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Stakes jottings: Six contenders to watch on May 27
In studying the Saturday stakes, several contenders prompted note-taking. We’ll find out if any qualify as actionable intelligence or turn out to be merely random scribbling!
Racing
The Jury: Bets and fades for May 27
James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson are back with opinions and insight on the first half of the Memorial Day weekend.
Wagering
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 26
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Friday, May 26 at Gulfstream Park and Churchill Downs, along with tickets and horses to play in non-jackpot carryovers at Churchill and Pimlico.
Wagering
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for May 25, 2023
Jason looks back at his one experience buying a horse at a sale and the story of a horse named Eduardo.
Features
Exotics Plays for the 2023 Soaring Softly Stakes
A total of six three-year-old fillies will travel seven furlongs on the Belmont Park outer turf course in Saturday’s $175,000 Soaring Softly S. (G3).
Wagering
2023 Keertana S. exotics plays and field analysis
A field of 12 fillies and mares will race 1 1/2 miles on Churchill Downs’ turf in the $225,000 Keertana S. on Saturday.
Wagering
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Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 25
J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Churchill Downs, including tickets for the $4,239 Super High 5 carryover at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 25, 2023
Jason opens the show discussing some of the news of the day and talking about management in racing. He also looks ahead to some weekend racing at Churchill Downs.
Racing Podcast
Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch May 25-29
Selected features, stakes coverage and the never-ending TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch list (H2W) share keys to success in exotics, win, place and show payoffs.
Racing
Subtleties in race grades can produce lucrative payoffs
You might assume that a Grade 1 race is better than a Grade 2, and a Grade 2 is better than a Grade 3. That’s a good rule of thumb, but it doesn’t always hold true.
Racing
The case for being an occasional higher roller
Not everyone has the temperament to be a high roller, but on select occasions during the year it might help your bottom line to simply be a higher roller.
Wagering
Belmont Stakes Report: Forte, National Treasure head probables
The seven-horse Preakness field lacked pace, and National Treasure took advantage. Let's examine the probables for the third leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes on June 10.
Belmont Stakes
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 24
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, May 24 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with horses to single in the $1,953 Pick 6 carryover at Finger Lakes.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 24, 2023
Jason welcomes back Ed DeRosa to recap Ed's 2022 betting records. They discuss record keeping, changes in Ed's play, things he's learned, vertical wagers, and much more!
Racing Podcast
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Wednesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Racing Roundtable: 2023 Preakness edition
James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson reconvene to discuss 2023 Preakness weekend in this week's Racing Roundtable.
Preakness Stakes
Pedigree notebook: Johannesburg descendants strike gold at Pimlico
Former Coolmore/Ashford stallion Johannesburg, who was ultimately exported to Japan, factored in the pedigrees of several major winners during the Preakness (G1) festival.
Pedigree
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays of May 23
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, May 23 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, including a cold double wager.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 23, 2023
Jason opens the show talking about some racing and sports topics. Then we welcome in Chris Merz from Canterbury Park to talk about the upcoming summer season, his new job there, moving around in racing, and more!
Racing Podcast
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Tuesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Catching My Eye: Churchill Downs Saturday, May 20
Through the first three weeks of the spring meet, horses taking inside trips on the main track are struggling to hold on at Churchill Downs.
Analysis
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Monday, May 22
Dick Powell offers his picks and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem May 22, 2023
Jason looks back at some of his favorite happenings from Preakness weekend.
Features
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays May 22
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, May 22 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Presque Isle Downs, along with tickets for the $533 Super High 5 carryover at Louisiana Downs.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: May 22, 2023
Jason looks back at National Treasure's win in the Preakness Stakes as well as all the racing from Pimlico this past weekend.
Racing Podcast
Harness Weekly Update: $90 winner leads hit parade
High times with $90 top winner and 49% across the board; features pay off
Harness
The Science of Horse Racing: We're All Ears
Understanding the language of a horse’s ears as well as the impact of what they hear on their behavior can help us gain insight into our athletic partners on the track and off.
Racing
Belmont Park: Analyzing the $38,017 Pick 6 carryover
The Sunday card at Belmont Park brings a hefty $38,017 carryover in the $1 Pick 6. If you want to win a share of the non-jackpot prize pool, you’ll have to decipher a difficult sequence.
Wagering
Four takeaways from 2023 Preakness Stakes
For the fourth straight year, the Preakness (G1) winner did not run in the Kentucky Derby (G1).
Preakness Stakes
2023 Preakness Stakes winner: National Treasure (5-2) wins the 148th Preakness
A slow pace in a small field helped National Treasure spring a gate-to-wire upset in the 148th Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico.
Preakness Stakes
Tipsheet: 2023 Preakness Stakes
A total of eight three-year-olds will travel 1 3/16 miles over the Pimlico dirt in Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness S. (G1).
Preakness Stakes
Hanson: 2023 Preakness Day Spot Plays
As was the case for our Friday spot plays at Pimlico, we're leaning heavily on grass races for our action bets on Saturday's Preakness card. The 13-race Thoroughbred portion of the program begins at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Racing
Gulfstream Park: How to bet the $3,814 Super High 5 carryover
Want to start Preakness Day on a high note? Then check out Race 1 at Gulfstream Park (post time 12:50 p.m. ET), which features a $3,814 carryover in the $1 Super High 5.
Wagering
Post position success in the Preakness
Below we look at which gates have produced the most winners and examine which horses in the 2023 edition of the Preakness are most likely to succeed based on recent history at Pimlico.
Preakness Stakes
How Kentucky Derby Winners Have Fared in Preakness Stakes
The 13 Triple Crown winners captured both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness (G1) en route to the Belmont (G1), but that just scratches the surface of the impact of the Run for the Roses on the middle jewel.
Preakness Stakes
Scully: Late Pick 4 play on Preakness Day
The 148th running of the $1.5 million Preakness anchors a guaranteed $2 million Late Pick 4 at Pimlico, and I will take a swing at the sequence.
Preakness Stakes
How to bet the 2023 Mizdirection Stakes
A total of nine fillies and mares will travel 6 1/2 furlongs down the Hillside Turf Course in Saturday’s $100,000 Mizdirection S. at Santa Anita.
Wagering
Searching for value in the 2023 Louisville Stakes
A deep field of 11 turf marathoners will travel 1 1/2 miles on the Churchill Downs lawn in Saturday’s $225,000 Louisville S. (G3).
Wagering
Preakness: The best longshot to bet is Perform
If you’re a longshot player hoping to catch an upset in the second leg of the Triple Crown, there’s a viable option to pursue.
Racing
Preakness: Which new shooters can beat Mage?
If Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage is going to add Saturday’s $1.25 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico to his roster of victories, he’ll have to defeat seven new shooters who skipped the Derby.
Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Mage
It’s safe to say Mage hails from a family of Kentucky Derby veterans. His sire, grandsire, and dam sire all started in the Run for the Roses.
Kentucky Derby
Preakness Stakes Picks, Predictions and Odds for All Horses
Can Mage win the Preakness Stakes? Expert picks, predictions and Preakness Stakes odds ahead of the race for all horses
Preakness Stakes
2023 Preakness Stakes horses: trainers, jockeys, owners in the race
In the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6, 2023, Mage defeated a field of 18 horses and has returned to face a field of 7 horses in the Preakness Stakes.
Preakness Stakes
How to Bet the 2023 Paradise Creek Stakes
A talented field of nine sophomores will travel seven-eighths on the outer turf course at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $150,000 Paradise Creek S.
Wagering
The Jury: Bets and fades for May 20
Preakness Day at Pimlico is the focal point on Saturday, and James Scully, Vance Hanson, and Ashley Anderson oblige with their top plays there (and elsewhere) on a big afternoon of action.
Wagering
Betting the 2023 Preakness on different budgets
Handicapping Saturday’s $1.5 million Preakness (G1) at Pimlico should be considerably easier than handicapping the recently contested Kentucky Derby (G1).
Preakness Stakes
Six storylines for 2023 Preakness Stakes
The annual ritual of analyzing Kentucky Derby (G1) alumni versus new shooters in the Preakness (G1) has taken on a disproportionate twist in Saturday’s 148th running at Pimlico. Derby winner Mage is the only one advancing from the first Saturday in May to the middle jewel of the Triple Crown.
Racing
Scully: All-Stakes Pick 5 play at Pimlico Friday
Pimlico will offer six Pick 5s on Friday, including a special two-day wager, and the $300,000 Black-Eyed Susan (G2) for three-year-old fillies anchors an all-stakes Pick 5 sequence that begins in Race 9.
Wagering
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