#Hot Little Thing

Dalaika, shown winning the Grade I Beverly D. at Churchill Downs, returns for the $1 million Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs Sept. 9 (UPI) -- It's all about the turf in weekend horse racing with Kentucky Downs staging an extravaganza unmatched anywhere in North America short of the Breeders' Cup World…

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Oct. 6 at Horseshoe Indianapolis and Thistledown, along with a horse to single in the $71284 Pick 6 carryover at Belmont at the Big A. $1000 Hoosier Park Pick 4 Hit It and Split It: Hit the early Pick 4 at Hoosier Park on any Thursday from July 14 through Oct. 13 to win your share…

The Miss Indiana S. for two-year-old fillies will kick off a stretch of four straight stakes races on Wednesday's 12-race card at Horseshoe Indianapolis, which includes the Cardinal S., Indiana Futurity, and To Much Coffee S. Below we provide our best picks for each stakes race and build a Pick 4 ticket covering races 6 through 9. #11 Hot Little…

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Presque Isle Downs and Horseshoe Indianapolis, including exactas for the Miss Indiana S. and Indiana Futurity. Rest of the World Bet Back: Receive refunds on win bets (up to $10) if your horse finishes second in eligible races at Happy Valley (Hong Kong). #10 Zip Code…

A pair of stakes for Indiana-bred juveniles highlights a 10-race program at Horseshoe Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon. The Back Home Again for fillies goes as race 7, while the Circle City for open company will be race 8. I discuss my five favorite races on the card below. Best Bet: Bruster Justice (race 8) Best Value Bet: Vamonos (race 5) Race…