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Key Races & Bets for Saturday August 5th, 2023

Lure Stakes – Race 7 at Saratoga – Post Time 3:51 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: I get the sense the plan for Ocean Atlantique in the Grade 1 Manhattan on June 10 (his most recent race) was to...

BEST OF Bet With the Best Podcast E12 – Value

This Best of Bet With the Best Podcast is the first of what I hope will be many “Best of” podcasts. Each will focus on a different topic and will consist of segments about that topic from several past Podcast...

The Jim Dandy, Saturday at The Spa

A field of 5 three-year olds are set to go to post for the traditional Travers prep, a big race on its own, The Jim Dandy on Saturday. Two of the 5. Come out of The Belmont Stakes. 3 of...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday July 29th, 2023

Monmouth Oaks – Race 9 at Monmouth – Post Time 4:20 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: 10 fillies line up and more than a few have run competitively in stakes, but no more so than Foggy Night, who won...

The 2023 Haskell Stakes

The Haskell is a cool million-dollar Grade 1 that drew a sharp field of eight three-year olds. It is disrespectful to call it a prep for The Travers but it has somewhat evolved into that while still maintaining a fair...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday July 22nd, 2023

Molly Pitcher Stakes – Race 10 at Monmouth – Post Time 4:38 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Search Results, who opens as the 8 to 5 favorite, is a nice mare who has banked $1.6 million while winning six...

Bet With the Best Podcast E11

In this episode of the podcast, sponsored by AmWager, we talk with Chicago-based horseplayer, Frank Mustari, about the insights on betting horse races that he has gained throughout his career.

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1st Saturday at The Spa 2023

The first few days at Saratoga are always exciting. Most of us wait for the meet all year long and when it comes, we are more than ready no pun intended. The first stake of the meet, the two-year-old filly...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday July 15th, 2023

Prince George’s County Stakes – Race 7 at Laurel – Post Time 3:31 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Royal Patronage is a contender but NOT the horse to beat. He opens at 5 to 2 on the drop from...