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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Piassek’s Plays: Betting the Babies at Lone Star
In his regular gambling blog, John Piassek presents his top picks for the upcoming weekend in horse racing, offering betting options at different budget levels. Piassek’s Plays is brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC).
Betting for an Upset in the Delaware Handicap
Songbird. Royal Delta. Blind Luck. Fleet Indian. Those are just some of the most recent champions to win the $400,000 Grade 2 Delaware Handicap, a historic prize for fillies and mares first contested in 1937.
European Invaders Leading Contenders in Strong Field for Belmont Derby
The $1 million Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes drew a field of nine horses, seven of which are stakes winners with five of those entering the race off victories.