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Arlington: How to bet the mandatory-payout $348,957 Super High 5 carryover
The final race of the 2021 Arlington Park race meet is a big one for bettors. If you can assemble the top five finishers in a Super High 5 wager, you’ll win a share of a $348,957 carryover.
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How to bet the 2021 Oklahoma Derby
Eight sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles at Remington Park in Sunday’s $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (G3).
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How to bet the 2021 Bold Venture Stakes
Living legend #4 Pink Lloyd (4-5) leads a field of six for Saturday’s C$150,000 Bold Venture S. (G3) at Woodbine.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 24
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday at Churchill Downs, Los Alamitos, and Remington Park, along with suggested singles for a trio of non-jackpot carryovers at Arlington Park.
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Juvenile selections at Belmont Park for Sept. 25
I believe that my best chance to make money at Belmont Park Saturday will come in the trio of races on the card for two-year-olds.
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How to bet the 2021 Athenia Stakes
A compact, but talented, field of six fillies and mares, with one being a main-track only entrant, will travel nine furlongs on the Belmont Park inner lawn in Saturday’s $200,000 Athenia S. (G3).
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Exotics plays for the Kelso Stakes
A compact field of five will travel one mile on the Belmont Park dirt on Saturday in the $300,000 Kelso H. (G2).
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Betting with, and against, Carribean Caper, in the Dogwood Stakes
Seven three-year-old fillies will go postward in Saturday’s $275,000 Dogwood S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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Harness Racing: Millions For Harness Miles
Mohawk and Hoosier pour out the big events with overnights aplenty in orbit.
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How to bet the 2021 Pennsylvania Derby
A stout field of nine sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Parx main strip in Saturday’s $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1).
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Always Carina is the value play in Cotillion Stakes
Eight sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles in a deep $1 million Cotillion S. (G1) at Parx on Saturday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 23
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday at Belmont Park, Thistledown, and Churchill Downs, along with suggested singles for three non-jackpot carryovers at Arlington Park and Belmont.
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How to use auction prices when handicapping horse races
When analyzing unraced horses (such as juveniles debuting in maiden races), there are several ways to use auction prices as a helpful handicapping tool.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 22
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Sept. 22 at Presque Isle Downs and Indiana Grand, along with a ticket for Presque Isle’s $7,249 Pick 5 carryover.
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Harness Racing: Betting the Jugette and Buckette Sept. 22
Looking at the Jugette for pacing fillies and Buckette for trotter fillies in action at the Ohio fair Wednesday.
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Harness Racing: Hoosier Park plays for Sept. 22
For the program on Sept. 22 at Hoosier Park, we suggest some horses for selected plays that may fit in any type of wager.
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Hong Kong Preview: Harmony can catch Fire at Happy Valley
Harmony Fire can notch a third consecutive victory when he makes his seasonal debut at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 21
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Sept. 21 at Thistledown and Presque Isle Downs, along with suggested singles for Indiana Grand’s $25,145 Pick 5 carryover.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 20
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Sept. 20 at Indiana Grand, Thistledown, and Presque Isle Downs, including tickets for Indiana Grand’s $2,321 Super High 5 carryover.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the $4,591 Super High 5 carryover
A $4,591 Super High 5 carryover will be dispersed on Sunday at Churchill Downs, and we're playing the $1 wager on a $36 budget.
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Three singles in two carryovers at Arlington Park
The penultimate Saturday of the 2021 Arlington Park meet brings an eight-race card featuring a pair of non-jackpot carryovers. We’ve identified a handful of horses worth singling across the sequences.
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Siding with a longshot in the Woodbine Mile
A trio of major graded stakes races will highlight a fantastic 12-race card at Woodbine on Saturday.
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How to bet with, and against, Yibir in the Jockey Club Derby
A fine field of eight three-year-old grass specialists will contest Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Derby at Belmont Park.
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How to bet the 2021 Jockey Club Oaks
A fantastic field of seven will go postward in Saturday’s lucrative $700,000 Jockey Club Oaks.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of the day for Sept. 17
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Sept. 17 at Belmont Park and Churchill Downs, plus horses to single in enticing non-jackpot carryovers at Belmont and Arlington Park.
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How to bet the Locust Grove Stakes 2021
An excellent field of seven fillies and mares will go 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $400,000 Locust Grove S. (G3).
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Keying Bango in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society S.
A field of six will dash three-quarters of a mile on the Churchill Downs dirt in Saturday’s $275,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society S.
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How to bet the Open Mind Stakes 2021
A talented field of five travels six furlongs at Churchill Downs in Saturday’s $300,000 Open Mind S.
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How to bet the Pocahontas Stakes 2021
A berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) is on the line in the Pocahontas S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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Tipsheet: The 2021 Iroquois Stakes
An interesting field of 11 two-year-old prospects will vie in Saturday’s $300,000 Iroquois S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of the day for Sept. 16
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Sept. 16 at Belmont Park, Arlington Park, and Churchill Downs, including horses to single in Arlington’s $3,862 Pick 7 carryover.
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Harness Racing: Day & Night stakes racing horses to watch
Classics at the Meadows, Running Aces and again at Mohawk take us through the weekend and deliver us to Ohio for the Little Brown Jug and some special coverage.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 15
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday at Presque Isle Downs, Indiana Grand, and Thistledown, plus tickets for a pair of mandatory-payout carryovers up for grabs at Assiniboia Downs.
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Hong Kong Preview: Igniting ready to fire at Happy Valley
The ever-consistent #6 Igniting looks set to resume with a bold performance in the Wong Chuk Hang Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 14
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday at Presque Isle Downs, Fort Erie, and Assiniboia Downs, along with possible singles for Canterbury Park’s $5,333 Pick 6 carryover.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 13
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Sept. 13 at Indiana Grand, Thistledown, and Presque Isle Downs, including a $24 ticket for Presque Isle’s $6,439 Pick 5 carryover.
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Two singles for Gulfstream's $140,080 Pick 5 carryover
Saturday was a day for upsets at Gulfstream Park, leaving a $140,080 Late Pick 5 carryover on tap for Sunday’s card.
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How to bet the 2021 Music City Stakes at Kentucky Downs
Thirteen sophomore fillies have been entered to contest Sunday’s lucrative $500,000 Music City S. at Kentucky Downs.
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Stakes plays for Woodbine on Sept. 12
A pair of challenging stakes races will take center stage at Woodbine on Sunday.
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Check out these rich carryovers at Gulfstream, Woodbine, and Arlington
If you enjoy chasing carryovers, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from on Saturday.
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Spot Plays for the Turf Sprint, Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs
The biggest day of the 2021 meet at Kentucky Downs is Saturday, and both $1 million features are "Win & You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge preps. Here are the preferred choices in both.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 10
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $50 worth of picks and plays for Friday, Sept. 10 at Arlington Park and Remington Park, including two suggested singles for Arlington’s $39,124 Pick 8 carryover.
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Harness Racing: North America Cup at Mohawk
The C$1 million North America Cup at Mohawk is no gift for the favorites.
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Exotics plays for the Turf Cup Stakes at Kentucky Downs
A massive field of 16 is entered to contest Saturday’s lucrative $1 million Turf Cup S. (G2) at Kentucky Downs.
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Woodbine stakes plays for Sept. 11
A pair of very good stakes races will highlight the Saturday card north of the border at Woodbine.
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Betting with, and against, Casa Creed in the Turf Sprint Stakes at Kentucky Downs
An overflow field of 13 will go postward in the $1 million Turf Sprint S. (G3) at Kentucky Downs on Saturday.
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Harness Racing: New York, Mohawk plays in the spotlight
Harness Racing: New York, Mohawk plays in the spotlight
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Kentucky Downs Scouting Report for Sept. 9
Despite firm going and two paths of fresh grass with the temporary rail being moved in from 40 to 17 feet out, outside stalkers and closers dominated the Wednesday card at Kentucky Downs. Only Franklin lover Snapper Sinclair, who now has three wins and a second from four local starts, scored in gate-to-wire fashion.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 9
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday at Kentucky Downs and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers at Arlington Park and Canterbury Park.
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Explaining American odds, fractional odds, and decimal odds
You may have noticed there are several different ways to displays the odds offered by any given betting proposition. But how do they all compare?
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Kentucky Downs Scouting Report for Sept. 8
With the turf course drying out for day two of the Kentucky Downs September meet, not one of the 11 winners took the field gate to wire. The vast majority stalked from mid-pack, and the final two winners of the day rallied from far off the pace going a mile. The outcomes were much more predictable, with a 16-1 winner in race three the only outlier on a day that saw all the others pay out at 6-1 or less.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 8
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $75 worth of picks and plays for Wednesday, Sept. 8 at Kentucky Downs, Canterbury Park, and Assiniboia Downs, including an exacta keying an 8-1 shot on top.
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Hong Kong Preview: Gate is Great for Wild West Wing
John Size runner rates top billing for the first Happy Valley raceday of the new Hong Kong racing season.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 7
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Indiana Grand, Presque Isle Downs, and Assiniboia Downs, including a ticket for Indiana Grand’s $1,681 Pick 4 carryover.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of the day for Sept. 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Sept. 6, at Kentucky Downs, Saratoga, and Del Mar, including a ticket for Del Mar’s mandatory-payout $694,803 Pick 6 carryover.
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How to bet the 2021 Hopeful Stakes
The closing-day feature at Saratoga is the $300,000 Hopeful S. (G1), a seven-furlong test for two-year-olds on the dirt.
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Baffert duo looms large in Del Mar Futurity
A compact field of six will go postward in the seven-furlong, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Labor Day.
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Kentucky Downs Spot Plays for Sept. 6
Not only will two-year-olds be in focus at Saratoga and Del Mar on Labor Day, but Kentucky Downs will also have a pair of sprint stakes for juveniles on its 11-race program.
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Horses to single in Arlington's $18,359 Pick 8 carryover
It’s hard to pick eight winners in a row, which is why the carryover for Arlington Park’s 20-cent Pick 8 wager has built to $18,359 for Sunday’s card.
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How to bet the 2021 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf
A promising field of 11 two-year-old fillies will travel one-mile on the lawn in Sunday’s $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf.
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How to bet the 2021 Del Mar Debutante Stakes
A fine field of eight speedy two-year-old fillies will go postward in Sunday’s $300,000 Del Mar Debutante S.
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Three singles for three carryovers at Arlington Park
Did you know there are three non-jackpot carryovers on the agenda for Saturday at Arlington Park, including an $11,743 prize pool in the Pick 8?
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How to bet the 2021 Spinaway Stakes
A salty group of nine two-year-old fillies will travel seven-eighths on the Saratoga dirt in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway S.
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How to bet the 2021 Dueling Grounds Derby and Oaks
A huge day of lucrative racing will take place at Kentucky Downs on Sunday, led by a pair of stakes events for the sophomores.
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New Zealand: I Wish I Win can topple stablemate in Northland Breeders' Stakes
I Wish I Win can beat stablemate in Northland Breeders S. (G3) at Te Rapa.
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5 important trends for Kentucky Downs
Large fields, rich purses, and enticing betting payoffs are par for the (unique European-style turf) course at Kentucky Downs, which will host its annual six-day meet starting Sep. 5.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 3
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Sep. 3 at Saratoga, Ellis Park, and Del Mar, plus a ticket for the $6,950 Pick 6 carryover at Gulfstream Park.
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Value plays for the Del Mar Derby Sep. 4
A massive field of 14 contests the $250,000 Del Mar Derby Sep. 4
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How to bet the 2021 Red Bank Stakes
A field of seven, with one being a main-track only entrant, will vie in Saturday’s $150,000 Red Bank S. at Monmouth Park.
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Harness Racing: Superior Action Avails
The Grand Circuit continues in Canada with some of the divisions’ revered events, many of which deserve individual attention.
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Del Mar: Exotics plays for the John Mabee Stakes
A field of nine will vie in Saturday’s $200,000 John C. Mabee S. (G2) at Del Mar.
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Betting with, and against, War Like Goddess in the Flower Bowl
The sensational 3 1/4-length victress of the Glens Falls S. is the one to beat on Saratoga's inner turf in Saturday's Flower Bowl S.
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Tipsheet: The 2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup
A talented field of six will travel 1 1/4 miles on the Saratoga main strip in Saturday’s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup S.
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Australia: Starla Could Be Bad News for Favorite
An inside barrier draw could help #5 Starla win the Mona Lisa S. at Wyong.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 2
J. Keeler Johnson shares $75 worth of picks and plays for Thursday at Thistledown, Saratoga, and Indiana Grand, along with a pair of singles for the $12,051 Pick 6 carryover at Canterbury Park.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Sept. 1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Sep. 1 at Colonial Downs and Presque Isle Downs, along with a pair of singles for the $161,541 Pick 6 carryover at Saratoga.
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Harnes Racing: Hoosier Park harness plays for Sept. 1
Careful decisions aimed at selected Hoosier Park harness races for Sept. 1.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Aug. 31
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Aug. 31 at Colonial Downs and Assiniboia Downs, along with a ~$20 ticket for the Pick 6 carryover at Presque Isle Downs.
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Breeders' Cup roundup: Aug. 30, 2021
Summer might be winding down, but the road to the Nov. 5-6 Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar is just heating up. Let’s look back and recount all the action on a busy weekend of racing.
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Colonial Downs stakes spot plays for Aug. 31
A bonanza of open grass stakes highlight Tuesday's card at Colonial Downs, highlighted by the return of the Virginia Derby (G3).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Aug. 30
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday at Thistledown, Colonial Downs, and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses of note for the $25,177 Pick 6 carryover at Indiana Grand.
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Ellis Park: How to bet the $3,132 Super High 5 carryover
The Sunday card at Ellis Park features a $3,132 carryover in the non-jackpot Super High 5, and we’re keen to play along.
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Del Mar: Bet this longshot in the Shared Belief Stakes
Although a couple of major names have been entered in the $100,000 Shared Belief S. on Sunday at Del Mar, it’s possible the one-mile test for three-year-olds is ripe for an upset.
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Arlington Park: How to bet the $6,497 Pick 8 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares a $96 ticket for the $6,497, non-jackpot Pick 8 carryover up for grabs on Saturday at Arlington Park.
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How to bet the 2021 Pat O'Brien Stakes
A Breeders’ Cup berth is on the line in Saturday’s $200,000 Pat O’Brien S. (G2) at Del Mar on Saturday.
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How to bet with, and against, Letruska in the Personal Ensign Stakes
Multiple Grade 1 princess #6 Letruska (6-5) has been on quite a roll in 2021 and looms as the one to catch and beat in the especially deep field.
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How to bet the Arlington juvenile races for Aug. 28
A pair of stakes events for two-year-olds will highlight the Saturday action at Arlington Park.
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Saratoga: Best exotics plays for the Sword Dancer S. on Aug. 28
Seven excellent turf stayers will travel 1 1/2 miles in the Sword Dancer S. (G1).
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Saratoga: Value plays for the Ballerina Stakes on Saturday, Aug. 28
Six fillies and mares will aim to knock off Gamine in the $500,000 Ballerina S. (G1).
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Australian racing picks for Kembla Grange on Aug. 27
Three top quality Group 3 races, including the San Domenico Stakes, highlight a terrific 10-race card tonight at Kembla Grange.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Aug. 27
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $70 worth of picks and plays for Friday, Aug. 27 at Saratoga and Ellis Park, plus suggested singles for a trio of non-jackpot carryovers at Arlington Park.
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Saratoga: Juvenile stakes plays for Aug. 27
Two juvenile events highlight the six black-type races for Empire State-bred runners at Saratoga on Friday.
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Sophomore stakes plays for Saratoga on Aug. 27
Two of the six stakes races on the Friday card will feature Empire State-bred three-year-olds going long on the dirt.
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Charles Town stakes spot plays for Aug. 27
Seven black-type races accompany the pair of graded races at Charles Town on Friday evening.
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How to bet the 2021 Charles Town Classic and Oaks
The signature day of racing at Charles Town will take place on Friday. A total of nine stakes races will help comprise the bonanza 13-race card at the West Virginia venue.
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Harness Racing: Canada-Bound Grand Circuit Harness
The Grand Circuit rolls across the border into Canada with its particular mix of stars from the two countries and a slew of high-pursed stakes with divisions, elims and finals. Load the TwinSpires account and peruse our spins on the best bets with our features and the never-ending TwinSpires H2W (horses-to-watch list).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Aug. 26
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Aug. 26 at Saratoga and Presque Isle Downs, plus suggested singles for a bevy of carryovers at Arlington Park.
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