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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of June 1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, June 1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Belmont Park, and Churchill Downs, including tickets for Churchill’s $6,719 Super High 5 carryover.
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How to bet the 2023 Penn Mile Stakes
A octet of three-year-olds will travel eight panels on the Penn National turf course in Friday’s $400,000 Penn Mile S. (G2).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 31
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 31 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to single in the $5,069 Pick 5 carryover at Hawthorne.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Wednesday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 30
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, May 30 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, in addition to analyzing carryovers at Presque Isle and Finger Lakes.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Presque Isle Downs racing card on Tuesday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for May 29
Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Memorial Day at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, and Santa Anita, including a ticket for the mandatory-payout $359,911 Pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita.
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How to bet With, and Against, Hong Kong Harry in the 2023 Shoemaker Mile
A fantastic field of 11 will travel one mile over the Santa Anita turf in Monday’s $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1).
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Santa Anita: How to bet the 2023 Hollywood Gold Cup
Conditioner Bob Baffert has the two main players in Monday’s historic $400,000 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita.
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Santa Anita: How to bet the 2023 Gamely Stakes
An excellent field of seven fillies and mares will run 1 1/8 miles on the Santa Anita lawn in Monday’s $400,000 Gamely S.
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How to bet the 2023 Winning Colors Stakes
A field of six fillies and mares will travel six furlongs on the Churchill Downs dirt in Monday’s $225,000 Winning Colors S. (G3).
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 29, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Analyzing Super High 5 carryovers at Gulfstream, Louisiana Downs
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a pair of non-jackpot Super High 5 carryovers at Gulfstream Park and Louisiana Downs.
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Golden Gate: How to bet the $4,730 Super High 5 carryover
There are several non-jackpot Super High 5 carryovers up for grabs this Saturday at racetracks across the United States. The largest can be found at Golden Gate Fields, where the pot sits at $4,730.
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Spot plays and Pick 3 for Santa Anita, including Daytona and Triple Bend Stakes
The Grade 2 Triple Bend S. and Grade 3 Daytona S. highlight a nine-race card at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Stakes jottings: Six contenders to watch on May 27
In studying the Saturday stakes, several contenders prompted note-taking. We’ll find out if any qualify as actionable intelligence or turn out to be merely random scribbling!
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The Jury: Bets and fades for May 27
James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson are back with opinions and insight on the first half of the Memorial Day weekend.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 26
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, May 26 at Gulfstream Park and Churchill Downs, along with tickets and horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers at Churchill and Pimlico.
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Exotics Plays for the 2023 Soaring Softly Stakes
A total of six three-year-old fillies will travel seven furlongs on the Belmont Park outer turf course in Saturday’s $175,000 Soaring Softly S. (G3).
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2023 Keertana S. exotics plays and field analysis
A field of 12 fillies and mares will race 1 1/2 miles on Churchill Downs’ turf in the $225,000 Keertana S. on Saturday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 25
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, including tickets for the $4,239 Super High 5 carryover at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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The case for being an occasional higher roller
Not everyone has the temperament to be a high roller, but on select occasions during the year it might help your bottom line to simply be a higher roller.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 24
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 24 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to single in the $1,953 Pick 6 carryover at Finger Lakes.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Wednesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 23
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, May 23 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including a cold double wager.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Tuesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 22
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays May 22
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, May 22 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $533 Super High 5 carryover at Louisiana Downs.
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Belmont Park: Analyzing the $38,017 Pick 6 carryover
The Sunday card at Belmont Park brings a hefty $38,017 carryover in the $1 Pick 6. If you want to win a share of the non-jackpot prize pool, you’ll have to decipher a difficult sequence.
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Tipsheet: 2023 Preakness Stakes
A total of eight three-year-olds will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1).
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Hanson: 2023 Preakness Day Spot Plays
As was the case for our Friday spot plays at Pimlico, we're leaning heavily on grass races for our action bets on Saturday's Preakness card. The 13-race Thoroughbred portion of the program begins at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Gulfstream Park: How to bet the $3,814 Super High 5 carryover
Want to start Preakness Day on a high note? Then check out Race 1 at Gulfstream Park (post time 12:50 p.m. ET), which features a $3,814 carryover in the $1 Super High 5.
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Scully: Late Pick 4 play on Preakness Day
The 148th running of the $1.5 million Preakness anchors a guaranteed $2 million Late Pick 4 at Pimlico, and I will take a swing at the sequence.
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How to bet the 2023 Mizdirection Stakes
A total of nine fillies and mares will travel 6 1/2 furlongs down the Hillside Turf Course in Saturday’s $100,000 Mizdirection S. at Santa Anita.
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Searching for value in the 2023 Louisville Stakes
A deep field of 11 turf marathoners will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $225,000 Louisville S. (G3).
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Preakness: The best longshot to bet is Perform
If you’re a longshot player hoping to catch an upset in the second leg of the Triple Crown, there’s a viable option to pursue.
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Preakness: Which new shooters can beat Mage?
If Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage is going to add Saturday’s $1.25 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico to his roster of victories, he’ll have to defeat seven new shooters who skipped the Derby.
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Preakness Stakes Picks, Predictions and Odds for All Horses
Can Mage win the Preakness Stakes? Expert picks, predictions and Preakness Stakes odds ahead of the race for all horses
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How to Bet the 2023 Paradise Creek Stakes
A talented field of nine sophomores will travel seven-eighths on the outer turf course at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $150,000 Paradise Creek S.
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The Jury: Bets and fades for May 20
Preakness Day at Pimlico is the focal point on Saturday, and James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson oblige with their top plays there (and elsewhere) on a big afternoon of action.
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Betting the 2023 Preakness on different budgets
Handicapping Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico should be considerably easier than handicapping the recently contested Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Scully: All-Stakes Pick 5 play at Pimlico Friday
Pimlico will offer six Pick 5s on Friday, including a special two-day wager, and the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for three-year-old fillies anchors an all-stakes Pick 5 sequence that begins in Race 9.
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2023 Miss Preakness Stakes Exotics Plays
A total of seven sophomore fillies will dash six panels on the Pimlico dirt in Friday’s $150,000 Miss Preakness S. (G3).
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Tipsheet: 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
A total of 10 three-year-old fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Pimlico main surface in Friday’s $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2).
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Hanson: 2023 Black-Eyed Susan Day Spot Plays
The relative quality of the offerings vary at Pimlico on Friday and Saturday, but Preakness weekend should nonetheless prove a highly popular product for bettors across the country.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 19
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, May 19 at Churchill Downs and Pimlico, along with a horse to single in the $1,354 Pick 5 carryover at Belterra Park.
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Spot plays and Pick 3 for Black-Eyed Susan Day May 19
We offer spot plays and a Pick 3 ticket for the three stakes races preceding the Black-Eyed Susan, including the Miss Preakness (G3), Hilltop S., and Pimlico Special (G3).
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Spot plays and Pick 3 for Preakness Stakes card May 20
Below we provide spot plays and a Pick 3 ticket for three of the stakes races preceding the Preakness, including the Skipat S., Jim McKay Turf Sprint S., and Maryland Sprint S. (G3).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 18
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, May 18 at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs, and Gulfstream Park, including a ticket for Churchill’s $17,377 Super High 5 carryover.
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Stakes Spot Plays for 2023 Preakness Day
A huge day will be hosted by Pimlico on Saturday, with nine stakes races on the slate, led by the $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1).
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Betting With, and Against, Rattle N Roll in the Pimlico Special
A well-matched field of eight will run 1 3/16 miles on the Pimlico main course in Friday’s historic $250,000 Pimlico Special S. (G3).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 17
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 17 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, along with horses to single in the $3,158 Pick 5 carryover at Presque Isle Downs.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 17
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Wednesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 16
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, May 16 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Presque Isle Downs, and Will Rogers Downs.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 16
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Tuesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays May 15
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including a horse to single in the $33,764 Pick 5 carryover at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 15
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the $7,007 Super High 5 carryover
You’ll have to start betting pretty early in the day if you want to win a share of Sunday’s $7,007 Super High 5 carryover at Churchill Downs.
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Horses to single in lucrative Belmont, Gulfstream Pick 6 carryovers
A couple of lucrative Pick 6 carryovers are up for grabs at Belmont Park and Gulfstream Park this Saturday.
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How to bet With and Against Warren Point in the Man o' War Stakes
An accomplished field of eight will contest the lucrative $600,000 Man o’ War S. (G1) at Belmont Park on Saturday.
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The Jury: Bets and fades for May 13
The TwinSpires Jury returns this week, a relatively quiet one between the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1).
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Churchill Downs spot plays and Pick 3 for Saturday, May 13
Churchill Downs will host an 11-race card on Saturday highlighted by the $225,000 William Walker S. Below we provide spot plays for the three races preceding the 5 1/2-furlong turf event and a Pick 3 ticket covering Races 7-9.
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Exotics Plays for the William Walker Stakes
A talented and well-matched field of eight three-year-olds will go postward in the $225,000 William Walker S. at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 12
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, May 12 at Churchill Downs and Belmont Park, along with tickets for the $11,963 Super High 5 carryover at Santa Anita.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 11
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, May 11 at Belmont Park and Churchill Downs, along with horses to single in the $25,665 Pick 5 carryover at Charles Town.
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Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch May 11-15
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.
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How to bet the Gold Fever Stakes
A talented and compact field of six sophomore colts will contest the $150,000 Gold Fever S. at Belmont Park on Friday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 10
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 10 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Will Rogers Downs, including win bets on a pair of longshots.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 9
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $90 worth of picks and plays for Tuesday, May 9 at Will Rogers Downs, including a trio of exactas.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays May 8
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, May 8 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a pair of trifectas.
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Gulfstream Park: How to bet the $4,568 Super High 5 carryover
If you’re still winding down from the excitement of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and feel like chasing a carryover to let off steam, check out the Sunday card at Gulfstream Park.
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Tipsheet: 2023 Kentucky Derby
The 149th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) is upon us and attracted an overflow field of 23 three-year-olds for the historic 1 1/4-mile contest.
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Betting Guide: Official Kentucky Derby 149 Betting Guides
In our Meet the Contenders edition, we focus on providing insight on each of the horses poised to start in the Kentucky Derby. Download this free betting guide below!
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Betting the 2023 Kentucky Derby on different budgets
Will history be made in the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1)? No horse exiting the UAE Derby (G2) has won the 1 1/4-mile Churchill Downs classic, but that can change when #17 Derma Sotogake (10-1) takes on Saturday’s deep Kentucky Derby field.
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Handicapping the first Pick 4 on Kentucky Derby Day
The first Pick 4 offering on the Kentucky Derby Day program runs from races 2 through 5, encompassing two overnight events and two graded stakes.
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Hanson: 2023 Kentucky Derby Day undercard dirt spot plays
Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET on Saturday and concludes some 10 hours and 14 races later.
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Kentucky Derby: Betting the $106,142 mandatory-payout Pick 6
At Churchill Downs, Saturday’s all-stakes Pick 6 sequence ending with the Kentucky Derby (G1) features a $106,142 carryover slated for mandatory payout.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 6
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Belmont Park, Oaklawn Park, Santa Anita, and Turf Paradise, including a horse to single in the $523,250 mandatory-payout Pick 6 carryover at Turf Paradise.
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How to bet the All Three-Year-Old Pick 3 on Kentucky Derby Day
On Saturday, May 6, Churchill Downs will offer a special All Three-Year-Old Pick 3 covering the Pat Day Mile (G2) in Race 8, the American Turf (G2) in Race 9, and the Kentucky Derby (G1) in Race 12.
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How Keeler Johnson will play the 2023 Kentucky Derby
Less than 48 hours removed from the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, I’ve settled on one of the main bets I plan to play.
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Hanson: How I will bet the 2023 Kentucky Derby
A busy day of developments on Thursday resulted in three defections from the main body of the Kentucky Derby (G1) field, and now all three also-eligibles have made the race.
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More named Future Wager options get 2023 Kentucky Derby starts
With the Kentucky Derby (G1) just one day away, it’s worth a look to see how the Future Wager pools are set to play out, and how that might impact betting strategies for the big race.
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Hanson: 2023 Kentucky Oaks Day spot plays
A terrific two days of racing at Churchill Downs, encompassing 27 races, kicks off Friday with the Kentucky Oaks Day program that begins at 10:30 a.m. ET.
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Great Britain Preview: Little Big Bear can upset Auguste Rodin in 2000 Guineas
In all likelihood, Auguste Rodin will be a strong contender in the 2000 Guineas (G1) at Newmarket. But I’m more interested in his stablemate Little Big Bear.
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2023 Kentucky Oaks odds, predictions, contenders, horses
The 2023 Kentucky Oaks morning line odds, expert picks, predictions, contender information, and horses to know
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 5
If you wish to round out your Kentucky Oaks Day plays with action at other tracks, handicapper J. Keeler Johnson has you covered with picks and plays for Belmont Park, Oaklawn Park, and Santa Anita.
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Hanson: Botanical a Kentucky Oaks prospect to be excited about
The May 5 Kentucky Oaks (G1) has the makings of being a very competitive race, mostly because no three-year-old filly has emerged as a standout leading up to the 1 1/8-mile affair.
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2023 Kentucky Oaks exotics wagers
A total of 17 three-year-old fillies, three of which are on the also-eligible list, will travel 1 1/8 miles over the Churchill Downs dirt in Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Betting the 2023 Kentucky Oaks on different budgets
There are many viable contenders in the 2023 Kentucky Oaks (G1), but we’ll focus our attention on three who enter in hot form: Wet Paint, Botanical, and Southlawn.
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Turf Stakes Spot Plays for Churchill Downs on Oaks Day
In this piece I will focus on the trio of stakes events for the ladies that will be contested on the turf on the huge Friday afternoon of action.
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Dirt Stakes Spot Plays for Churchill Downs on Oaks Day
In this piece I will turn my attention to the fantastic dirt stakes races on the Kentucky Oaks undercard.
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Wonder Wheel is the best Kentucky Oaks longshot
For those looking for a horse at double-digit odds that seems capable of taking down this Kentucky Oaks field, it has to be champion #5 Wonder Wheel (12-1).
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How to bet with, and against, Wet Paint in the Kentucky Oaks
An overflow field of 17 sophomore fillies will go postward in the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs on Friday.
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Tipsheet: 2023 Kentucky Oaks
An overflow field of 17 three-year-old fillies has been entered to travel 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs main track in Friday’s $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Picks and plays for Virginia Gold Cup Day at Great Meadow
Great Meadow is hosting an exciting Saturday afternoon of racing over fences highlighted by the Virginia Gold Cup and the David Semmes Memorial H. (G2).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 4
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, May 4 at Belmont Park and Churchill Downs, along with horses to play (and oppose) in the $21,287 Pick 5 carryover at Charles Town.
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Betting with, and against, Forte in the Kentucky Derby
The historic contest attracted a fantastic field full of excellent contenders for this edition of the tilt, but the clear one to beat is Champion #15 Forte (3-1) for conditioner Todd Pletcher.
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