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Tipsheet: 2022 Holy Bull Stakes
An excellent field of nine sophomores will go 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream Park on Saturday in the $250,000 Holy Bull S.
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Dubai Preview: Hot Rod Charlie up to Al Maktoum Challenge
It would be a major shock if #11 Hot Rod Charlie doesn’t win the 1900-meter (about 1 3/16-mile) Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 (G2) in Dubai Feb. 4.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Feb. 3
Handicapper Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Feb. 3 at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turf Paradise, including horses to single (and bet to win) in Aqueduct’s $31,131 Pick 6 carryover.
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Exploring trainer stats and angles
Handicapping horse races often involves crunching the data found in past performances. Some of the most valuable data focuses on trainers rather than individual horses.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Feb. 2
Handicapper Keeler Johnson shares $70 worth of picks and plays for Wednesday at Mahoning Valley, Gulfstream Park, and Penn National, including a win bet capitalizing on the Midweek Bet Back promotion.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Feb. 1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Mahoning Valley, Turf Paradise, and Parx Racing, plus a horse to single in Sunland Park’s $498 Pick 5 carryover.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 31
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $90 worth of picks and plays for Monday, Jan. 24 at Parx Racing and Turf Paradise, including trios of win bets and exactas.
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Sam Houston: Stakes spot plays for Jan. 30
A six-pack of stakes action, with two of the graded variety, will headline a fine Sunday of action at Sam Houston.
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Horses to single in Gulfstream's $727,306 mandatory-payout Pick 6
Get ready! The Sunday card at Gulfstream Park is highlighted by the mandatory payout of a $727,306 Rainbow Pick 6 carryover (first post time 2:35 p.m. ET).
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Betting Super High 5 carryovers at Gulfstream and Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson analyzes a pair of Saturday Super High 5 carryovers at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park.
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Trifecta Play of the Week: W. L. McKnight Stakes
An overflow field of 14 will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Gulfstream Park turf in Saturday’s $200,000 W. L. McKnight S. (G3).
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Santa Anita: Stakes plays for Jan. 29
A trio of graded stakes races will highlight a fine card at "The Great Race Place" on Saturday.
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Britain & Ireland Preview: Iceo to make Pied Piper the follower Jan. 29
The Cheltenham Festival lead-ups hot up with five graded jumps races at Cheltenham itself Jan. 29.
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Hanson: Spot plays for Pegasus World Cup Day turf stakes
For lovers of stakes, Gulfstream Park will be the signal to check out Saturday as the track hosts seven of them on its 12-race Pegasus World Cup Day program.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 28
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Jan. 28 at Fair Grounds, and Turf Paradise, plus a ticket for the $5,929 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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Tipsheet: 2022 Pegasus World Cup Turf
A fine field of 12 has been assembled for Saturday’s $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at Gulfstream Park.
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Oaklawn: Exotics plays for the 2022 King Cotton Stakes
A sharp field of nine sprinters will dash six panels at Oaklawn Park in Saturday’s $150,000 King Cotton S.
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Como Square is the value play in the Martha Washington Stakes
A compact field of six sophomore fillies will aim to earn qualifying points in Saturday’s $200,000 Martha Washington S.
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Tipsheet: 2022 Pegasus World Cup
A field of nine will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Saturday’s lucrative $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. (G1).
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Tipsheet: 2022 Southwest Stakes
A strong field of 12 sophomores will go 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $750,000 Southwest S.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 27
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Jan. 27 at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and Fair Grounds, including tickets for Gulfstream’s $3,604 Super High 5 carryover.
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Dubai & South Africa: Real World set to star at Meydan Jan. 28
Real World looks set to maintain his unbeaten record on turf against 12 useful opponents in the Zabeel Mile (G2) at Meydan Jan. 28.
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Harness Racing: Picks for Jan. 27 to Jan. 30
Big menu of harness racing features and horses to watch for action all weekend.
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What are synthetic tracks? Everything you need to know
For decades, dirt and turf were the two major racing surfaces found in horse racing. But starting in the 2000s, synthetic tracks entered the scene.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 26
Handicapper Keeler Johnson shares $125 worth of picks and plays for Wednesday at Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, and Turf Paradise, including a ticket for Gulfstream’s $5,181 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hong Kong Preview: Golden opportunity for Marquis
Gold Marquis can build on his great Hong Kong debut and push hard for victory in the Breezy Handicap at Happy Valley Jan. 26.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 25
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $90 worth of picks and plays for Tuesday, Jan. 25 at Sunland Park and Turf Paradise, including a cold trifecta aimed at pursuing the Trifecta Tuesday promotion.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 24
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $90 worth of picks and plays for Monday, Jan. 24 at Parx Racing and Turf Paradise, including a trio of exacta bets.
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'All Others' 9-5, Smile Happy remains favored individual in 2022 KDFW Pool 2
Unbeaten Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) winner Smile Happy once again closed as the 8-1 individual favorite in Pool 2 of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, reprising his odds from Pool 1. While the mutuel field of “All Others” remained the overall favorite, the price crept up, from 3-5 in Pool 1 to 9-5 by the time trading ended at 6 p.m. (ET) Sunday evening.
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Aqueduct: How to bet the Busanda Stakes
A total of six three-year-old fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct dirt surface in Sunday’s $150,000 Busanda S.
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Chasing Jan. 23 carryovers at Aqueduct, Turfway Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares thoughts on a pair of non-jackpot carryovers up for grabs on Sunday at Aqueduct and Turfway Park.
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Turfway Park: How to bet the $1,273 Super High 5 carryover
Assuming the weather cooperates, a $1,273 Super High 5 carryover will be up for grabs on Saturday at Turfway Park.
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Britain & Ireland Preview: Royale Pagaille seeks Haydock repeat
The build-up to the Cheltenham Festival hots up this weekend in Britain with six major prep races.
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Hanson: Fair Grounds Spot Plays for Lecomte Day Jan. 22
It will be unseasonably chilly at Fair Grounds on Saturday for Road to the Derby Day but forecasted sun should provide a fast track for a strong, stakes-laden card of 14 races.
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How to bet with, and against, Abscond in the Marie G. Krantz Memorial
A full field of 12 fillies and mares will vie in Saturday’s $100,000 Marie G. Krantz Memorial at Fair Grounds.
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Fair Grounds: Finding Value in the Louisiana Stakes
A total of six will go postward in the $150,000 Louisiana S. (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
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Oaklawn Park: How to bet the American Beauty Stakes
An excellent field of nine will travel six panels at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $150,000 American Beauty S.
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Turfway Park: How to bet the Leonatus Stakes
An overflow field of 13 sophomores will go one mile on the Tapeta at Turfway Park in Saturday’s $100,000 Leonatus S.
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Scully: Handicapping Fair Grounds All-Stakes Pick 5 on Lecomte Day
Saturday’s “Road to the Derby” card at Fair Grounds features qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3) and $150,000 Silverbulletday S., and in all, six stakes are scheduled for the 14-race program. A guaranteed $250,000 All-Stakes Pick 5 will be offered on Races 10-14, and I’ll take a swing at the sequence.
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Fair Grounds: How to bet the Duncan F. Kenner S.
A well-matched field of eight will dash 5 1/2 furlongs on the Fair Grounds turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Duncan F. Kenner S.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 21
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Jan. 21 at Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, and Turf Paradise, plus a ticket for the $9,157 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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Hanson, Scully find consensus, tab individual plays for Pool 2 of 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Pool 2 of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens its three-day run on Friday, and Brisnet.com editors Vance Hanson and James Scully have reached a consensus on an individual entry. Both will also offer a contender they’re interested in backing this weekend.
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Fair Grounds: How to bet the Silverbulletday Stakes
A compact field of six three-year-old fillies will go postward in the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
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Fair Grounds: Colonel E. R. Bradley Stakes exotics plays
A full and competitive field will go postward in the $100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley S. at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
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Tipsheet: The Lecomte Stakes 2022
A strong field of nine sophomores will go 1 1/16 miles at Fair Grounds on Saturday in the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3).
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 20
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $75 picks and plays for Thursday, Jan. 20 at Gulfstream Park, Fair Grounds, and Sam Houston, including a trio of exactas.
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Dubai Preview: Glittering Lord set for more Dubai glory
Hardy veteran #6 Lord Glitters looks like being extremely hard to topple in Friday’s Al Rashidiya (G2) over 1800 meters (about 1 1/8 miles) on the Meydan turf.
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What are mandatory-payout carryovers, and why are they valuable?
So, you’ve probably heard horseplayers buzzing every time a racetrack announces the mandatory payout of a jackpot carryover. Maybe you’re wondering, what’s all the excitement about?
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 19
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $75 worth of picks and plays for Wednesday, Jan. 19 at Tampa Bay Downs, Parx Racing, and Mahoning Valley, including a pair of cold exactas.
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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 field announced
Pool 2 of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will be held this week beginning Friday at noon (ET). Wagering will be available throughout the country, including at TwinSpires.com, until 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Hong Kong Preview: Beauty to provide Joy at Happy Valley
Beauty Joy can handle a rise in distance and repel graded stakes placegetter #2 Sunny Star in the Lantau Island Handicap at Happy Valley Jan. 19.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 18
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $120 worth of picks and plays for Tuesday, Jan. 18 at Mahoning Valley and Parx Racing, including a trifecta aimed at pursuing the Trifecta Tuesday promotion.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 17
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Jan. 17 at Fair Grounds and Santa Anita, including exacta and double wagers.
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How to bet Aqueduct's $42,913 Pick 6 carryover
Any day when Aqueduct has a Pick 6 carryover up for grabs is a good day. Such will be the case on Sunday, when Aqueduct offers a $42,913 non-jackpot prize pool for their $1 Pick 6.
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How to bet Santa Anita's mandatory-payout $418,628 Rainbow Pick 6
Get ready! A $418,628 carryover in Santa Anita’s Rainbow Pick 6 is slated for mandatory dispersal on Saturday, and the final pool for the 20-cent wager may reach the vicinity of $4 million.
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Scully: Oaklawn, Tampa, Turfway spot plays for Jan. 15
Saturday’s stakes offerings include the $150,000 Fifth Season S., which will feature the return of the multiple Grade 2 winner Concert Tour. He’s set to face eight rivals in the mile test at Oaklawn Park.
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Professors' Pride vulnerable in California Cup Oaks
A full field of 12 three-year-old fillies will contest Saturday’s $200,000 California Cup Oaks at Santa Anita.
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Betting with, and against, Straight Up G, in the California Cup Derby
A field of six California-bred sophomores will go postward in the $200,000 California Cup Derby at Santa Anita on Saturday. The race is led by impressive King Glorious S. star #5 Straight Up G (4-5) from the barn of Richard Baltas. The Jungle Racing homebred has reeled off two facile wins in succession and hopes to make it three in his first try at 1 1/16 miles.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 14
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Jan. 14 at Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, and Turf Paradise, along with a ticket for the $9,157 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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Santa Anita: Playing the late Pick 5 on Jan. 15
Four stakes races are included in the late Pick 5 wager at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Oaklawn: How to bet the Fifth Season Stakes on Jan. 15
A fantastic cast has been assembled to contest the $150,000 Fifth Season S. at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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Turfway: Finding value in the Likely Exchange Stakes on Jan. 15
A well-matched field of 10 fillies and mares will go postward in Saturday’s $100,000 Likely Exchange S. at Turfway Park.
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Gulfstream: How to bet the Sunshine Sprint Stakes on Jan. 15
Eight swift Florida-bred runners will travel six furlongs in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Sprint S. at Gulfstream Park.
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Gulfstream: Keying Sir Ollie in the Sunshine Classic Stakes on Jan. 15
A total of seven horses will compete in Saturday’s $75,000 Sunshine Classic S. at Gulfstream Park.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 13
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $85 picks and plays for Thursday, Jan. 13 at Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds, including exacta and trifecta tickets.
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Turf Paradise: Stakes spot plays for Jan. 14
A pair of black-type races on the lawn will highlight the action at Turf Paradise on Friday evening.
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When maiden special weight to maiden claiming isn't a class drop
Many handicappers consider the drop from maiden special weight to maiden claiming company to be one of the biggest class drops in horse racing. But it's not always the descent it appears to be.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 12
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, and Mahoning Valley, including tickets for Gulfstream’s $4,984 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hong Kong Preview: Special M seeks a joyful win
Special M can deny Joyful Win a third consecutive victory at Happy Valley Jan. 12.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 11
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Mahoning Valley and Turf Paradise, including exacta and trifecta tickets.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 10
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Jan. 10 at Fair Grounds, Mahoning Valley, and Parx Racing, including a trio of cold exactas.
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How to make money with Hear My Prayer in the Las Cienegas Stakes
A well-matched field will go about 6 1/2 furlongs on the hillside turf course at Santa Anita in Sunday’s feature.
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Turfway Park: How to bet the $3,675 Super High 5 carryover
You’re going to need a bit of racing luck if you want to hit a share of Sunday’s $3,675 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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Gulfstream Park: How to bet the mandatory-payout Rainbow Pick 6
With a mandatory payout and a pool guaranteed to reach $250,000, Saturday's Rainbow Pick 6 at Gulfstream Park is an enticing wager to play.
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Santa Anita: Value play for the Santa Ynez S.
A compact, but talented, field of six sophomore fillies will vie in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Ynez S.
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How to bet with, and against, Coach in the Pippin Stakes
A field of seven fillies and mares will travel one-mile on the Oaklawn Park dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Pippin S.
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Exotics plays for Tropical Turf Stakes on Jan. 8
A field of seven will go postward in the $100,000 Tropical Park S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 7
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Jan. 7 at Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, and Santa Anita, along with a ticket for the $29,835 Pick 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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How to bet the 2022 Turfway Prevue Stakes
A talented field of nine will travel 6 ½ furlongs on the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park in Saturday’s $100,000 Turfway Prevue S.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $60 worth of picks and plays for Thursday, Jan. 6 at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Gulfstream Park, including a win bet on a 15-1 longshot.
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Harness Racing Picks: A new year brings division graduates
The first week of the 2022 season is off and racing. All breeds of racehorses have graduated to new divisions and the aged will introduce new foes.
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Low multi-race takeout featured as Sam Houston opens Jan. 6
Sam Houston kicks off its 50-day Thoroughbred meet Thursday evening with plenty that bettors across the country will find attractive.
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What are maiden races, and how do they work?
Maiden races are among the most common types of horse races contested in North America. But what exactly is a maiden race?
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 5
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $50 worth of picks and plays for Wednesday, Jan. 5 at Parx Racing and Mahoning Valley, including a trio of exacta bets.
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Hong Kong Preview: Savvy tip for January Cup
Savvy Nine looks capable of scoring a repeat victory in the January Cup (G3) Jan. 5, the only group race for the season at Happy Valley.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 4
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $120 worth of picks and plays for Tuesday, Jan. 4 at Mahoning Valley and Parx Racing, including a ticket for Mahoning’s $1,654 Pick 5 carryover.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Jan. 3
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Jan. 3 at Fair Grounds and Parx Racing, along with a ticket for the $1,654 Pick 5 carryover at Mahoning Valley.
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Carryover at Golden Gate Fields, Pick 5 seed at Santa Anita
A $1,831 Super High 5 carryover at Golden Gate Fields and a $50,000 Pick 5 seed at Santa Anita highlight Sunday's racing action.
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How to bet the 2022 Holiday Cheer Stakes
A full field of 12 was entered for Saturday’s $100,000 Holiday Cheer S., a six-furlong sprint on the Tapeta at Turfway Park.
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Gulfstream Park: Stakes plays for Jan. 1
A handful of stakes races for sophomores will help ring in the new year with style at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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New Year's Day stakes places for Santa Anita
A quartet of graded stakes races will highlight a superb card at The Great Race Place on Saturday.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Dec. 31
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, Dec. 31 at Oaklawn Park, Fair Grounds, and Santa Anita, along with horses to play in rich carryovers at Aqueduct and Santa Anita.
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Tipsheet: 2022 Sham Stakes
A compact field of five sophomores will go postward in Saturday’s $100,000 Sham S. (G3) at Santa Anita.
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Tipsheet: 2022 Jerome Stakes
A well-matched field of eight sophomores will travel one mile on the Aqueduct dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome S.
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Gulfstream Park stakes selections for Dec. 31
A trio of competitive grassy stakes races will be contested at Gulfstream Park on Friday.
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Tipsheet: 2022 Smarty Jones Stakes
A huge field of 14 sophomores will go one mile at Oaklawn Park on Saturday in the $250,000 Smarty Jones S.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Dec. 30
Handicapper Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turfway Park, along with horses to play in lucrative five-figure carryovers at Aqueduct and Turfway Park.
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays for Dec. 29
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Parx Racing and Mahoning Valley, along with a suggested single for the $46,708 Pick 5 carryover at Tampa Bay Downs.
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