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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Betting for an Upset in the Fleur de Lis Stakes
Key contenders for the 2021 Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff will meet at Churchill Downs in Saturday’s $300,000, Grade 2 Fleur de Lis Stakes, which ranks as one of the strongest races of the week (and maybe the year?) even though it’s not a Grade 1 event.
Silver Dust Can Spring the Upset in Stephen Foster Stakes
The $600,000, Grade 2 Stephen Foster Stakes Saturday at Churchill Downs brings together a field of nine horses in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic division trying to earn a “Win and You’re In” spot into the $6 million race on Nov. 6.
Best Bets: Weekend Plays at Churchill Downs
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