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4.26.2024:

1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Friday, April 26, 2024

EXTRA INCENTIVES April $20K Sweepstakes | win up to a $1,000 betting voucher TOURNAMENT TIME $40 Keeneland Feeder | details $40 Santa Anita Feeder | detailsSCHEDULE NOTES Preakness Future Wager Pool 2 | opens today through May 4 | Scott Shapiro PicksKeeneland | closing day of Spring Meet (mandatory payouts) NOTABLE CARRYOVERS Pick 5 | $12,280 | Laurel | begins Race 5 | 2:20 pm ET Pick 6 | $15,144 | Aqueduct | begins Race 3 | 2:23 pm ET Jackpot Pick 6 | $286,080 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 4 | 2:46 pm ET | Saturday will be mandatory payout Mandatory Payout Super Hi 5 | $27,787 | Keeneland | Race 10 | 5:09 pm ET Pick 5 | $53,349 | Charles Town | begins Race 4 | 8:32 pm ET 1/ST BET AI MOST LIKELY CHARLES TOWN PICK 5 CARRYOVER WINNER Charles Town | Race 7 | 10:02 pm ET | #5 Juba’s Hat Trick (30%) KEY RACES Keeneland | Race 8 | 4:07 pm ET | Bewitch Stakes | featuring War Like Goddess’ bid to win 4th straight Bewitch LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX Tampa Bay Downs | Race 5 | 2:38 pm ET Laurel | Race 7 | 3:23 pm ET Aqueduct | Race 5 | 3:29 pm ET TRAINERS TO WATCH Phil D’Amato | Santa Anita | 5 of 7 entrants 3-1 or less morning line DID YOU SEE? Yesterday | Aqueduct | jockey Manny Franco | 3 wins, 3 seconds from 8 mounts PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM Jeff Siegel: What You Need to Know + Prime Plays Video – Santa Anita | Friday, April 26, 2024 Frank Carulli: Keeneland Late Pick 4 Analysis | Friday, April 26, 2024 Jon White: Kentucky Derby Updates + Preakness Future Wager Pool 2 Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer Friday best bets available in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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4.26.2024:

Scott Shapiro: Churchill Downs Full-Card Analysis | Saturday, April 27, 2024

Saturday is Opening Night at Churchill Downs with just one week until the Kentucky Derby. Let’s get off to a strong start to the spring in Louisville! Grade Descriptions: Grade A=Highest degree of confidence; Grade B=Solid Play. Grade C=Least preferred or pass; Grade X=probable winner but likely at odds too short to play. Race 1: Grade: C Main Ticket: 1 Epimythium; 2 One for Richie Backups: 7 Leader of Men; 8- Shortlist Forecast: The pace should be honest in the opener given the presence of #3 Dreaming of Smarty and #5 Spycraft. This should set things up for a runner from off the pace. #7 Leader of Men and #8 Shortlist are the ones likeliest to take serious public support on the cutback to 1-turn, but neither are trustworthy at relatively short prices. #2 One for Richie should get a pocket trip and has tons of races to go back to, but has not won in ages. #1 Epimythium should also get a good trip on the turnback. He has not raced over a fast main track since 2021 and probably prefers turf or the all-weather, but the value should be there to take a shot. Race 2: Grade: C+ Main Ticket: 6 Barnaby Backups: 3 Beer With Ice Forecast: There is a serious lack of legitimate one-turn speed in this $10K conditional claimer at one mile. #3 Beer With Ice might have enough early zip to make the lead versus this bunch, but he does cutback from a two-turn event at Fair Grounds where he went off at 36-1 for the high percentage Chris Hartman barn. He is capable, but I prefer the class dropper #6 Barnaby. The Tom Amoss trainee attracts Tyler Gaffalione and should be right off the hip of Beer With Ice in the early going. The others are likely to have much to do late given the probable race shape. Race 3: Grade: B- Main Ticket: 5 Evie’s Encore Backups: 4 Classic Performer; 3 Thestral Forecast: #2 Little Blaze is listed as the 3-1-morning line favorite by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia, but she is worth taking a stand against. The daughter of Will Take Charge is unlikely to have things easy on the front end and has failed the public at odds-on in 2 of her last 3 tries. #5 Evie’s Encore is the one most likely to take advantage of a contentious pace. She has had things her way at Oaklawn in her last two starts, but I am not going to hold that against her too much. She appears to have turned a corner since being claimed by Chris Hartman. Race 4: Grade: B+ Main Ticket: 10 Smokin’ Jay Backups: 9 Outadore Forecast: Like many five-furlong turf dashes, this second-level allowance event has a plethora of runners that want to be on or near the lead. 7-5-favorite #9 Outadore is one of those that does his best running on the front end, but he does at least draw outside the other speeds giving Abel Cedillo some options out of the gate. The six-year-old gelding clearly has soundness issues, but is 8 for 16 in his career and 4 for 6 over the lawn. He is tough to toss, but #10 Smokin’ Jay is the better wager if he is anywhere near his 8-1-morning line offering. He ran second in his only start over this course and will appreciate a hot pace to run at. Race 5: Grade: C Main Ticket: 6 Chryso Alogo; 5 Crafted Backups: 1 Spanish Wells; 2 Bledsoe; 8 Saint Peter’s Bay Forecast: They move back to the main track for the start of the Derby City 6 where once again we should see a contentious early pace in this 6.5-furlong dash over the main track. That said, this could be a race where one of the speeds is able to take heat early and still get to the wire first. I am not creative and lack a strong opinion, but #6 Chryso Alogo has a huge chance dropping in class and cutting back for Jack Sisterson, as does #5 Crafted who gets serious class relief for North America’s all-time leading trainer. Race 6: Grade: C Main Ticket: 10 Falcon Quest; 1 Coal Boss Backups: 7 Cashmeup Forecast: #7 Cashmeup is the 3-1-morning line favorite off of a near miss as the public choice at Turfway Park in mid-February. He got off to a slow start and was caught wide on the far turn and into the lane giving him a legitimate excuse for coming up a bit short. However, he is hard to get excited about at his likely off odds. Same is true of the entire group, but I prefer #10 Falcon Quest who gets blinkers and drops massively in class for Mark Simms, Jr. and #1 Coal Boss who has had 15 chances, but gets Tyler Gaffalione and blinkers back on for Greg Foley. Race 7: Grade: B+ Main Ticket: 9 Killshave Beauty; 3 La Pachanga; 10 Robin Sage Backups: None Forecast: I am looking forward to trying to beat #4 Hola Gata in the horizontals in this first-level allowance event over the sod. The Chad Brown filly is likely to take a lot of money coming in off of 3 straight runner-up efforts and should get a favorable race shape for high profile connections. She is highly likely to hit the board, but has proven to be a bit camera shy losing four photos by a neck or less. I also am willing to toss #2 Tituba who is going to have to work early with other speed signed on and #8 Hay Stack who also has shown an affinity for running second. #9 Killshave Beauty has not raced since a wire-to-wire debut score last October, but comes in off a long series of drills at Keeneland and did not appear to be a need the lead type. She has the most upside in the field. #3 La Pachanga has failed to run fast enough yet to beat this group and has not lived up to her $450,000 price tag, but comes in fresh and might try new tactics with Joel Rosario aboard for the initial time. They will both be on my late Pick 4 ticket, as well as longshot #10 Robin Sage who makes her first start of the year for Robby Medina. Race 8: Grade: C+ Main Ticket: 8 Queen of the Rodeo; 11 Foreseen Backups: 1 Just Basking Forecast: These 1 � miles maiden races at Churchill often prove to be staggerfests to the wire. That certainly could be the case here where #4 Heart Headed Woman and #5 Mystical Chant should keep each other honest in the early going after both having several chances going shorter against similar competition. #1 Just Basking has shown the ability to finish in both of her first two tries, but got a favorable setup last out and is all but certain to get over bet with a pair of in the money efforts to commence her career. #8 Queen of the Rodeo is one I will definitely include. She has not raced since her debut over a year ago, but got off to a poor start in that lone try and really had no shot in a race where the front runners dominated things from start-to-finish. #11 Foreseen makes sense as well on the stretch out for Rusty Arnold after finishing second at Keeneland just ten days ago. I take it as a positive that the veteran conditioner is willing to wheel this filly back quickly. Race 9: Grade: A- Main Ticket: 4 Positano Sunset; 10 Condensation Backups: 3 Speedy Traveler; 5 Zeitlos Forecast: The first stakes race of the year in Louisville is a fun one with several ways to go. #6 Dazzling Blue makes her initial start as a four-year-old for the Brad Cox barn. The Into Mischief filly rattled off 3 consecutive victories to kick off her career before putting forth a lifetime best effort in defeat to Maple Leaf Mel in the Victory Ride. She was not the same in her two starts after the huge performance in New York. She can win, but it will be at a price I am not willing to take. #3 Speedy Traveler is one of those with early gas to her inside and enters the Roxelana a perfect 3 for 3 for Phil Bauer. This barn won at a ridiculous clip at Churchill in 2023 and is hard to completely toss despite drawing between the other potential speeds. #5 Zeitlos put in a clunker in the Matron at Oaklawn, but has done little wrong outside of that and should benefit from the likely race shape. #8 Condensation is a must use. The Frosted filly has been freshened up after a third-place finish in a non-graded stake in Arkansas. She is 3 for 4 over this surface and can spring the upset if able to get back to her September 17th, 2023 performance where she got a similar trip as I expect her to in here. #4 Positano Sunset is the one I am most intrigued by. The Ian Wilkes trainee finished off her three-year-old campaign with a pair of victories and should be rolling late at a big price under Julien Leparoux. At 8-1 or higher, I will running to the window. Race 10: Grade: Main Ticket: 5 Galadini; 4 Tammy’s Cruiser Backups: 3 Starcourt; 9 Rubia; 10 Argan Forecast: #3 Starcourt was caught wide in her debut at Turfway Park on Ruby Day, but did not show all that much either. Expect the Enticed filly to take a lot of public support with Luis Saez riding for Cherie DeVaux. If she gets bet down below 7-2, I will toss, but horizontally speaking she is probably worth including. #4 Tammy’s Cruiser rode a good rail in her first try on dirt at Keeneland over a speed favoring racetrack. She has every right to move forward on the drop. #5 Galadini moves up in class in her first start off the claim for Chris Hartman who clicks at 27% over a recent 164 start sample size. #9 Rubia and #10 Argan get some class relief and would not surprise. Good luck!

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4.26.2024:

Jeff Siegel: What You Need to Know + Prime Plays Video - Santa Anita | Friday, April 26, 2024

Specifically designed for the rolling exotic player, Jeff Siegel’s “What You Need to Know” isolates those horses that should be included in daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and the pick-6. * The selections are posted at 6:00 a.m. and updated later in the morning to reflect late scratches and changes (approximately 10:30 a.m.). For additional commentary, follow us on twitter @jsiegelracing. * * Grade Descriptions: Grade A=Highest degree of confidence; Grade B=Solid Play. Grade C=Least preferred or pass; Grade X=probable winner but likely at odds too short to play. View Jeff Siegel’s Prime Plays Videos ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 1: Post: 1:00 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 3-Moment’s Pleasure; 4-I’llhaveanotherkiss Backups/savers: 1-Marinas Tina. Forecast: Moment’s Pleasure was a bit green early but found extra energy in the final furlong before graduating in game style sprinting over the local lawn in her first outing since August. She galloped out well to provide expectation that today’s added distance can be within her range, and with any kind of forward move the daughter of Clubhouse Ride should be capable of successfully standing this raise in class. Her numbers are rising, and the pace projection says she might be able to inherit a good pace pressing trip. Illhaveanotherkiss stretches out again after finishing a solid runner-up in a Hillside dash facing first level allowance ranks. She’s entered for $50,000, suspiciously so, but on pure numbers she’s competitive, though a mile so far has proven to be a bit out of her range. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 2: Post: 1:30 PT Grade: A- Main Ticket: 5-Mr. Leasure Backups/savers: none. Forecast: Mr. Leasure has been away since November but returns in a $50,000 maiden claimer as a first time Lasix user and a first time gelding for a barn that has solid stats with layoff runners, so in a modest affair we’re expecting the son of Distorted Humor to have no difficulty handling this assignment. The Doug O’Neill-trained sophomore has looked quite good in his recent comeback drills and in a field lacking speed he should find himself on or near the lead throughout. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 3: Post: 2:03 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 8-Belly Up Backups/savers: 5-Forty Niner Gold; 7-Please Focus. Forecast: Belly Up is a sharp Bay Area invader fresh from a career top effort when second in a fast, productive first level allowance sprint in early January. A recent healthy work tab should have him fit and ready for his high percentage outfit. The son of Into Mischief is unproven on grass but his good Tapeta form at Golden Gate Fields gives hope that the surface switch won’t be an issue. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 4: Post: 2:33 PT Grade: B+ Main Ticket: 2-Dorita Rose Backups/savers: none. Forecast: Donita Rose improved her Beyer speed figure by 20 points in her second career start but had to settle second behind razor sharp runaway next out winner Whimsical Heir while well clear of next out winner Ryder’s Candy in a fast, highly rated and productive race at this level. She gets a major jockey switch to Juan Hernandez, shows three easy breezes at San Lis Rey Downs to tick her over, and is a logical rolling exotic single. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 5: Post: 3:04 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 4-Rostovsky Backups/savers: 7-Uncle Reg. Forecast: The first timer Rostovsky caught the eye in company with recent debut maiden special weight winner Jane Austin in a gate drill March 25 and more than held his own while stride-for-stride throughout. The Liam’s Map gelding is realistically spotted by a barn that strikes at 23% with a considerable flat bet profit with debut runners, so in an open grass grab bag for maiden $50,000 turf sprinters the M. Glatt-trained sophomore should be a very live item. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 6: Post: 3:35 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 6-Parenting; 10-Santarena. Backups/savers: none. Forecast: Here’s a salty maiden special weight sprint with several highly promising entrants, and it should take a very good colt to win it. Parenting, a first time starter by Justify, breezed in :10 flat before bringing $750,000 through the ring at the 2023 OBS April sale but it’s taken a year for the B. Baffert-trained colt to make it to the races. Recent workouts indicate he is loaded with talent and should have him plenty fit for a top effort first crack out of the box. A bullet :59 flat gate work (fastest of 47) was accomplished without company and sans urging, so this looks like an excellent prospect capable of winning at first asking. Santarena displayed plenty of speed in his first two outings, both of which earned stronger than par speed figures. Second in his most recent outing while well clear of the rest, the son of Omaha Beach has an experience edge over our top pick that could make a winning difference. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 7: Post: 4:06 PT Grade: B Main Ticket: 2-Lunar Impact Backups/savers: 4-Speed Lane; 5-Leisurewear (Ire). Forecast: Lunar Impact stayed on gamely when a close fourth in the much tougher Wishing Well Stakes down the Hillside Course last time out and stretches out again today to a distance she’s proven she can handle. Against this considerably lesser field, the English-bred filly projects to enjoy an ideal pace stalking/pressing trip and then have every chance when the pressure is turned on from the quarter pole home. She is reunited with “win rider” L. Dettori and is solid in the speed figurer department. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 8: Post: 4:37 PT Grade: B Main ticket: 6-Sugar Fish; 2-Fayette Fox. Backups/savers: none. Forecast: Sugar Fish demolished a modest field in a high priced maiden claiming extended sprint last month while earning a career top speed figure and today stretches out around two turns for the first time to a distance she’s certainly bred to handle. We’re expecting the J. Mullins-trained sophomore filly to settle early and tag the leaders late. Fayette Fox was a bit rusty when a steady third sprinting at this level in her first outing in more than a year. She’s proven to be effective routing, so with that tightener under her belt the V. Cerin-trained filly should be primed for a significant forward move. Top pilot J. Hernandez rides her back and should have her in an ideal, second flight early position, ready to pounce. ______________________________________________________________________________ RACE 9: Post: 5:08 PT Grade: B+ Main ticket: 4-Zafiro Anejo Backups/savers: none. Forecast: Zafiro Anejo was given a very easy run in his first start since his debut in the spring of 2022 in Kentucky and didn’t run badly at all in a turf sprint at this level, settling off the pace and then winding up third, beaten less than five lengths without being knocked about. We’re expecting a much more serious effort today from the son of Kantharos, who continues to train like a decent type and one that should enjoy the stretch out in trip. Low percentage connections notwithstanding, there’s a good gamble available in a what looks to be a below average field for maiden $50,000.

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4.26.2024:

Al Cimaglia: Cal Expo Pick 4 Analysis | Friday, April 26, 2024

Cal Expo has a 9-race card with the 0.20 Pick 4 starting in Race 6. The sequence has a $25,000 guaranteed pool with a 16% takeout, and it will be my focus. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track. Race 6 (8:25 PM PST) 1-Dance Traveler (7/2)-Had a tough trip in last and was wide much of the mile. Was run into by #6-Jeremy's Alibi who bumped into Lemoyne Svendsen's back. Probably didn't cost the win but didn't help. Should be a player but could be over bet. 4-Bobs Time (12-1)-This TM level will be a test, but the price shot could benefit from a suck-around trip. Knows how to pass foes but needs to be in position to catch the leaders at the top of the lane. 5-Myartblongstorock (5/2)-The Tremblay entry doesn't win often, and Luke Plano will be in the bike tonight. This pilot has one good move to use and knows when to push the button. Needs a ground saving trip as well and could be in the hunt with a sharp steer. Race 7 (8:45 PM PST) 1-Outlawnothnbutsmrt (6-1)-Rolled the back half in 54.3 to get up in time at the wire. Starts inside again and could double up if Rene Goulet is racing at the top of the stack by the last turn. 7-Its Pointless (8-1)-Going to fade the morning line chalk #5-Handsome Harvey who will be a small price and broke last race. The 7-year-old hasn't raced since 4-24-22 but has put in 2 nice qualifiers at CalX. Using a fresh horse and will hope the program odds holds up. 8-Allmyx'sliventexas (3-1)-Comes of a flat effort and the post draw should help the price. Shouldn't feel out of place facing this bunch and will look for a strong bounce back effort. Race 8 (9:05 PM PST) 4-Contempory Legend (9/5)-Beaten odds-on chalk is not a lock but is a main threat if comes with a big try. Won 2 back with a sharp drive by James Kennedy and should be there at the wire with the same type of trip. 7-Some Playa (3-1)-Plano could have the pedal down as there isn't a lot of gate speed in this field. Like the rest, needs the right trip. Could be tough to catch if gets the top without burning much gas. Race 9 (9:25 PM PST) 3-Midnight Zen (5-1)-Has left from the outside in the last 2 starts and did land on top but faded down the lane. Slides in a few slots and maybe the post relief will make a winning difference. 4-Changing Colors (10-1)-Has been in the mix versus better and the drop makes this mare a threat for a picture. Should be racing on top or close to it when the wings fold. 0.20 Pick 4 1,4,5/1,7,8/4,7/3,4 Total Bet=$7.20 Check me out on Twitter!

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4.25.2024:

Scott Shapiro: Preakness Future Wager Analysis

The Preakness Stakes Future Wager Pool 2 opens Friday at noon eastern and closes shortly before they head to the post for the 150th Kentucky Derby. The pool offers horseplayers 31 individual entries, as well as an "all others" field option listed at 20-1 on the morning line. While the obvious goal in wagering on futures is to cash winning tickets, the real long-term goal is getting your money in good. In other words, you want to make bets that will offer greater value than the parimutuel price when the horse breaks from the starting gate. When I look at some of the shorter-priced entries in Future Pool 2 competing in the Kentucky Derby, it is pretty simple. If they win the first leg of the Triple Crown, they will be a shorter price come Preakness Day than when Future Pool 2 closes. If they do not win, they are less likely to run on May 18. Trainers like Todd Pletcher, Chad Brown and Brad Cox amongst others have rarely pushed their horses onto Baltimore after defeat in Louisville in recent years, a turnaround once treated as common. In the rarest of cases, the connections have even opted not to run in the Preakness off of a Derby victory (Rich Strike in 2022). Knowing this makes it difficult to get excited about placing a Preakness Future Wager on Fierceness, Sierra Leone, Catching Freedom and Just a Touch. Cox-trained Encino definitely would be tough to see in Baltimore if he runs in Louisville since he raced in mid-April at Keeneland. There's still some discussion he could await the Preakness. One Derby starter that caught my eye was Forever Young. The Japanese import is a “B” for me in the Run for the Roses, but if he wins, he is going to be a far shorter price at Pimlico. Not only will the top-tier Cox and Pletcher runners likely skip the Preakness, but it will be a massive international news story likely to deflate the Japanese import’s price even more. He is the lone Derby starter I have interest in betting in Future Wager Pool 2, especially if he is below 10-1 or so in the hours leading up to the Derby and at least his morning line price (15-1) in the Preakness Future Pool 2. In terms of those not competing in Louisville, the obvious question is: How to handle Muth? Assuming the Bob Baffert trainee makes the race, it seems very unlikely he will go off much higher than his 3-1 morning line Futures offering. If one of the top contenders in the Kentucky Derby win and run a big number, he could be second choice in the Preakness. If anyone 15-1 or higher wins, Muth is very likely to go off the public choice in Baltimore. I am not jumping in on Muth in Pool 2, but if you think he is the most talented three-year-old colt in the country, I would not fault you for swallowing chalk. My favorite wager in Future Wager Pool 2 is Tuscan Gold. His trainer Chad Brown has won the Preakness twice, both with runners (Cloud Computing and Early Voting) who did not participate in the Kentucky Derby. Plus, I really like this Medaglia d’Oro colt’s last two races, particularly his third-place effort in the Louisiana Derby when he was caught wide throughout. His price at the Preakness starting gate will depend on the Derby result, but I see very few scenarios where he will not offer solid value in this Preakness Futures market. The Derby will get all the attention come next Saturday, but do not forget to place those Preakness Future Pool 2 wagers. There is very likely value to be found! Meet the Contenders for Preakness Future Wager Pool 2 here.

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4.25.2024:

Frank Carulli: Keeneland Closing Day Late Pick 4 Analysis | Friday, April 26, 2024

There are more than 20,000 combinations for the Keeneland Late Pick 4 this Friday if the fields remain intact. It makes the 50-cent wager extremely difficult, yet extremely tempting to play. Here’s a closer look: KEE 7th race (3:36 p.m. EST) -- ALCOVE worked in :59-1/5 from the gate for the red-hot barn of trainer Brad Cox, earning morning-line favoritism in this crowded MSW sprint. But with five first-time starters and several others having shown ability at different tracks, it’s an ‘ALL’ punch in the opening leg. KEE 8th race (4:07 p.m. EST) -- Where does one begin to describe WAR LIKE GODDESS’s greatness? She earned $2.5 million, won two Grade 1 stakes against the boys, seeks her fourth consecutive victory in the Grade 3 Bewitch today and third straight off a five-month layoff. She’s 7-for-11 at 1-1/2 miles with wins on firm, good and yielding turf courses around the country and overcame half-mile fractions of :51-2/5 or slower three times with her powerful late kick. She (pictured above) reduces today’s Pick 4 to a Pick 3 for most. KEE 9th race (4:38 p.m. EST) -- MUCHO MACHO GIRL won her last two non-stakes races by a combined 10-1/4 lengths. She has enough speed to make the lead from post 11 and has proven capable of stalking the pace if the likes of HAPPY SOUL and PRINCESS ADALEIGH blast off the gate. She has never run 7F but her sire, Mucho Macho Man, was a multiple Grade 1 winner going a route of ground and her dam, Tacit Approval, used her speed on the stretch-out in distance to go 7/1-1-3 at one mile. ROYAL SPA moves up if the pace is hot. She left too much work to do after a slow start in her most recent race; however, she made a last-to-2nd move on a muddy Oaklawn Park track two starts ago to finish behind 1-to-5 winner Alva Starr, who came back to win the Grade 1 Madison at Keeneland. KEE 10th race (5:09 p.m. EST) -- CATCH A WAVE swung 4-wide at the top of the stretch and caught the co-favorite to win in his debut for trainer Chad Brown, whose winners repeat 23 percent of the time. ROSE COLLECTOR, a sweeping 3-wide winner in a debut upset on the Monmouth Park lawn, dueled inside to upper stretch in a stakes race last out before several closers passed by. He gets Lasix and is one of many double-digit price plays to use in the final leg of the ticket. GEEWURZTRAMINER is another one as he is working up a storm for his first grass test, showing bullets at three different tracks. His Grade 1-winning sire, Collected, won his debut on the turf and ran second in a follow-up Grade 3 route. TEAM CAPTAIN rallied late to get beat 2 lengths by the 4-to-5 favorite and he appears rounding to another good effort if he can negotiate post 11. DOMINGO got up to win in a 1-1/8-mile grass race that produced 0-for-8 follow-up efforts, but he gets more ground to cover and breezed in a minute flat on the main track to get ready. Suggested 50-Cent Ticket KEE 7th Race: ALL KEE 8th Race: 6 KEE 9th Race: 5, 11 KEE 10th Race: 2, 5, 6, 8, 11 Cost for 50-cent ticket: $60

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4.25.2024:

1/ST BET AI Picks: Keeneland's $286K Pick 6 Carryover | Thursday, April 25, 2024

Keeneland has a two-day carryover in the pick 6 which has grown to $286,370. The $1 minimum wager will be contested over Races 4-9 on the card for Day 15 of 16 at the Spring Meet. To assist your handicapping, selections provided by the 1/ST BET app measure each contender against the 10 leading factors for each race. The 1/ST BET app looks at 52 handicapping factors and more than 200,000 past races to determine its AI selections. You can use the automated handicapping factors, or create your own factor filters to incorporate angles you prefer. Full-card selections can be found in the 1/ST BET app. Race 4 #5 Frosted Diamond (23% Win Projection) #4 Riviere (16% Win Projection) Race 5 #9 Champagne Juan (23% Win Projection) #10 True Quality (14% Win Projection) #1 Brees (12% Win Projection) Race 6 #5 Dr. Kringle (27% Win Projection) #2 JR’s Gift (17% Win Projection) #3 Brown Liquor Man (15% Win Projection) #1 York Tavern (14% Win Projection) Race 7 #6 Angkor (27% Win Projection) Potential single, also consider #5 Condemn (15% Win Projection), #7 Bourbon Heist (13% Win Projection), #2 Blue Kentucky (13% Win Projection), #4 Eye Witness (11% Win Projection). Race 8 #2 Raining Sugar (16% Win Projection) #9 Royal Wintour (15% Win Projection) Deeper tickets consider: #9 Style Points (9% Win Projection), #4 Hello Hollywood (9% Win Projection), #3 Kamikaze Umagi (9% Win Projection) Race 9 #10 Plum Tricky (15% Win Projection) #9 Same Old Fears (12% Win Projection) Rest of field between 5-9% with no separation, consider include additional support with first-time starters that don’t represent well in the algorithm’s data.

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