays
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Dec. 25 at Randwick (AUS), including a trio of exactas.
International
Santa Anita: Exotics Plays for the 2024 American Oaks
A big field of 13 sophomore fillies will run 1 1/4 miles on the lawn at Santa Anita in Thursday’s $300,000 American Oaks (G1).
Wagering
Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Dec. 26
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:10 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
International
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tampa’s $4,261 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Dec. 24 at Tampa Bay Downs, including a ticket for the $4,261 Super High 5 carryover.
Best Bets