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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Parx’s $295,843 Pick 5 mandatory payout
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 20 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with a ticket for the mandatory-payout $295,843 Pick 5 carryover at Parx Racing.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Dick Powell analyzes the Tuesday action at Presque Isle Downs.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Federal Judge drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 19 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including a graded stakes winner dropping in class.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 19, 2025
Dick Powell handicaps the Monday card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Picks: Santa Anita’s $45,807 Pick 6, Churchill Downs tournaments
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a Pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita and a pair of tournaments at Churchill Downs.
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Spot Plays for British Racing at Ripon May 18, 2025
Spot Plays for May 18, 2025 racing at Ripon for the British Racing Money Back Special at TwinSpires.
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LIVE 2025 Preakness Stakes odds, picks, handicapping analysis, best bets, and more horse racing news this weekend
Preakness Day has arrived! Stay-tuned with us all day for LIVE odds for Preakness, expert picks, Preakness Past Performances brought to you by Brisnet, and horse racing news, with in-depth handicapping and analysis from our panel of experts.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday
A challenging three-race sequence to close out the card, led by the day's headliner, will comprise the Pick 3 of the Week at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Post Preakness expert pick action in Hong Kong for May 17
Saturday night and still looking for something to play after the Preakness dies down? Hong Kong’s Sha Tin has a 10-race program.
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Pimlico: Analyzing Preakness Day mandatory-payout carryovers
A couple of five-figure jackpot carryovers will be dispersed in mandatory fashion on Preakness Day at Pimlico.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin for night of May 17
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 12:45 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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How to bet the 2025 Honeymoon Stakes
A total of six three-year-old fillies will travel nine furlongs on the Santa Anita turf in Sunday’s $100,000 Honeymoon S. (G3)
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Spot Plays for 2025 Preakness Day undercard
If the weather and field sizes hold, it would be no surprise to see around $100 million handled at Pimlico on Saturday. Here are a trio of runners on the undercard I'll be taking a look at.
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Betting the 2025 Preakness Stakes on Different Budgets
The second leg of the Triple Crown series has attracted nine three-year-olds to run 1 3/16 miles at Pimlico on Saturday
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British Racing $10 Money Back starts May 17: Play for Newbury’s 5th race
Whether you’re a longtime fan of British racing, or just curious to test the waters, TwinSpires.com’s money-back offer is a great opportunity to get involved in the action across the pond.
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Best way for beginners to bet $10 on the 2025 Preakness Stakes
Saturday’s 150th running of the $2 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico is a perfect opportunity for beginning bettors to test the waters with a $10 horse racing bet.
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2025 Preakness Stakes Free Betting Guide
This ultimate Preakness Betting Guide makes it easy to place those best bets and build that bankroll. Discover our FREE betting guide today!
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Black-Eyed Susan undercard
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Black-Eyed Susan (G2) undercard at Pimlico on Friday, May 16, along with horses to play in five-figure carryovers at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita.
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2025 Black-Eyed Susan & Friday Racing odds, predictions, contenders, horses
Find multiple expert picks and plays for the full day of Friday racing and Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Park.
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Betting With, and Against, One Nine Hundred in the Chick Lang Stakes
A deep field of 11 sophomores will dash six panels on the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s $150,000 Chick Lang S.
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Exotics Plays for the Dinner Party Stakes
A deep field of 13 turf specialists will run nine panels on the Pimlico green in Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party S. (G3).
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Pick 4 of the Week: Pimlico Saturday
Five Pick 4 options are available on the huge Saturday card at Pimlico, and I will take aim at the early one in hopes of padding my bankroll prior to the day's feature events.
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How to bet the James W. Murphy Stakes
A well-balanced field of 10 three-year-olds will travel eight panels on the Pimlico lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 James W. Murphy S.
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How to bet the 2025 Pimlico Special Stakes
A solid field of eight will run 1 3/16 miles on the main oval in Friday’s $250,000 Pimlico Special S. (G3).
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Second-time starter at 20-1
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 15 at Gulfstream Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Churchill Downs, along with horses to play in a pair of carryovers at Hawthorne.
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Spot Plays for Black-Eyed Susan Day May 16
From this view, Friday's Black-Eyed Susan Day undercard at Pimlico offers more intriguing options than Saturday's Preakness Day program.
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The best longshot to bet in the 2025 Preakness Stakes
Who among Saturday's group has a chance of being in the same position, hoping to topple heavy favorite Journalism?
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Tipsheet: 2025 Preakness Stakes
An excellent field of nine sophomores will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s historic $2 million Preakness S. (G1).
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Tipsheet: 2025 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
A well-matched field of nine sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the main strip at Pimlico in Friday’s $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan S. (G2).
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Racing Roundtable: Peter Pan, early Preakness thoughts, and more!
The Racing Roundtable of James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson recap last Saturday's Belmont (G1) prep race, the Peter Pan (G2), plus other performances that caught their eye, and provide early thoughts on the 150th running of Saturday's $2 million Preakness (G1).
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Reining Flowers can upset 2025 debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for a trio of stakes on Wednesday, May 14 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a 15-1 longshot.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley May 14
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 3 tracks, 3 exactas
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 13 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, Will Rogers Downs, and Thistledown, including a trio of exactas.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 10-1 at Horseshoe Indianapolis
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 12 at Thistledown and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a 10-1 shot cutting back from routes to a sprint.
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Picks and plays for Sunday tournaments at Churchill Downs
The Sunday card at Churchill Downs is the focus of two tournaments on TwinSpires.com.
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How to bet the Cinema Stakes
A cast of six sophomores will jaunt one mile on the Santa Anita turf in Sunday’s $100,000 Cinema S.
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Picks for tournaments, $67,675 Pick 6 carryover at Churchill, Santa Anita
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in two TwinSpires tournaments and a lucrative Pick 6 carryover on Saturday at Churchill Downs and Santa Anita.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Gulfstream Saturday
I will take aim at the closing trio of contests at Gulfstream Park on Saturday for the Pick 3 of the Week.
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How to bet With, and Against, Shisospicy in the Mamzelle Stakes
A full field of three-year-old fillies will jaunt 5 1/2 furlongs on the Churchill Downs green in Saturday’s $225,000 Mamzelle S.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Aqueduct’s $22,381 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, May 9 at Churchill Downs, along with horses to play in the $22,381 Pick 6 carryover at Aqueduct.
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How to bet the Long Branch Stakes
The opening day feature at Monmouth Park on Saturday is the $100,000 Long Branch S.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Aqueduct Saturday
Three of the four black-type tilts at Aqueduct on Saturday will close out the card and be part of the Pick 4 of the Week.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for May 8, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of James Scully and Darren Zoccali are back to debate their best bets and fades for Belmont at the Big A and Churchill Downs on Saturday, including a look at the Peter Pan (G2), a local prep for the Belmont (G1) on June 7.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mo Grey can win debut
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 8 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, including a first-time starter at 8-1.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play these 8-1 shots
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, May 7 at Thistledown and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a pair of 8-1 shots.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley May 7
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 6:35 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: More Than Even Stakes exacta
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, May 6 at Thistledown and Will Rogers Downs, including an exacta in the More Than Even S.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Horseshoe Indianapolis $9,776 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, May 5 at Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a single for the $9,776 Pick 5 carryover.
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Sunday picks: Gulfstream, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita Pick 6 carryovers
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to single in a trio of Pick 6 carryovers on Sunday at Gulfstream Park, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita.
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LIVE Kentucky Derby Day: Expert Picks, LIVE odds, best bets, entries, results, news, & handicapping analysis
Stay with us and feel like you're on the race track this horse race racing day for the 151st Kentucky Derby!
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Saturday night tracks to bet with your Kentucky Derby winnings
Horse racing doesn’t end after the Kentucky Derby. Several other tracks are available to bet on in the evening after the Derby is run.
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Splish, Splash – Who Has a Shot in the Kentucky Derby Slop?
Factors like experience running on an off track as well as turf experience elevate several contenders that could influence your Derby wagers.
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Join Celebrity Picks & BetShares for the Kentucky Derby 2025
Join Celebrity Picks & BetShares for the Kentucky Derby 2025
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2025 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge (KDBC) offers lucrative prizes
There’s still time to join the $5,000 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge (KDBC) on TwinSpires.com and compete for your share of a guaranteed $250,000 prize pool.
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Scully: Pick 3 play on Kentucky Derby Day
James Scully has a Pick 3 ticket for Saturday's Kentucky Derby Day.
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Best Way for Beginners to Bet $10 on the Kentucky Derby
You don't have to be a seasoned pro or bet a lot to wager on the Kentucky Derby. Here is the best way for beginners to bet $10 on the Kentucky Derby.
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Betting the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Different Budgets
With larger fields of high-quality horses, there are many angles to take when finding selections for betting. Here are suggestions on approaching your bets with a variety of budgets.
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Official 2025 Kentucky Derby Betting Guide: Top Horses, Best Picks & Expert Analysis
The 2025 Kentucky Derby Betting Guide by TwinSpires is here! The official wagering sponsor of the Kentucky Derby, bet anywhere with the trusted app and website in betting discovery.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Kentucky Derby
A total of 21 three-year-olds are entered for Saturday’s highly anticipated $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs.
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Saturday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kentucky Derby undercard
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Kentucky Derby (G1) undercard on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs, including a ticket for the mandatory-payout $96,684 Pick 6 carryover.
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2025 Kentucky Derby News and Notes
2025 Kentucky Derby complete coverage from expert racing analyst picks to engaging rich features and original studies with new knowledge to consider when handicapping.
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How Keeler Johnson is betting the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Planning my Kentucky Derby (G1) bets feels refreshingly straightforward this year, because I’m confident #8 Journalism (3-1) will deliver a victory.
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LIVE Kentucky Oaks Day: Expert Picks, LIVE odds, entries, results, horse racing news, & handicapping analysis
Kentucky Oaks day has arrived! We'll be here all day with up-to-minute updates, LIVE odds, expert picks, horse racing news, and in-depth handicapping analysis.
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Hanson: Betting the Kentucky Derby and 2000 Guineas
The horse that beat Baeza in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), morning line favorite #8 Journalism (3-1), remains our top selection.
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Hanson: The best longshot to bet in the 2025 Kentucky Derby
Determining the best longshot to play in the Kentucky Derby (G1) is very much like choosing your top selection.
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Scully: Pick 3 play on Kentucky Oaks Day
Friday’s program at Churchill Downs features plenty of star quality.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Kentucky Oaks
An exciting field of 14 three-year-old fillies will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Churchill Downs main oval in Friday’s $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1).
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kentucky Oaks undercard
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) undercard on Friday, May 2 at Churchill Downs, including a Pick 4 ending in the Oaks.
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2025 Kentucky Derby Day spot plays
In addition to the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Saturday program at Churchill Downs offers a plethora of intriguing graded stakes, most of which have no short-priced stickouts.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday
An especially challenging sequence of four Grade 1 races, concluding with the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), will make up the Pick 4 of the Week.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Churchill Downs Friday
A very appealing three-race sequence of graded stakes tilts for the ladies on the Friday card at Churchill Downs comprises the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Exotics plays for the Edgewood Stakes
On Friday, an excellent field of eight sophomore fillies will vie in the $600,000 Edgewood S. (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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2025 Kentucky Oaks Day spot plays
With 27 races carded for Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs, including, of course, the Kentucky Derby (G1), there is no shortage of options for bettors to sink their teeth into on the most popular weekend in American racing.
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Mucciolo’s Top 5 Horse Betting Strategies for 2025
Playing the ponies is an inexact science that is ever-evolving for me. Horse racing offers the most diversity from a gambling perspective.
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Betting for Beginners: The Best Way to Bet $10 on the Kentucky Derby
You don't have to be a seasoned pro or bet a lot to wager on the Kentucky Derby. Here is the best way for beginners to bet $10 on the Kentucky Derby.
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LIVE Thurby Kentucky Derby Week: Expert Picks, LIVE odds, schedule, horse racing news & handicapping analysisKentucky Derby 2025 is only a day away. Stay with us all day as we keep you updated on all the latest horse racing news for Thurby all while preparing you for one of the two biggest race days of the year the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Thurby plays at Churchill Downs
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, May 1 at Churchill Downs, along with a horse to single in Hawthorne’s $7,717 Pick 6 carryover.
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Betting With, and Against, Mindframe in the Churchill Downs Stakes
An excellent field of 11 will travel seven-eighths on the famed main oval in Louisville in Saturday’s lucrative, $1 million Churchill Downs S. (G1).
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Exotics plays for the American Turf Stakes
An overflow field of 18 three-year-olds has been entered to contest the lucrative, $1 million American Turf S. (G1) at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: The Tabulator’s sibling debuts
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, April 30 at Churchill Downs and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including a first-time starter at 10-1 odds.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for May 2-3, 2025
A special TwinSpires Jury of James Scully, Darin Zoccali, Ashley Anderson, and Nick Tammaro gather ahead of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) to dish out their top picks in the big races at Churchill Downs on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: West Hollywood can rebound
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, April 29 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, including a cold double bet.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the 2025 Kentucky Juvenile Stakes
This year’s Kentucky Juvenile has drawn an eight-horse field, and morning-line favorite #5 Pinky Finger (8-5) looks like a standout.
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Churchill Downs: How to bet the 2025 Isaac Murphy Marathon
Since its inaugural edition in 2019, high-quality marathoners like Next and Lone Rock have won the Isaac Murphy Marathon. Lambeth looks ready to join the club.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Mendelssohns Music should like turf
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, April 28 at Will Rogers Downs, Thistledown, and Turf Paradise, including a trifecta.
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Analyzing Sunday carryovers at Hawthorne and Santa Anita
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a pair of Sunday carryovers at Hawthorne and Santa Anita, including a first-time starter at 6-1 odds.
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Journalism draws post 8, pegged as 3-1 favorite in 2025 Kentucky Derby
Post positions and morning-line odds for the 2025 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks
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Plays for the $800 Churchill Downs KDBC Qualifier tournament
Saturday is opening day of the Churchill Downs spring meet, and there are a couple of excellent reasons to play the 10-race card.
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Champions Day in Hong Kong: Tabbing El Vencedor in QEII Cup
Sha Tin plays host to a 10-race Champions Day program that boasts three Group 1 events, and the action kicks off late Saturday night 12:45 a.m. ET.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Aqueduct Saturday
The Pick 3 of the Week will come from Aqueduct on Saturday in a sequence that includes the headliner of the afternoon, the $125,000 Woodhaven S. on the grass for three-year-olds.
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How to bet the Natural State Breeders’ Stakes
A total of 10 Arkansas-bred fillies and mares will travel one-mile in Sunday’s $150,000 Natural State Breeders’ S. at Oaklawn Park.
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How to bet the Royal Heroine Stakes
A massive field of 13 fillies and mares will go eight panels on the Santa Anita lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Royal Heroine S. (G3).
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Santa Anita’s $68,636 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, April 25 at Aqueduct and Keeneland, along with a single for the $68,638 Pick 6 carryover at Santa Anita.
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Betting With, and Against, Sandy Bottom in the Roxelana Stakes
The opening-night feature at Churchill Downs on Saturday is the $200,000 Roxelana S. Seven fillies and one mare will go postward in the six-furlong heat on the main oval.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Churchill Downs Saturday
The last of the three Pick 4 wagers offered at Churchill Downs on opening day comprises the final four races on the slate, including the feature, the Roxelana S.
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Exotics Plays for the Monroe Stakes
A total of 11 fillies and mares will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Gulfstream Park green in Saturday’s $75,000 Monroe S.
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How to bet the Bewitch Stakes
The closing-day feature at Keeneland on Friday is the $350,000 Bewitch S. (G3), a 1 1/2-mile turf affair for fillies and mares.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for April 26, 2025
The TwinSpires Jury of Ashley Anderson and guest Nick Tammaro are back to debate their best bets and fades at Churchill Downs for Opening Night of the 43-day spring meet, plus they look at a high-profile matching at Aqueduct on Saturday.
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