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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem for May 12, 2025
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2025 Kentucky Derby reflections: Royal late kick propels Sovereignty
Preakness Stakes pedigree profile: Clever Again
Pick 3 of the Week: Gulfstream Saturday
Pedigree clues for 2025 Royal Palm Juvenile contests
Hong Kong Spot Plays: Many large fields ensures excitement
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How to bet the Las Virgenes Stakes
A compact field of five three-year-old fillies will vie in Sunday’s $100,000 Las Virgenes S. (G3) at Santa Anita.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Jan 31-Feb 2]
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Grade 3 Holy Bull trends and field analysis
Gulfstream Park will host the 36th running of the Holy Bull S. (G3) on Saturday, a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race worth points on a 20-10-6-4-2 sliding scale to the top five finishers.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Lemon Drop Gold can win comeback
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 31 at Sunland Park and Turfway Park, including analysis of Turfway’s $5,711 Super High 5 carryover.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday
The Pick 3 of the Week will come from Fair Grounds on Saturday, with a sequence of races for the ladies consisting of two turf tilts, as well as a dash on the dirt for Cajun-bred runners.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Feb. 1 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali discuss their best bets and fades for a huge weekend of Kentucky Derby (G1) and Oaks (G1) prep races at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park, and more.
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Exotics Plays for the Forward Gal Stakes
A diverse field of 11 sophomore fillies will go seven-eighths on the Gulfstream Park main oval in Saturday’s $165,000 Forward Gal S. (G3).
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Betting With, and Against, Accomplished Girl in Kelly Memorial Stakes
A full field of fillies and mares will travel about 5 1/2 furlongs over the Fair Grounds turf on Saturday in the $100,000 Robert Kelly Memorial S.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Jan. 30, 2025
The California Fairs not applying for dates in 2025 and Beem laments the loss of one of the more pure kinds of racing, a festive, fun and unique experience that will be missed by many.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $2,271 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 30 at Turfway Park, including a ticket for the $2,271 Super High 5 carryover.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 30, 2025
Jason looks ahead to weekend racing from Tampa, Gulfstream, and Aqueduct. Also we welcome in New York-based jockey Madison Olver to talk about her riding career, starting off in France, and much more!
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Pick 4 of the Week: Delta Downs Saturday
A total of 10 stakes races will be held at Delta Downs on Saturday evening during Louisiana Premier Night.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
A compact field of five will travel one-mile on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $200,000 Robert B. Lewis S. (G3).
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Horse racing data analytics: What data matters most for betting?
Betting on horse races is a data-driven endeavor. Data analytics is a huge component of handicapping. The number of data points that can be compiled, crunched, and considered is almost endless.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin Jan. 30
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 11:30 p.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Robert B. Lewis S. (G3) at Santa Anita. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 29, 2025
Jason welcomes in owner and horseplayer Bill Starkey to talk about his run in this past weekend's Pegasus Betting Contest, owning My Boy Tate, post position handicapping, and more!
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: 30-1 shot at Gulfstream
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 29 at Gulfstream Park and Turfway Park, including horses to play in Turfway’s $833 Super High 5 carryover.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Withers Stakes
A cast of seven sophomores will travel 1 1/8 miles on the Aqueduct dirt on Saturday in the $250,000 Withers S. (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will reward the first five across the wire with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 structure.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Holy Bull Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park this Saturday. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Withers Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Withers S. (G3) at Aqueduct. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Holy Bull Stakes
A very good field of seven three-year-old prospects will run 1 1/16 miles on the Gulfstream Park dirt oval in Saturday’s $265,000 Holy Bull S. (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series contest will reward the top five finishers of the heat with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 basis.
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How to bet the La Coneja Stakes
A total of eight fillies and mares bred in New Mexico will jaunt six panels on the Sunland Park strip in Friday’s $90,000 La Coneja S.
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Racing Roundtable: Pegasus World Cup Day, Speed King's Southwest upset
This week, the Racing Roundtable reflects on Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park, Speed King's upset in the Southwest (G3) — a Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race — and what else caught their eye from the weekend.
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: 10 new names to follow
The final weekend in January yielded a bevy of three-year-old maiden winners with possible 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) aspirations.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Double at Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Turf Paradise, including a cold double wager.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 28, 2025
Jason discusses some industry news to open the show, as well as relating some debates from the world of football to racing.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Speed King surprises in the Southwest
The 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 96 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Jan. 27, 2025
Jason discusses White Abarrio's win in the Pegasus World Cup (G1).
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 27, 2025
Jason looks back at the big Pegasus World Cup day card at Gulfstream along with the Southwest Stakes from Oaklawn.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kitty House drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 27 at Fair Grounds, Mahoning Valley, and Turf Paradise, including a stakes horse dropping in class.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Speed King
Speed King lived up to his name in the 1 1/16-mile Southwest (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, leading all the way to win the $1 million race by one length.
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$559,028 mandatory-payout Pick 6 leads Sunday carryovers
Sunday is a busy day for Pick 6 carryovers. Three non-jackpot prize pools are up for grabs at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Santa Anita, in addition to a $559,028 mandatory-payout Pick 6 at Gulfstream Park.
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Betting the $10,773 Pegasus World Cup Super High 5 carryover
Saturday is Pegasus World Cup (G1) day at Gulfstream Park, and the stakes-packed card has gotten even better with the emergence of a $10,773 Super High 5 carryover.
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Hanson: Betting the Pegasus World Cup Late Pick 5
Outside of the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup, the Pegasus World Cup Day program at Gulfstream Park is one of America's biggest betting race days. For example, all-sources handle on the 2024 program was more than $47 million.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin Jan. 25
Racing at Sha Tin begins at 11:30 p.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets (Jan 25-26)
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $5,144 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 24 at Santa Anita, along with horses to play in the $5,144 Super High 5 carryover at Turfway Park.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 25 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali reveal their best bets and fades for Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park, the Southwest (G3) and Martha Washington S. at Oaklawn Park, and more.
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Dubai: Horses of interest on spectacular Fashion Friday card
The Thoroughbred equivalent of haute couture will line up on “Fashion Friday” at Meydan, with an all-stakes program featuring several superstars.
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Betting With, and Against, Locked in the Pegasus World Cup
A strong field of 12 will travel nine furlongs on the Gulfstream Park dirt in Saturday’s lucrative, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. (G1).
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Laurel Park Stakes Plays for Saturday
A pair of sprint stakes events for sophomores will be hosted by Laurel Park on Saturday.
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How to bet the San Pasqual Stakes
A talented field of seven will travel nine panels on the Santa Anita dirt in Saturday’s $200,000 San Pasqual S. (G2).
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How to bet the Wishing Well Stakes
A full field of fillies and mares will vie in Saturday’s $125,000 Wishing Well S. at Turfway Park.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Carryovers at Turfway, Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 23 at Turf Paradise and Santa Anita, along with analysis of carryovers at Turf Paradise and Turfway Park.
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A True Gentleman of the Sport: Edward L. Bowen (1942-2025)
Edward L. Bowen, former BloodHorse editor, author, and historian, was one of those storytellers, a man who loved every facet of racing and made it his life’s mission to share its stories.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Jan. 23, 2025
Jason looks back at the history of the Pegasus World Cup over its eight-year run.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 23, 2025
Jason discusses "bet sizing" to open the show and then previews the big Pegasus World Cup Day card at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Exotics Plays for the 2025 Pegasus World Cup Turf
An overflow field of 14 is entered to contest the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. (G1) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. The 1 1/8-mile event on the lawn attracted a very good group, but the race lacks pace, and I will use the runners that I expect to be in the mix from the opening stages of the tilt.
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How to handicap horse races in 5 easy steps
Handicapping horse races doesn’t have to be difficult. A few simple guidelines can steer you down the path to picking winners and placing smart bets.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Gulfstream Park Saturday
The Pick 4 of the Week will take place at Gulfstream Park on the Pegasus World Cup undercard on Saturday.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 22, 2025
Jason discusses Saturday's Southwest Stakes to open the show. Then talks to Dan Illman from Laurel Park to talk about the new Maryland Jockey Club, his career in racing, and more!
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tampa’s $24,919 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, including analysis of Tampa's $24,919 Super High 5 carryover.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Southwest Stakes
A cast of 10 sophomores will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Oaklawn dirt on Saturday in the lucrative, $1 million Southwest S. (G3). The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series tilt will reward the first five across the wire with qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 structure.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Oaklawn Park Saturday
The $1 million Southwest S. (G3) leads the Saturday card at Oaklawn Park which will play host to six black-type races in total. I will make the Pick 3 of the Week consisting of the trio of races that lead up to the marquee race of the afternoon.
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Racing Roundtable: Disco Time scores in Lecomte, two Kentucky Oaks contenders emerge
This week, the Racing Roundtable rates Disco Time's Grade 3 Lecomte victory as well as the performances of both Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep winners from the weekend at Fair Grounds and Aqueduct.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Southwest Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Southwest S. Saturday at Oaklawn Park. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Pedigree notebook: Still more to come from Arrogate’s last crop
This Saturday’s Pegasus World Cup (G1) brings back memories of champion Arrogate, who blasted to a new track record in the 2017 edition at Gulfstream Park.
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Kentucky Derby preps: How productive is the Holy Bull?
The Holy Bull established its reputation during the 1990s and 2000s, when it cranked out three Kentucky Derby winners from only 23 starters.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 22
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Aloha Kitten drops in class
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Turf Paradise, including a Southern California shipper dropping in class.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 21, 2025
Jason opens the show discussing his mom's retirement from her business career. Then we welcome in handicapper and content creator Gino Buccola to talk Pegasus World Cup, Southern California racing, and more!
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Hypnus wins debut for McPeek
When trainer Kenny McPeek saddles a horse to win on debut, there’s a good chance that horse will go on to achieve success at the stakes level.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: Disco Time joins the leaderboard
The 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 103 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Jan. 20, 2025
Jason discusses Saturday's Lecomte Stakes and why it's his unofficial start of the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 20, 2025
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing including the big Lecomte card from Fair Grounds as well as the Busanda at Aqueduct, and more!
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Three Fair Grounds Pick 6 singles
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Jan. 20 at Santa Anita and Fair Grounds, including three singles for the $2,987 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Disco Time
Is the Kentucky Derby’s testing 1 1/4-mile journey within Disco Time’s distance capabilities? His pedigree gives off mixed signals.
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Barnes firms into 6-1 individual favoritism in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
Unbeaten San Vicente (G2) winner Barnes consolidated his position as the individual favorite in the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), closing as the 6-1 choice among the named interests in Pool 3.
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Tall Tales of the Track: Donau Doesn’t Play
Every Kentucky Derby winner leaves their mark on the race, a collection of 150 stories writing the history of this sporting institution. One particular winner, Donau, came to Louisville with a colorful background and an even more colorful personality, his tale one of a champion with an attitude all his own.
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How to bet Santa Anita’s $52,051 Pick 6 carryover
The Sunday card at Santa Anita features two graded stakes and a $52,051 carryover in the $1 Pick 6.
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Analysis: Turfway’s $97,874 Pick 5, Fair Grounds’ $1,469 Pick 6
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers on Saturday at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park.
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Horse Profile: The Waco Kid
Palmer’s other runner, The Waco Kid, comes off a front-running coup in the Somerville Tattersall (G3) at Newmarket. If that career high may have been aided by soft going, he has also won on good-to-firm, and his pedigree is favorable for adapting to Del Mar.
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Daily Double Play at Tampa Bay on Saturday
The Saturday action at Tampa Bay Downs lacks a black-type event, but after handicapping the nine races on the card, I realized just how competitive the contests actually are.
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Hong Kong: Selections for Sha Tin night of Jan. 18
Group 1 action returns to Hong Kong with the Centenary Sprint Cup (G1) and Stewards’ Cup (G1) at Sha Tin on Sunday. First post is 11:30 p.m. ET Saturday night, and Luke Middlebrook serves up selections and analysis.
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Betting the Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint
A total of nine fillies and mares will go about 6 1/2 panels down the Hillside Turf Course at Santa Anita on Saturday in the $125,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Turf Sprint S.
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Betting With, and Against, Hit Show in the Louisiana Stakes
A good group of 10 handicap runners will go postward in Saturday’s $175,000 Louisiana S. (G3) at Fair Grounds.
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How to bet the Leonatus Stakes
A total of eight sophomores will travel one-mile on the Tapeta at Turfway in the $125,000 Leonatus S. on Saturday. The race is led by a trio of contenders that interest me most and I will center my plays around the three of them.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Exacta for Riley Allison Derby
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 17 at Fair Grounds, Sunland Park, and Turfway Park, including horses to use in Turfway’s $17,257 Super High 5 carryover.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for Jan. 18 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali discuss their best bets and fades at Fair Grounds, Aqueduct, and Turfway Park, plus they give out their top pick in the Grade 3 Lecomte and Silverbulletday S., prep races along the Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, respectively.
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Exotics Plays for the Colonel E. R. Bradley S.
A full field of 14 will travel 1 1/16 miles over the Fair Grounds turf in Saturday’s $100,000 Colonel E. R. Bradley S. This seems like an ideal race lacking a standout in the crew to spread with multiple runners, and I will do so with my plays.
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Thursday Thoughts with Jason Beem for Jan. 16, 2025
As Jason's daily podcast for TwinSpires celebrated its nine-year anniversary this week, he looks back at doing the daily podcast for almost a decade.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 16, 2025
Jason discusses some industry news to open the show and then looks ahead to the Busanda at Aqueduct as well as the Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $9,362 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 16 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including analysis of Turfway’s $9,362 Super High 5 carryover.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Santa Anita Thursday
This week’s Pick 3 of the Week will come from The Great Race Place Santa Anita on Thursday. I have a single in the middle leg of the sequence and have confidence in the bookend contests of the wager, as well.
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Tipsheet: 2025 Lecomte Stakes
A huge cast of 14 sophomores will go postward in the $250,000 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
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Scully, Hanson offer selections for KDFW Pool 3
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will open its three-day run Friday at noon (ET), providing the opportunity to wager upon 39 individual interests and the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Three-Year-Olds” for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 3.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $180,036 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Tampa Bay Downs and Gulfstream Park, along with analysis of carryovers at Tampa Bay Downs and Turfway Park.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan 15, 2025
Jason looks at Saturday's Fair Grounds card and welcomes NBC News National Correspondent Steve Kornacki to talk about his love of horse racing, working the Triple Crown broadcast, seeing America, and much more!
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Pick 4 of the Week: Turfway Park Wednesday
A trio of Pick 4 wagers are offered on the Wednesday card at Turfway Park, and I will take aim at the middle one that begins in Race 4.
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Racing Roundtable: Lecomte look ahead, plus Oaks prep previews for Jan. 18
This week, the Racing Roundtable dives into the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby prep, the Lecomte S. (G3), along with two Kentucky Oaks prep races — the Silverbulletday S. and the Busanda S. They also discuss performances that caught their eye from the past weekend.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Lecomte Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2024 Lecomte S. (G3) at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Barnes early individual favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
#2 Barnes, the Bob Baffert-trained winner of the Jan. 4 San Vicente (G2) at Santa Anita has been installed as the 10-1 individual favorite for Pool 3 of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW).
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Hong Kong: Selections for Happy Valley Jan. 15
Racing at Happy Valley begins at 5:40 a.m. ET. Selections and analysis by Luke Middlebrook.
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Khantaro d’Oro can win return
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Turf Paradise, including a Pick 3 play.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 14, 2025
Jason welcomes in Mary Rampellini from Oaklawn Park to talk about the Oaklawn meet, her new book, and much more!
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Horses to follow in 2025: Just a Touch
Just a Touch hasn’t been seen since last summer, but the runner-up to Sierra Leone in the 2024 Blue Grass (G1) brings plenty of upside into his four-year-old season.
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Kentucky Derby Maiden Watch: Pletcher saddles three winners
Last Saturday, Pletcher saddled no fewer than three sophomore maiden winners at two different racetracks, and all three look like possible candidates for this year’s Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby Roundup: 14 horses seek double points in Lecomte
The 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) is 110 days away. Catch up on the latest news and notes as the Road to the Kentucky Derby unfolds:
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