Ashley Anderson
Ashley Anderson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She previously worked as a staff writer in her hometown before serving as an editor for Bleacher Report while based in New York and LA. She's a fan of the New England Patriots, Louisville City soccer, college football and basketball, and is still trying to quit the fantasy football league she joined back in 2013.
Exotics plays for 2023 Bourbonette Oaks
A top-five trainer at Turfway Park this meet, Brad Cox has entered a pair of intriguing fillies in Saturday’s $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks.
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Oaklawn Park Pick 3 with Whitmore and Essex Stakes
The six-furlong Whitmore S. (G3) and 1 1/16-mile Essex H. (G3) for four-year-olds and up highlight a 10-race card at Oaklawn on Saturday.
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Tampa Bay Downs All-Stakes Late Pick 5 for March 11
Tampa Bay Downs will feature the lone Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race this weekend with points on a scale of 50-20-15-10-5 available to the top five finishers in the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G3).
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Exotics plays for the 2023 Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn
Multiple graded stakes-winning mare Clairiere and 2022 Kentucky Oaks (G1) hero Secret Oath headline the $350,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn on Saturday.
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Pick 3 for Gulfstream March 4, including Mac Diarmida
Saturday's Fountain of Youth Day at Gulfstream Park will feature a 14-race card packed with nine stakes, including the Fountain of Youth (G2) and Davona Dale (G2), Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep races, respectively.
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Exotics plays for the Davona Dale Stakes at Gulfstream March 4
Forward Gal S. (G3) champ Red Carpet Ready will go for her second Kentucky Oaks (G1) prep victory when she faces a tough field of 10 in the Davona Dale S. (G2) Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
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Oaklawn spot plays for Feb. 25, including Honeybee and Rebel Stakes
Saturday’s Oaklawn card features both the Honeybee (G3) and Rebel (G2), Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races with points awarded on a 50-20-15-10-5 scale to the top five finishers in each.
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Exotics plays for the 2023 Stymie Stakes at Aqueduct Feb. 25
Toboggan (G3) hero Repo Rocks and graded stakes-placed Miles D clash in the $125,000 Stymie S. at Aqueduct on Saturday.
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Exotics Plays for Mardi Gras S. at Fair Grounds Feb. 21
Fair Grounds Race Course will celebrate Fat Tuesday with the $100,000 Mardi Gras S. for fillies and mares on Feb. 21.
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Exotics plays for the 2023 Royal Delta Stakes at Gulfstream Feb. 18
Multiple graded stakes winner Kathleen O. will square off with Grade 3 champ Midnight Stroll and five other fillies and mares in Saturday’s Royal Delta S. (G3) at Gulfstream Park.
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All-Stakes Late Pick 5 for Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds
Saturday's Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds will offer an all-stakes Late Pick 5, culminating with the Risen Star (G2), a Road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby prep.
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Gulfstream Spot plays for Feb. 11, including the Turf Sprint S.
The Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Stakes and the $100,000 Ladies’ Turf Sprint Stakes highlight Saturday’s 12-race card at the Florida racetrack.
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Exotics Plays for the 2023 Suncoast Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and Alcibiades (G1) winner Wonder Wheel will go for her fifth victory in her sixth career start when she faces a field of nine in the one-mile and 40-yard Suncoast S. for three-year-old fillies.
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Pick 3 for Gulfstream Feb. 4, including Forward Gal Stakes
Gulfstream Park will offer a 12-race card on Saturday packed with five graded stakes, including the Forward Gal S. (G3), which will award qualifying points toward the Kentucky Oaks (G1) to the top five finishers on a 20-8-6-4-2 scale.
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How to bet the 2023 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn
Pippin S. hero Lovely Ride and a number of her race rivals from the Oaklawn stakes will meet again in Saturday’s Grade 3 Bayakoa S. for fillies and mares four years and older.
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Top trainers on Road to Kentucky Derby and their past Derby history
We take a look at some of the top Derby trainers and their horses to keep an eye on in upcoming Derby preps, as well as how those trainers have fared in past Kentucky Derby races.
Kentucky Derby
Oaklawn spot plays for Jan. 28, including Martha Washington and King Cotton Stakes
Before the Southwest Stakes (G3) crowns a champion along the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), Oaklawn Park will feature a pair of non-graded stakes, including the 1 1/16-mile Martha Washington for three-year-old fillies and the six-furlong King Cotton for four-year-olds and up.
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King Cotton Stakes exotics and field analysis for Oaklawn Jan. 28
Graded stakes hero Gunite will make his four-year-old debut in the $150,000 King Cotton S. at Oaklawn on Saturday.
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Astra Stakes exotics and field analysis for Santa Anita Jan. 21
A field of nine fillies and mares four years old and up will travel 1 1/2 miles over the Camino Real Turf Course in the $100,000 Astra S. at Santa Anita on Saturday.
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Lecomte exotics plays and All-Stakes Late Pick 3 for Fair Grounds Jan. 21
Below we offer exotics plays for the Lecomte Stakes along with a Late Pick 3 ticket covering Races 12-14, which includes the Silverbulletday S. and Louisiana S. (G3).
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American Beauty S. exotics and field analysis for Oaklawn Jan. 21
Six fillies and mares will sprint six furlongs on the Oaklawn dirt in the $150,000 American Beauty S. for females four years and older.
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Bolt d'Oro finishes 2022 as leading first-crop sire, Instant Coffee one to watch
Former graded-stakes winner Bolt d’Oro closed out 2022 atop the first-crop sire rankings based on progeny earnings, with 29 winners from 80 runners, including six stakes winners and three graded stakes heroes.
Pedigree
Gulfstream Spot Plays and Pick 3 with Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf and Sunshine Sprint
Gulfstream Park will host a pair of stakes on Saturday, including the one-mile Sunshine Filly and Mare Turf and the six-furlong Sunshine Sprint for Florida-bred four-year-olds and up.
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Fifth Season S. exotics plays and field analysis for Oaklawn Jan. 14
A competitive field of 10 will race one mile over the Oaklawn Park dirt in the $150,000 Fifth Season S. for four-year-olds and up.
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Spot plays and Pick 3 ticket for Gulfstream, including Dania Beach Stakes
Pilgrim S. (G2) hero Major Dude will kick off his three-year-old campaign in the Dania Beach S., while Todd Pletcher’s three-year-old filly Cairo Consort headlines the Ginger Brew S., both turf races on Gulfstream Park’s Saturday card.
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Pippin S. exotics plays and field analysis for Oaklawn Jan. 7
Ten older fillies and mares will race 1 1/16 miles over the Oaklawn dirt in the $150,000 Pippin Stakes for females four years old and up.
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Oaklawn Park spot plays and Pick 3 ticket for Dec. 17
The 5 1/2-furlong Poinsettia S. for fillies and mares and 1 1/8-mile Tinsel S. for three-year-olds and up highlight Oaklawn Park’s 10-race, holiday-themed Saturday card on Dec. 17.
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Tinsel S. field analysis and exotics plays for Oaklawn Park Dec. 17
A field of eight three-year-olds and older will compete in the 1 1/8-mile Tinsel S. at Oaklawn Park on Saturday.
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Tampa Bay Downs spot plays and Late Pick 3
Tampa Bay Downs features a pair of $100,000 stakes races on Saturday’s card.
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Maryland Juvenile S. field analysis and exotics plays
Seven two-year-olds will sprint seven furlongs at Laurel Park on Saturday in the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile S., headlined by undefeated Frosted colt Post Time.
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