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Ova Charged wins the Mardi Gras at Fair Grounds (Photo courtesy of Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots)
Exclusive 2025 Louisiana Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks LIVE chat ahead of Saturday racing
Join us for an hour long lively chat about this Saturday horse racing today, before the action begins on the Road to the Kentucky Derby at Fair Grounds and Turfway.
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How to bet the Page Cortez Stakes
An overflow field of 15 Cajun-bred fillies and mares will run 5 1/2 furlongs over the Fair Grounds green in Sunday’s $100,000 Page Cortez S.
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Pick 4 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday
I fear that the latter portion of the card at Fair Grounds could be littered with short-priced winners, so I will take aim at the earliest one with the Pick 4 of the Week.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Stakes at Mahoning, Turf Paradise
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 20 at Mahoning Valley, Turf Paradise, and Turfway Park, along with analysis of carryovers at Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast March 20, 2025
Jason talks about a brutal photo from Wednesday, Kellie Reilly joins for our weekly International Radar segment, and Jason previews Fair Grounds' Saturday card.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Fair Grounds $3,451 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 19 at Gulfstream Park, Tampa Bay Downs, and Turfway Park, along with horses to single in the $3,451 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Louisiana Derby
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Louisiana Derby Saturday at Fair Grounds. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
Analysis
Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Fair Grounds double
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, March 18 at Fair Grounds, including a Grade 1 filly returning from a layoff.
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Sunday picks: Lucrative carryovers at Tampa, Fair Grounds, Santa Anita
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson analyzes a trio of Sunday carryovers at Tampa Bay Downs, Fair Grounds, and Santa Anita.
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Saturday picks: KDBC Qualifier tournament, Fair Grounds Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares bets and horses to play in a TwinSpires tournament and a Pick 6 carryover on Saturday.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday [Mar 15]
An appealing three-race sequence during the middle of the Saturday card at Fair Grounds will be the focus of the Pick 3 of the Week.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Colonial’s $2,103 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 14 at Colonial Downs, Santa Anita, and Turfway Park, along with horses to single in Pick 6 carryovers at Colonial Downs and Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Plays for Colonial Downs
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, March 13 at Colonial Downs, along with a single for the $2,913 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Cold Pick 3 at Turfway Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, March 12 at Turfway Park, along with horses to play in carryovers at Tampa Bay Downs and Fair Grounds.
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Kentucky Derby preps: How productive is the Louisiana Derby?
For decades, the Louisiana Derby had minimal impact on the Kentucky Derby. But that has changed sharply since the 1990s.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Piquant can win Turfway return
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, March 7 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, along with horses to play in carryovers at Fair Grounds and Santa Anita.
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The Jury: Expert Picks, Bets, and Fades for March 8 [VIDEO]
Ashley Anderson, James Scully, and Darin Zoccali offer their best bets and fades at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Oaklawn Park, and Tampa Bay Downs, which will host the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) with Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby (G3).
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Tuesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $19,860 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Tuesday, March 4 at Will Rogers Downs and Turf Paradise, along with horses to play in the $19,860 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Fair Grounds $7,547 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, March 3 at Turf Paradise and Fair Grounds, including a single for the $7,547 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Fair Grounds: Horses to bet in the $2,917 Pick 6 carryover
There are five stakes races taking place on Saturday at Fair Grounds. Four of them are part of a $1 Pick 6 featuring a $2,917 carryover.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Feb 28-March 2]
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
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Pick 3 of the Week: Fair Grounds Saturday [March 1]
A total of five black-type races will highlight a fine day of racing at Fair Grounds on Saturday.
Fair Grounds
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $20 double at Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Feb. 28 at Santa Anita and Turfway Park, along with a horse to single in the $1,247 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Picks for $500 Rebel KDBC Qualifier, $5,481 Pick 6 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares Sunday picks and plays for a TwinSpires tournament at Oaklawn Park and a Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Fair Grounds: Picks for the $1,239 Pick 6, $200 Feeder tournament
A $200 feeder tournament on TwinSpires.com and a $1,239 Pick 6 carryover are among the betting highlights on Saturday at Fair Grounds.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Feb 21 - 23]
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
Best Bets
Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $12,390 Pick 6 at Fair Grounds
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Feb. 20 at Gulfstream Park, Fair Grounds, and Turf Paradise, including a single for the $12,390 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Monday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Presidents' Day Plays
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Monday, Feb. 17 at Fair Grounds, Santa Anita, and Oaklawn Park, including a suggested single for the $2,822 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Risen Star LIVE blog: Picks, odds, & more at Fair Grounds
Get ready for the main event for horse racing today! The Risen Star Stakes and Rachel Alexandra is just around the corner.
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Pick 6 carryovers: Mandatory $503,491, Risen Star Day $3,612
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to single in a pair of Saturday Pick 6 carryovers at Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds.
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Horse Racing This Weekend: Key Races, Top Horses & Best Bets [Feb 14 - 16]
Find out everything you need to know about key races, top horse, and best bets with TwinSpires horse racing this weekend.
Analysis
Trackside: 2025 Risen Star Weekend at Fair Grounds [VIDEO]
TwinSpires is trackside for an all access weekend of racing for Risen Star weekend at Fair Grounds.
Kentucky Derby
Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $29,547 Super High 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Feb. 14 at Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, and Turfway Park, along with horses to play in carryovers at Gulfstream and Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: $31,049 Pick 5 at Fair Grounds
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Feb. 13 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including analysis of the $31,049 Pick 5 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Meet the Contenders: 2025 Risen Star Stakes
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Risen Star at Fair Grounds. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential.
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Picks for KDBC Qualifier and $5,301 Pick 6 carryover
A KDBC qualifier tournament and a $5,301 Pick 6 carryover are among the lucrative opportunities for bettors to pursue on Saturday.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Stakes at Sunland Park
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Feb. 7 at Sunland Park and Turfway Park, along with horses to play in carryovers at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turfway.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Bet this 10-1 shot at Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Feb. 6 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including a horse to single in the $1,055 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Chasing Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds, Santa Anita
On the first day of February, handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares horses to play in a pair of non-jackpot Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds and Santa Anita.
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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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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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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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$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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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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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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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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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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Fair Grounds: Plays for $21,315 Pick 6 and Feeder tournament
The Sunday card at Fair Grounds doesn’t feature any stakes, but it does include a couple of lucrative betting opportunities for horseplayers.
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Singles for carryovers at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, Turfway
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson suggests singles for a trio of non-jackpot Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers on Saturday at Aqueduct, Fair Grounds, and Turfway Park.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Dr. Perry can shine on dirt
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 10 at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, along with horses to play in Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Turfway Park and Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Play this Fair Grounds double
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 9 at Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds, along with proposed wagers for two TwinSpires tournaments.
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Singles for Sunday’s Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds, mandatory payout at Gulfstream
The $1 Pick 6 at Fair Grounds proved unsolvable on Saturday, triggering a $1,912 carryover into Sunday’s card, and Gulfstream Park will have a mandatory payout of its Rainbow 6 carryover.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Tape to Tape can win the Sam’s Town
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Jan. 3 at Turfway Park and Delta Downs, along with a horse to single in the $2,360 Pick 6 carryover at Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway’s $94,897 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Jan. 2 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including analysis of Turfway’s $94,897 Pick 5 carryover.
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Wednesday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Kim Possible can win on class drop
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Wednesday, Jan. 1 at Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park, and Turfway Park, including exactas in the Dania Beach S.
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Fair Grounds: Two singles for the $1,547 Pick 6 carryover
The Saturday card at Fair Grounds was full of surprises. No one came close to hitting the $1 Pick 6, generating a $1,547 Pick 6 carryover into Sunday’s card.
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Fair Grounds: Superfecta Plays for the Woodchopper Stakes
An overflow field of 16 sophomores will travel about 1 1/16 miles on the Fair Grounds lawn in Saturday’s $100,000 Woodchopper S.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Gulfstream’s $217,084 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 27 at Santa Anita and Turfway Park, along with singles for Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park.
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Best bets for the $400 Gun Runner KDBC Qualifier tournament
Saturday’s stakes-packed card at Fair Grounds is the focus of a $400 Gun Runner KDBC Qualifier tournament on TwinSpires.com.
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Fair Grounds: Exotics for Race 7 on Sunday December 22, 2024
An overflow field of 14 two-year-olds is entered to contest a 1 1/16-mile endeavor on the lawn in Race 7 at Fair Grounds on Sunday.
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Friday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Turfway's $138,972 Pick 5 carryover
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Friday, Dec. 20 at Turfway Park, along with horses to single in Pick 5 and Pick 6 carryovers at Turfway and Fair Grounds.
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Thursday’s Best Bets and Quick Picks: Dapper Moon can win with class drop
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares best bets and quick picks for Thursday, Dec. 19 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including horses to bet in Turfway’s $7,407 Super High 5 carryover.
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