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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Using History to Handicap the 2021 Travers Stakes
The stage is set. The horses are ready. On Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, the $1.25 million, Grade 1 Runhappy Travers Stakes will be contested for the 152nd time, pitting some of North America’s fastest 3-year-old Thoroughbreds against each other in an event nicknamed the “Mid-Summer Derby.”
Money Making Strategies: Playing Doubles and Pick 3s
“Horizontal” bets, or bets involving picking the winners of multiple races in a row, are among the most glamorous in horse racing. There’s nothing that gets bettors fired up more than a juicy pick 4 or pick 5 sequence. As a result, their counterparts – the double and the pick 3 – can often get lost in the shuffle. However, both of those wagers offer plenty of money-making potential, and are a great way to capitalize on a strong opinion, without having to take as much risk.
Betting the 2021 Queen’s Plate Stakes on a Budget
Arguably no horse race in North America comes up more competitive and tougher to handicap on an annual basis than the $1 million Queen’s Plate Stakes at Woodbine.
