Last week’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships all but closed the book on an unprecedented year in horse racing. A sport anchored in tradition and continuity had its calendar upended in 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a rescheduled and reshuffled Triple Crown that started with a shortened Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets in June and ended with the Preakness Stakes on the first weekend in October.
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Veteran Turf Writers Ehalt, Pedulla Pick the 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic
Bob Ehalt and Tom Pedulla became fast friends when they met on their first day at Fordham Preparatory School in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1970. Bob soon introduced Tom to the joys of thoroughbred racing.
Best Bets: Breeders’ Cup Saturday and Undercard Picks
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
Big-Race Showdown: Breeders’ Cup Classic, Distaff Picks
For the fourth 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 the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call “Big-Race Showdown.”
