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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Aug. 17
Dick Powell offers his pick and analysis for the Wednesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Why planning bets in advance can be helpful
There’s something to be said for structuring betting strategies close to post time, when race-day changes are known and the odds are clearer. But there are also benefits to planning your bets early.
Education
Racing Roundtable: Turf takeaways and two-year-olds
The Racing Roundtable reconvenes to talk Breeders' Cup implications from last weekend's big turf races and thoughts on some rising two-year-olds.
Features
Catching My Eye: Across the country Aug. 13-14
Below are a handful of runners who caught Kevin Kilroy's eye at Del Mar, Churchill Downs, and Ellis Park over the weekend.
Racing
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Aug. 16
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Tuesday, Aug. 16 at Colonial Downs and Presque Isle Downs, along with a live longshot to use in Presque Isle’s $2,067 Pick 5 carryover.
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Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: Aug. 16, 2022
Jason looks ahead to the big MATCH series card at Colonial Downs on Tuesday. Then we welcome in CEO of Assiniboia Downs Darren Dunn to talk about their racing season, his 40 years of working there, racing in Canada, and much more.
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Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Aug. 16
Dick Powell offers his pick and analysis for the Tuesday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
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Colonial Downs stakes spot plays for Aug. 16
Four stakes races each carrying a purse of $150,000 comprise Tuesday's nine-race card at Colonial Downs.
Wagering
Breeders' Cup International Scouting Report: Siskin
An unbeaten 2-year-old who progressed into a classic winner, Juddmonte homebred Siskin has outstanding credentials in this career finale.
Breeders Cup
Hanson: Spot Plays for Day 1 of Ebor Festival at York Aug. 17
The final major English racing fixture of the summer takes place this week at York, which presents its four-day Ebor Festival from Wednesday through Saturday.
International
Breeders' Cup Roundup: Aug. 15, 2022
Time flies when you’re having fun. The 2022 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland is less than three months away, which means it’s time to resume our annual Breeders’ Cup Roundup series.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Aug. 15, 2022
Jason writes about some smaller barns winning big races this weekend.
Racing
Presque Isle Downs Selections and Analysis for Aug. 15
Dick Powell offers his pick and analysis for the Monday racing card at Presque Isle Downs.
Wagering
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Aug. 15
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday at Presque Isle Downs and Assiniboia Downs, along with tickets for the $531 Pick 5 carryover at Horseshoe Indianapolis.
Racing
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: Aug. 15, 2022
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing, including the big Saratoga Saturday featuring a pair of graded events. He also looks back at the Arlington Million at Churchill as well as some Del Mar weekend racing.
Racing
Harness Weekly Update: $50 place payoff among 52% in the money
$50 place payoff tops H2W with 52% in the money. Feature hits, too.
Racing
Gulfstream Park: How to bet the $3,145 Super High 5 carryover
The opening race on Sunday at Gulfstream Park might not be the highlight from a sporting perspective, but the fact it boasts a $3,145 Super High 5 carryover makes it appealing for bettors.
Racing
True Crime in Horse Racing: Hawthorne on Fire
When a devastating fire hit Hawthorne in 1978, attention immediately turned to what – and who – could have caused the blaze and why.
Features
The 10 Best Races in Australia
Here is a look at 10 of the best races in Australia, in chronological order.
History
How to bet the 2022 Ellis Park Derby
The finale on a stakes-laden Ellis Park card on Sunday is the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby, a one-mile event for three-year-olds.
Racing
Gulfstream Park: Horses to bet in the mandatory-payout $311,589 Rainbow Pick 6
A $311,589 Rainbow Pick 6 carryover is scheduled for mandatory payout on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The final pool for the 20-cent wager is expected to exceed $2 million.
Racing
Scully: Pick 3 play at Churchill Downs on Arlington Million Day
A pair of Grade 1 turf events, the $1 million Arlington Million (G1) and $500,000 Beverly D. (G1) for distaffers, highlight a special one-day August program at Churchill Downs Saturday. I'll take a swing at the Late Pick 3.
Wagering
Betting Strategies: Live Money Tournament Advice from Matt Miller
Winner of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge, Matt Miller knows what it takes to formulate a winning live money tournament game plan.
Racing
The Jury: Bets and fades for Aug. 13
Two Grade 1 grass tests on a special Churchill Downs card tops this weekend's national racing scene.
Wagering
Value Plays for the 2022 Ellis Park Debutante
An overflow field of two-year-old fillies will jaunt seven furlongs in Sunday’s $125,000 Ellis Park Debutante.
Racing
Canterbury Park Late Pick 3 for Aug. 13
Below we look at the win contenders for Saturday's Minnesota Derby and Oaks at Canterbury Park, then build a Pick 3 ticket that includes the final race of the evening.
Racing
Betting With, and Against, Super Quick in the Groupie Doll Stakes
A total of 11 fillies and mares will travel one-mile on the Ellis Park dirt in Sunday’s $125,000 Groupie Doll S.
Racing
Beverly D. international scouting report: Lily Pond
One year after Aidan O’Brien finally won his first Beverly D. (G1), the master of Ballydoyle bids to make it two in a row.
International
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Aug. 12
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares $75 worth of picks and plays for Friday, Aug. 5 at Saratoga and Del Mar, along with a ticket for the $56,630 Pick 5 carryover at Ellis Park.
Racing
How to bet the 2022 Saratoga Special Stakes
The exciting #4 Gulfport (4-5) will aim to make it three straight to kickstart his career in Saturday’s $200,000 Saratoga Special S.
Racing
How to bet the 2022 Fourstardave Handicap
A compact field of five will travel one-mile on the Saratoga inner turf course in Saturday’s $500,000 Fourstardave H. (G1).
Racing
How to bet the 2022 Sorrento Stakes
A most intriguing field of six two-year-old fillies will go postward in Saturday’s $200,000 Sorrento S. (G2) at Del Mar.
Racing
Sydney Preview August 12: Sebonack to show Golden Rose credentials
Sebonack can show that he’s a genuine contender for next month’s Golden Rose (G1) in the Smithfield RSL Rosebud on Friday.
International
How to bet the 2022 Beverly D. Stakes
Five fillies and mares will vie in Saturday’s $500,000 Beverly D. S. (G1) at Churchill Downs.
Racing
First-Crop Sires 2022: Justify
Writing the stallion marketing script for Justify’s first season in 2019 wouldn’t have been the toughest task in Thoroughbred breeding.
Features
Betting With, and Against, Smooth Like Strait in the Arlington Million Stakes
A total of nine horses will go postward in Saturday’s $1 million Arlington Million S. (G1) at Churchill Downs.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Aug. 11, 2022
Jason discusses this weekend's Longacres Mile and looks back at some of his favorite editions of this race.
Features
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Aug. 11, 2022
Jason looks ahead to the weekend of racing including the Arlington Million card at Churchill Downs. He also talks about the Saratoga Saturday card, Del Mar, and the Longacres Mile!
Racing Podcast
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Aug. 11
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Aug. 11 at Delaware Park, Horseshoe Indianapolis, and Saratoga, including a pair of trifectas.
Racing
Harness Preview: Dan Patch Picks and Horses for August 11-15
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.
Harness
Looking for value in the Lady Tak S.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps the same can be said of horse racing betting value.
Wagering
Opposing a vulnerable favorite in the Fort Larned S.
The inaugural running of Saturday’s $200,000 Fort Larned S. at Churchill Downs has drawn a competitive field of seven horses, and it appears enticing payoffs could be in the offing.
Wagering
Catching My Eye: Chad Brown fillies Sunday at Saratoga
Below are a handful of Chad Brown fillies who caught Kevin Kilroy's eye at Saratoga over the weekend.
Analysis
Evangeline Downs Pick 5 for Aug. 10: Finding the separation race
Looking over a sequence to see if you want to invest the time and money into playing it, it’s important to find a separation race — a spot where you have an opinion on which horses will be on most tickets, and you can make a good case for a horse(s) who will not.
Wagering
3 ways to maximize value betting against favorites
Betting favorites isn’t the worst strategy in horse racing, but they lose more often than not. If you can find the right horse(s) to play in place of a favorite, you’re in line for lucrative payoffs.
Education
Keeler Johnson's picks and plays Aug. 10
Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday at Colonial Downs, Presque Isle Downs, and Saratoga, along with a horse to single in the $1,014 Pick 5 carryover at Presque Isle.
Wagering
How to play the Aug. 10 Assiniboia Downs Pick 5, starting with the Graduation S.
Below we offer a brief field analysis of the Graduation S. on Assiniboia Downs' Wednesday card and provide a Pick 5 ticket covering Races 3 through 7.
Wagering
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast: Aug. 10, 2022
Jason opens the show looking back at yesterday's big Pick 5 sequence at Colonial Downs. Then he welcomes in Colonial Downs Track Surfaces Superintendent Harrison Young to talk about maintaining turf and dirt courses, rail settings, fighting track bias, and more!
Racing Podcast
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