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Hot Springs-Essex Stakes Double Plays
A pair of stakes races will highlight a 10-race card at Oaklawn Park on Saturday and I will take aim at the double.
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How to bet the 2024 Muniz Memorial S. (G2)
A large and well-matched field of 13 will run 1 1/8 miles on the Fair Grounds lawn in Saturday’s $300,000 Muniz Memorial S. (G2).
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Playing the Bayou Bluegrass 5
An incredibly challenging sequence of five races to be held at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park will be offered on Saturday as the Bayou Bluegrass 5, which is based on a $1 minimum wager with a 15% takeout rate.
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Golden Slipper Preview: Betting with and against Storm Boy
The burgeoning stallion reputation of Triple Crown winner Justify could head further into the stratosphere when his Australian son #1 Storm Boy contests the world’s richest two-year-old race this weekend.
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Exotics Plays for the Kentucky Cup Classic
A dozen will go postward in a nice rendition of the $300,000 Kentucky Cup Classic (G3) at Turfway Park on Saturday.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $23,618 Super High 5 at Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 21 at Turfway Park and Charles Town, including horses to play in Turfway’s $23,618 Super High 5 carryover.
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Betting With, and Against, Touchuponastar in the New Orleans Classic
Set-Hut, LLC’s #3 Touchuponastar (3-1) is the morning-line choice for Saturday’s $500,000 New Orleans Classic S. (G2) at Fair Grounds. And the genuine Cajun-bred will be formidable if he runs his best race.
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Tipsheet: 2024 Jeff Ruby Steaks
An overflow field of 14 sophomores will run nine furlongs on the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park in the $700,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: 2024 Louisiana Derby
A talented field of 12 three-year-olds will go postward at Fair Grounds in the lucrative $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) on Saturday.
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Meet the Contenders: 2024 Jeff Ruby Steaks
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Jeff Ruby S. at Turfway Park. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential. The star rating of 1 to 5 represents opportunity to perform well. Be sure to follow these contenders by adding them to your Stable Alerts.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $16,033 Super High 5
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 20 at Turfway Park and Charles Town, along with horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers at Turfway and Fair Grounds.
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Meet the Contenders: 2024 Louisiana Derby
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley March 20
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 8-1 shot in Welder S.
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, March 19 at Will Rogers Downs and Turf Paradise, including an 8-1 shot in the Welder S.
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Sierra Leone ranks as overall 7-1 favorite in KDFW Pool 5; Impel favored in Oaks Future
Although no points races were contested over the weekend, there was wagering action aplenty in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), and the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (KOFW).
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 7-2 shot in the Blue Ribbon
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, March 18 at Mahoning Valley, Will Rogers Downs, and Turf Paradise, including a 7-2 shot in the Blue Ribbon S.
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March 16 carryover picks at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a trio of non-jackpot carryovers on Saturday at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turfway Park.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin March 16
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 1:00 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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How to bet the 2024 East View Stakes
Seven sophomore fillies will go postward in Sunday’s $100,000 East View S. at Aqueduct.
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The Power Hour for Friday, March 15, 2024
Join TwinSpires as we combine our trusted talent in a new LIVE video and LIVE commentary format! Didn't catch us live? Watch what our experts have to say.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Fair Grounds Pick 6 single
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 15 at Gulfstream Park, Turfway Park, and Charles Town, along with a horse to single in the $3,393 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Mucciolo’s Early Top 5 Kentucky Derby Horses
We are less than two months away from the 150th Kentucky Derby! With seven major prep races still yet to be run, it’s difficult to narrow down my top selection or handful of selections for the May 4 feature at Churchill Downs.
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How to bet the 2024 Any Limit Stakes
A talented field of six swift sophomore fillies will run six furlongs on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Sunday’s $100,000 Any Limit S.
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How to bet With, and Against, Tejano Twist in the Whitmore Stake
An accomplished field of seven dashers will speed six panels at Oaklawn Park in Saturday’s $250,000 Whitmore S. (G3).
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets and Fades for March 16 [Video]
Racing analysts Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali discuss their best bets and fades for Oaklawn Park, Turfway Park, Gulfstream Park, and more. Ashley and James offer their thoughts in the written portion below. Be sure to check out Darin's opinions in our on-camera portion as well!
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How to bet the 2024 San Carlos Stakes
Six horses will challenge the fantastic #1 The Chosen Vron is Saturday’s $100,000 San Carlos S. (G3) at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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How to bet the 2024 Queen Stakes
A big and competitive field of 13 fillies and mares are entered for the $125,000 Queen S. at Turfway Park on Saturday.
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Exotics Plays for the Purple Mountain Stakes
A compact field of six will vie in Saturday’s $200,000 Purple Mountain S. at Oaklawn Park.
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Cheltenham Festival picks and plays for March 15, 2024
Day four of the Cheltenham Festival is the finale, and as such is justly the day for the biggest race of the festival – and, arguably, the biggest jumps race of the year.
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Cheltenham Festival picks and plays for March 14, 2024
Staying hurdlers and intermediate-distance steeplechasers provide the main high points of day three of the Cheltenham Festival.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turf Paradise Derby and More
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 14 at Turf Paradise and Turfway Park, along with analysis of the $2,773 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Lobo maiden looks live
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 13 at Turfway Park and Charles Town, along with horses to single in the $1,168 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Sierra Leone, Tarifa early favorites in Kentucky Derby and Oaks future pools
The fifth pool of the 2024 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and the 2024 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (KOFW) will be offered concurrently this week for three days, beginning at noon ET on Friday.
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Cheltenham Festival picks and plays for March 13, 2024
Day two of the Cheltenham Festival is always highlighted by the Queen Mother Champion Chase, It’s the climax of the season for the dashing open two-mile steeplechasers, named for one of National Hunt racing’s biggest enthusiasts of last century.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley March 13
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 8-1 shot at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, March 12 at Will Rogers Downs, Mahoning Valley, and Turf Paradise, including an 8-1 longshot.
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Cheltenham Festival picks and plays for March 12, 2024
Despite a couple of big-name defections, the Cheltenham Festival looks set to be its usual exciting celebration of jumps racing this week.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: A pair of 3-1 shots
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, March 11 at Mahoning Valley, Will Rogers Downs, and Turf Paradise, including win bets on a couple of 3-1 shots.
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Gulfstream: Analyzing the $4,452 Super High 5 carryover
The Sunday card at Gulfstream Park is highlighted by a $4,452 carryover in the $1 Super High 5.
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TwinSpires horse racing podcast playlist - March 9, 2024
Come join our TwinSpires experts as they make special appearances on horse racing podcasts, including At the Races, Horse Racing Radio, TwinSpires, and Jason Beem's podcast. Be sure to tune in to our TwinSpires horse racing playlist before races begin!
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Fair Grounds: A single for the $6,931 Pick 6 carryover
The $1 Pick 6 at Fair Grounds has proven elusive in recent days. Four straight cards have gone by without anyone solving the sequence, producing a quadruple carryover worth $6,931 for Saturday’s card.
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NHC Horseplayers to descend upon Las Vegas, including two from TwinSpires Qualifier
The most prestigious handicapping tournament of the year is taking place March 15-17 in Las Vegas.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin March 9
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 11:59 p.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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Betting the late Pick 4 on Tampa Bay Derby Day
The signature program of Tampa Bay Downs' 2023-24 winter meet is Saturday's 12-race card, highlighted by the Tampa Bay Derby (G3). The last Pick 4 option includes three graded stakes and a turf allowance for fillies and mares, and here are thoughts on that sequence.
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How to bet With, and Against, Kinza in the Santa Ysabel Stakes
Michael Lund Petersen’s unbeaten #4 Kinza (4-5) is the headliner for Saturday’s $100,000 Santa Ysabel S. (G3) at Santa Anita.
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How to bet the 2024 China Doll Stakes
A small but talented group of six three-year-old fillies will vie in the $100,000 China Doll S. at Santa Anita on Sunday.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Triple Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 8 at Sunland Park, Turfway Park, and Charles Town, along with horses to play in carryovers at Tampa Bay Downs and Fair Grounds.
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How to bet the 2024 Big Daddy Stakes
A very competitive field of eight will run six panels on the Turfway Park Tapeta surface in Saturday’s $125,000 Big Daddy S.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets and Fades for March 9 [Video]
Racing analysts Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali argue their best bets and fades for Tampa Bay Derby Day, as well as action at Fair Grounds, Oaklawn, Turfway Park, and more. Ashley and James provide their thoughts in the written portion below. Be sure to check out Darin's opinions in our on-camera portion as well!
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Exotics Plays for the 2024 Hillsborough Stakes
An accomplished field of eight fillies and mares will run 1 1/8 miles on the Tampa Bay Downs turf oval in Saturday’s $225,000 Hillsborough S. (G2).
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Tipsheet: 2024 Tampa Bay Derby
A talented field of 10 three-year-olds will go postward in the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) on Saturday.
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How to bet the 2024 Hurricane Bertie Stakes
A well-matched field of eight fillies and mares will travel 6 1/2 furlongs in a very good rendition of the $125,000 Hurricane Bertie S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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How to bet the 2024 LaCombe Memorial Stakes
A nice field of 10 sophomore fillies will travel about one mile on the Fair Grounds turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Allen Black Cat Lacombe Memorial S.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Singles for the $3,684 Fair Grounds Pick 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 7 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including horses to single in the $3,684 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $19,983 Pick 5 at Fair Grounds
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 6 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, along with horses to play in Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds.
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Catching My Eye: Stakes Action and Foley’s Big Week at Fair Grounds
Scheduled for the turf but moved to a muddy main track, two of the three stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday were won impressively.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley March 6
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Stakes double at Parx
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, March 5 at Parx Racing and Will Rogers Downs, including a cold stakes double.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 4-1 at Will Rogers Downs
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, March 4 at Santa Anita and Will Rogers Downs, including a 4-1 shot from a high-percentage trainer.
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Longshots for Gulfstream’s mandatory-payout $834,368 Pick 6 carryover
A massive $834,368 Rainbow Pick 6 carryover is slated for mandatory dispersal on Sunday at Gulfstream Park.
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TwinSpires horse racing podcast playlist - Mar. 2
Come join our TwinSpires experts as they make special appearances on horse racing podcasts, including At the Races, Horse Racing Radio, TwinSpires, and Jason Beem's podcast. Be sure to tune in to our TwinSpires horse racing playlist before races begin!
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Pick 6 carryovers: $50,727 at Turfway, $5,814 at Fair Grounds
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson analyzes a pair of Saturday Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including a $50,727 prize pool scheduled for mandatory dispersal.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin March 2
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday night. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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Betting With, and Against, Newgrange in the Santa Anita Handicap
Seven talented runners will travel 1 1/4 miles on the main oval in Sunday’s $400,000 Santa Anita H. (G1).
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How to bet the 2024 Kilroe Mile Stakes
A total of nine grassy milers will run eight panels on the lawn in Sunday’s $300,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. (G1) at Santa Anita.
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How to bet the 2024 Gulfstream Park Mile Stakes
A well-matched field of eight will go a one-turn mile in Saturday’s $200,000 Gulfstream Park Mile S. (G2).
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Honey Fox Exotics Plays
A total of 11 fillies and mares will jaunt one mile on the Gulfstream Park grass in the $150,000 Honey Fox S. (G3) on Saturday.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Sharp 5-1 shot at Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 1 at Aqueduct and Turfway Park, along with analysis of the $4,239 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets and Fades for March 2 [Video]
Racing analysts Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali talk their best bets and fades in the Fountain of Youth (G2), the John Battaglia Memorial, and more stakes action at Gulfstream Park, Turfway Park, and Aqueduct. Ashley and James offer their thoughts in the written portion below. Be sure to check out Darin's opinions in our on-camera portion as well!
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Tipsheet: 2024 San Felipe Stakes
A compact field of five three-year-olds will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Santa Anita dirt in Sunday’s $300,000 San Felipe S. (G2).
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Tipsheet: 2024 Fountain of Youth Stakes Tipsheet
A high-quality field of nine sophomores will run 1 1/16 miles on the Gulfstream Park main oval in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: 2024 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes
An overflow field of 14 sophomores will run 1 1/16 miles on the Turfway Park All-Weather oval in Saturday’s $150,000 John Battaglia Memorial S.
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Meet the Contenders: 2024 San Felipe S.
Meet the horses running in the 2024 San Felipe S. (G2) at Santa Anita.
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Tipsheet: 2024 Gotham Stakes
A sizable cast of 13 sophomores will travel one mile on the dirt at Aqueduct in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham S. (G3).
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How to bet the Black Gold Stakes
A dozen sophomores will travel about 1 1/16 miles on the Fair Grounds turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Black Gold S.
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Dubai Preview: One horse's improvements could lead to a win – Mar. 2, 2024
#3 Clapton should be improved enough to be a strong winning chance in the Al Maktoum Classic (G2) at Meydan on Saturday.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $4,343 Super High 5
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Feb. 29 at Aqueduct and Fair Grounds, along with tickets for the $4,343 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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Catching My Eye: La-bred Stakes and Turf Winners from Fair Grounds
FInd out more on Kevin Kilroy's thoughts surrounding turf winners from Fair Grounds.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 5-1 on Lobo maiden
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, including a strategy for chasing Turfway’s $1,428 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Feb. 28
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Declan Schuster of the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
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Meet the Contenders: 2024 Fountain of Youth S.
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Fountain of Youth S. at Gulfstream Park.
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Meet the Contenders: 2024 John Battaglia Memorial
Meet the horses running in the 2024 John Battaglia Memorial S. at Turfland Park.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Win bets all around
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Feb. 27 at Mahoning Valley, Parx Racing, and Turf Paradise.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Cold double at Mahoning
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Feb. 26 at Mahoning Valley and Turf Paradise, including a cold double wager.
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Fair Grounds: Analyzing the $10,042 Pick 6 carryover
The Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds continues to grow. After going unsolved on each of the last four racing days, the ever-elusive $1 wager has accumulated a $10,042 carryover for Sunday’s card.
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Analyzing stakes in the Fair Grounds $8,163 Pick 6 carryover
The $1 Pick 6 has gone unsolved for three straight racing days at Fair Grounds, triggering a triple carryover worth $8,163 for Saturday’s card.
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Hong Kong Feb. 25: Straight Arron goes for Gold Cup upset
Selections and analysis of the Feb. 25 Hong Kong Gold Cup Day card at Sha Tin, courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Declan Schuster.
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How to bet the 2024 Gander Stakes
Sunday’s $100,000 Gander S. at Aqueduct might be restricted to horses bred in New York, but the one-mile contest for three-year-olds has drawn a pair of Triple Crown nominees.
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How to bet the 2024 Santa Ana Stakes
A total of eight fillies and mares will run 1 1/4 miles on the turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Santa Ana S. (G3).
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway Park Pick 3
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Feb. 23 at Turfway Park, along with horses to play in the $6,646 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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TwinSpires horse racing podcast playlist-Feb. 24, 2024
Come join our TwinSpires experts as they make special appearances on horse racing podcasts, including At the Races, Horse Racing Radio, TwinSpires, and Jason Beem's podcast. Be sure to tune in to our TwinSpires horse racing playlist before races begin!
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets and Fades for Feb. 24 [Video]
Racing analysts Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali look ahead to the Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn Park, plus racing at Gulfstream, Turfway, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai. Ashley and James give their thoughts in the written portion below. Be sure to check out Darin's opinions in our on-camera portion as well!
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Catching My Eye: What Did We Learn from The Risen Star?
Billed as the most-stacked Kentucky Derby Prep race to date, what did we learn from Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds?
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Exotics Wagers for the 2024 Wintergreen Stakes
A total of nine fillies and mares will travel one mile on the All-Weather strip at Turfway Park in Saturday’s $125,000 Wintergreen S. Conditioner Brad Cox has a formidable pair of contenders in the affair and I feel that both will show up and be major forces in the heat.
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Spot Plays: 2024 Saudi Cup Undercard
With five races carrying more than $1 million in prize money, the undercard on Saudi Cup (G1) day is full of opportunities for players.
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Betting with, and against, White Abarrio in the 2024 Saudi Cup
As you would expect for the world’s richest race, many of the world’s best dirt horses are contesting the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) at Riyadh on Saturday.
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How to bet With, and Against, Ain’t Life Grand in the Razorback Handicap
A massive field of 13 will go postward in Saturday’s lucrative $600,000 Razorback H. (G3) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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