How to Bet the Blue Grass Day All-Stakes Pick 4

Amy's Challenge winning the Dixie Belle Stakes - Coady Photography The first Saturday of the 2019 Keeneland spring meet is a typical stakes-packed card highlighted by the $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (gr. II), a major prep race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Blue Grass also serves as the last leg of an all-stakes Pick 4 that features large fields and 13,104 possible outcomes before scratches. It will be a difficult sequence to hit, but [...]

By |April 4th, 2019|Categories: Betting Tips, Betting Tips, RacingWire|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Backyard Heaven Looks Tough in Stephen Foster Handicap

Backyard Heaven winning the Alysheba Stakes (gr. III) - Coady Photography It’s certainly possible that someone could upset #6 Backyard Heaven in Saturday’s $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) going nine furlongs at Churchill Downs. But just because it’s possible doesn’t mean that it’s likely, and indeed, Backyard Heaven looks so good on paper that he’s been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite despite the fact that he’s facing a quality field of eight rivals. With just [...]

By |June 14th, 2018|Categories: Betting Tips, Breeders' Cup, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Thursday Early Pick 4 Analysis at Fair Grounds

by: Scott Shapiro Racing resumes at Fair Grounds on Thursday afternoon after a couple of dark days. The action includes an early Pick 4 starting in Race 2 that concludes with a low level maiden claimer over the main track in Race 5. Here are my thoughts on the sequence:   Race 2 EDIT: With the late scratch of my Very Elegant, I will now lean on #1 Red Hot Cherry as my top choice and single in the early [...]

By |February 22nd, 2018|Categories: Betting Tips, Betting Tips, Horses|Tags: , , , |
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Monomoy Girl Stands Out in Rachel Alexandra Stakes

Monomoy Girl winning the Rags to Riches Stakes at Churchill Downs - Coady Photography The $200,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes (gr. II) on Saturday at Fair Grounds is a pretty important stop on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. The 8.5-furlong event is the first Kentucky Oaks prep race to offer 50 qualification points to the winner, and in all likelihood those 50 points will go to #8 Monomoy Girl, who looks tough to beat as the clear 8-5 [...]

By |February 14th, 2018|Categories: Betting Tips, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Miss Mo Mentum Looks Tough in Hut Hut Stakes

Miss Mo Mentum winning an allowance race at Churchill Downs (Coady Photography) If you’re planning to play the stakes-filled Saturday card at Gulfstream Park, deciphering the first race is going to be important. After all, the first race—the one-mile Hut Hut Stakes—kicks off a Pick 5 comprised entirely of stakes races for two-year-olds, and since betting on lightly-raced juveniles can be a tricky proposition, it would be nice to start the day with a confident play. In looking [...]

By |December 8th, 2017|Categories: Betting Tips, Horses, Races, RacingWire, Thoroughbreds|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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Thanksgiving Marathon Challenge Round 1

The hits just keep on coming at bestbet Jacksonville as we gear up for yet another stakes event this coming Friday evening. The 2017 edition of the Thanksgiving Marathon Challenge should be a great race for everyone to watch, wager and win on. Loads of talent on tap and several newcomers, so you might even be able to get your longshot fix into the mix. On Monday evening, November 20th, we will run two qualifying races over the 770-yard course [...]

By |November 20th, 2017|Categories: Betting Tips, Greyhound, RacingWire|
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No Strikeout in OPD

On Saturday evening November 11th at bestbet Jacksonville the old tall tale was in full effect, except this time around, Mighty Casey DIDN’T strike out.  You see the finals of the 2017 $35,000 Orange Park Derby was set and ready to so in the 11th race on the card. The place was packed with patrons enjoying the second chance drawings and the dash for cash promotion, but there were here to see the best routers at the racetrack battle it [...]

By |November 16th, 2017|Categories: Greyhound, RacingWire|
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Semi-Finals Orange Park Derby

It’s the last chance to earn some points and a spot in the coveted finals of the 2017 $35,000 Orange Park Derby. Just 24 greyhounds remain, 3 races, and there are several that could earn their way into the mix with a big effort in the semi-finals. Let’s take a closer look at the races and see if we can get you cashing some tickets this weekend at bestbet Jacksonville. Orange Park Derby Semi-finals Saturday evening, November 4th, 2017 Race [...]

By |November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Betting Tips, Greyhound, RacingWire|
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Spreading It Around

Another round of the 2017 Orange Park Derby is in the books and the points got spread around even more as several unexpected greyhounds seized their opportunity with box to wire wins. Three of the four winners were not posted as favorites and that makes it extra interesting heading in the semi-final round races. Everyone left in the stakes is just a win out of the current top 8 spots, so this could turn into an eventful lead-up to the [...]

By |November 1st, 2017|Categories: Greyhound, RacingWire|
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Queeny Highlights Round 3

After round number two just one greyhound remains undefeated, Boc’s Queen Lady, which means that the points have spread out a bit for the remaining finalists. Several greyhounds now have a win in either round 1 or 2, and if they parlay that with a big-time effort here in the quarter-finals, they could position themselves well heading on throughout the stakes. Time for the 3 rounds of action. Thirty-four greyhounds remain, 4 races, each with a chance. Let’s see just [...]

By |October 30th, 2017|Categories: Betting Tips, Greyhound, RacingWire|
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