HorseCenter: Top picks for all 14 Breeders' Cup races

This week on HorseCenter, Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman reveal their current top 10 rankings for both Kentucky Derby 2024 and the Kentucky Oaks. With only seven weeks to go before the classic races at Churchill Downs, see who your hosts rate the highest. The road to the Kentucky Derby moves along with only nine more opportunities for Derby hopefuls…

This week on HorseCenter, Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman look into the signature card of the year at Tampa Bay Downs. Your hosts will analyze and offer top picks for the Grade 3 Tampa Bay Derby, featuring Kentucky Derby 2024 hopefuls, as well as the Hillsborough Stakes (G2) for older females on the turf. The Tampa Bay Derby drew a field of 10…

For the seventh 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 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

This week on HorseCenter, your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman react to the by identifying the contenders and pretenders in five of the world championship races to be run next week at Santa Anita. Matt and Brian begin the handicapping process for the Breeders' Cup by picking out horses who might be part of their wagers Friday in the Juvenile and…

This week on HorseCenter, your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman continue their coverage by offering long-shot picks for all 14 races in the world championships at Santa Anita on Nov. 3 and 4. Matt and Brian have plenty of long shots to consider this year in the Breeders' Cup if you are looking to cash big payouts in the multi-race wagers or the…

We're not saying it's never too early to handicap the Breeders' Cup; we're saying now is the time to start. The early edition of the Super Screener for the 2023 Breeders' Cup on Nov. 3-4 at Santa Anita is now available and includes horse-by-horse analysis with letter grades for 12 of the 14 races and the Screener criteria for all 14 races. "With…

This week on HorseCenter, your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman turn up their coverage by offering early top picks for all 14 races for the world championships at Santa Anita. Matt and Brian have very early selections for all five Friday races for 2-year-olds and for Saturday's nine Grade 1 stakes. It is hard to know at this point which…

This week on HorseCenter, your co-hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman take their first serious look at the Breeders' Cup Classic with current rankings and odds, as well as analysis and top picks for the Grade 2 Kentucky Turf Cup from Kentucky Downs. With the elite summer meetings coming to an end and the Breeders' Cup only eight weeks away, Matt and…

For the seventh 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 2023 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2023 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

This week on HorseCenter your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman offer analysis and top picks for Belmont Stakes 2023 and the Met Mile. The guys also discuss numerous other big-name horses who will be running at the Belmont Stakes racing festival. The Belmont Stakes drew a field of nine 3-year-olds for the final leg of the Triple Crown. The top two…

This week on HorseCenter, your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman offer their final preview of Kentucky Derby 2023, with draw analysis, top picks, top long shots and favorite wagers. The guys also reveal their top selections for the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks. Matt and Brian have several Kentucky Derby graphics during the show that display their top…

This week on HorseCenter your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman help you handicap Kentucky Derby 2023 by analyzing the expected pace. Your hosts also offer an early look at the 14 fillies expected to contest the Kentucky Oaks. Matt and Brian will discuss the possible pace for this year's Derby by taking a look at the HorseCenter pace scenario and…

This week on HorseCenter your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman continue their 2023 Kentucky Derby coverage by spotlighting 20 contenders still flying just under the radar for the first Saturday in May. The Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool 5 closed last weekend, revealing horses who were ignored in the betting and closed at odds of 24-1 or higher.…

This week on HorseCenter, your hosts Brian Zipse and Matt Shifman reveal their current top 12 rankings for the 2023 Kentucky Oaks. Your hosts also offer analysis and top picks for a Kentucky Derby prep, Saturdsy's Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Matt and Brian came up with a list of a dozen 3-year-old fillies who are worthy of your…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

If you're the type of bettor who goes to the races rummaging for underdogs, well, there's a reason they're called long shots. That 55-1 attraction in the third race at Ellis Park might be a horse who's never raced, or never won or has yet to reveal his true pedigree. Money wagered on a dearth of past performances makes for Powerball-level…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…

With the Breeders' Cup just about one month away, the upcoming first Saturday in October features several key prep races. Handicapper Sara Elbadwi highlights three horses that have a big chance to outrun the odds, one of which will be running in the Ack Ack (G3), a "win and you're in" for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. The focus begins with race 6 at…

For the sixth 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 2022 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the "Big Race…

The guys also share their thoughts on the controversial running of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf where Modern Games ran as a non-betting interest and then won the race. Matt and Brian discuss the victories of the Corniche and Echo Zulu in the two juvenile dirt races along with the stellar performances by the European trainer Charlie Appleby and…

The Breeders' Cup is a glorious two days of. Fourteen championship races, top horses from around the globe, mostly full fields and a chance for a profitable day with just a few exotic wagering scores. The 2021 edition will be run Friday and Saturday at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. The "Future Stars Friday'' card will feature five races restricted to…

When jockeys are in the starting gate, you often hear the starter tell them "Let's get tied on," which means they should be ready for the gate to spring open. For people who bet on horse races, the Breeders' Cup represents the greatest opportunity to "get tied on" in the entire year. Where else will you have two days of 14 world championship races,…