Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch Dec. 15-19

Wed Dec 14 2022TwinSpires Staff

Selected features, stakes coverage and the never-ending TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch list (H2W) share keys to success in exotics, win, place and show payoffs.
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Dec. 14

Wed Dec 14 2022J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Dec. 14 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, including live longshots to support in a pair of Super High 5 carryovers.
Hong Kong Preview: Gallant Waking ready for step up in distance

Tue Dec 13 2022Alastair Bull

Gallant Waking can handle a quarter-mile step up in distance to win the Sand Martin Handicap at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Dec. 13

Tue Dec 13 2022J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Mahoning Valley, Zia Park, and Mountaineer, along with horses to single in the $4,750 Pick 5 carryover at Turf Paradise.
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Dec. 12

Mon Dec 12 2022J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Dec. 12 at Mahoning Valley and Zia Park, along with horses to support in the $4,750 Pick 5 carryover at Turf Paradise.
How to bet the 2022 Steady Growth Stakes

Sun Dec 11 2022John Mucciolo

A total of eight Ontario-bred runners will vie in Sunday’s C$100,000 Steady Growth S. at Woodbine.
Carryover watch: $38,428 Pick 6 at Aqueduct; mandatory payouts at Golden Gate, Woodbine

Sun Dec 11 2022J. Keeler Johnson

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a bevy of carryovers at Aqueduct, Golden Gate Fields, and Woodbine, including a trio of mandatory-payout wagers.
Fair Grounds: Horse to bet in the $1,815 Pick 6 carryover

Sat Dec 10 2022J. Keeler Johnson

Saturday is Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds. Eight of the nine races are stakes for horses bred in Louisiana, including every race involved in the $1,815 Pick 6 carryover.
Turfway Park: 2022 My Charmer Stakes Exotics Plays

Sat Dec 10 2022John Mucciolo

An overflow field of 14 fillies and mares will run 1 1/16 miles on the Turfway Park synthetic surface in Sunday’s $125,000 My Charmer S.
The Jury: Bets and fades for Dec. 10

Fri Dec 09 2022TwinSpires Staff

The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Ashley Anderson examine this weekend's action at Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, Oaklawn Park, and Louisiana Champions Day at Fair Grounds.
Great Britain Preview Dec. 10, 2022: Spot Plays

Fri Dec 09 2022Alastair Bull

The biggest concern about racing in Britain and Ireland this weekend is weather.
Los Alamitos: Searching for Value in the 2022 Starlet Stakes

Fri Dec 09 2022John Mucciolo

A total of seven juvenile fillies will go postward in the $300,000 Starlet S. (G1) at Los Alamitos.
How to play the four Hong Kong International races

Fri Dec 09 2022Alastair Bull

The spotlight of world racing turns to Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong on Saturday for the rich four-race international series.