This week marks the latest installment of a new series on America’s Best Racing, the Beginner’s Bet of the Week sponsored by NYRA Bets. Each week, this blog will explore a new type of bet by explaining exactly what it is, how best to use that bet, and by putting the wager into practice in a race.
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Top Win Contenders in Bessarabian Stakes
The $175,000, Grade 2 Bessarabian Stakes Saturday brings together a strong field of nine fillies and mares running seven furlongs on the all-weather Tapeta surface at Woodbine. All of them finished third or better in their most recent races, with five emerging victorious in those starts over the past two months.
Kentucky Derby Futures: Dusting Off the Crystal Ball for Another Exciting Season
The 38th Breeders’ Cup World Championships is in the books and, although the racing calendar through the rest of 2021 will be less stocked with big-time races than the preceding 10 months, it’s only a brief respite before action picks back up and the focus of owners, trainers, jockeys, horseplayers, fans, and everyone else shifts to the horse racing’s marquee event on the first Saturday in May.
Big Race Showdown: Expert Selections for Breeders’ Cup Distaff and Classic
For the fifth year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to this weekend's Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big Race Showdown.”
