America’s Best Racing and handicapper (and avid gambler) Monique Vág team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend. Vág will identify her top picks as well as at least one longshot play of the weekend, a nice opportunity to swing for the fences on a win bet or to take a shot with a show bet. She also will occasionally look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or try to spot a nice opportunity for other wagers. This Weekend’s Bets
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Top Win Contenders in Autumn Miss Stakes
Saturday’s $100,000, Grade 3 Autumn Miss Stakes at Santa Anita Park brings together a field of eight 3-year-old fillies traversing a mile on the turf. Six of the eight have won either their most recent race or the one right before that, and all eight fillies have been stakes-placed at least once to date.
Beginner’s Bet of the Week: The Exacta
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.
Tips, Trends, and Historical Tidbits for Picking a Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner
The $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is the marquee race for the upcoming World Championships Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar. Since its inception in 1984, the 1 ¼-mile race has ascended to one of the most important races on the global racing calendar.
