Oaklawn Park: How to bet the 2022 Dixie Belle Stakes

Saturday's $100000 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds is one of the youngest Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifiers. The 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-olds took place for the first time in 2021, and that inaugural edition featured Rich Strike and Epicenter, the top two finishers in the 2022 Grade 1 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Can the…

The road to the 2024 Longines Kentucky Oaks makes an important stop at Churchill Downs this Saturday for the running of the $400000, Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes. A 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies, the Golden Rod has churned out a trio of Kentucky Oaks winners in recent years: Monomoy Girl (2018), Secret Oath (2022), and Pretty…

In every Breeders' Cup World Championships, there are one or two races with what appears, on paper, to be a "mortal lock" favorite. Even in races that usually draw the most competitive fields in any calendar year, there's usually a standout somewhere - a horse that, based on his or her accomplishments, towers over the competition. Last year, of…

Paul Shailer's gelding Gold Merchant is perfectly placed and timed to the minute to take out Tuesday's staying race at Grafton. BEST BETS WITH SHAYNE O'CASS GRAFTON BEST BET Race 3 No. 2: Gold Merchant Turned in the best run of the preparation so far when he got to 2000m; the extra 235m this time is ideal. NEXT BEST Race 4 No. 2: Red Cobra Winless…

The John Thompson-trained Kingston Charm has found the perfect race at the ideal to post her first career victory when she heads to Wyong on Tuesday BEST BETS WITH SHAYNE O'CASS WYONG BEST BET Race 1 No. 6: Kingston Charm Looks to have a class edge on her rivals; drawn well, third-up and the mile suits her down the to the ground. The Form: Complete…

A field of six fillies and mares will travel six furlongs on the Churchill Downs dirt in Monday's $225000 Winning Colors S. (G3). Champion #5 Echo Zulu will make her 2023 debut in this spot for conditioner Steve Asmussen, and while the filly might not be fully cranked up for her four-year-old bow, I still have a hard time going against the classy…

His big brother won over $4m and while De Poet's bank balance is just shy of $30000 heading into Sunday's visit to Nowra, he'll soon enough be in the black for his connections. De Poet is the 11th and ultimately final foal of his dam De Chorus who was mated with the Golden Rose winner, Denman, twice. The resulting foal of their first meeting was…

This article contains third-party links. Horse race betting is a great way to have fun while enjoying the games. However, it is important to understand the basics before engaging in it. There are a few different types of bets you can make when it comes to horse racing. The first type is a win bet, which involves betting on a single horse to come in…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for Saturday's Group 1 Golden Slipper meeting. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here. Track: Soft 5. Rail: Out 2m Overview: Air Of…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Taree on Tuesday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 7 No. 1: EMPRESS ZOU The Paul Shailer-trained mare has drawn…

We have expert betting tips for the Group 1 Railway Stakes on New Year's Day at Te Rapa where a field of 11 line up in New Zealand. It's the feature sprinting race of the NZ summer and a quality field lines up, including Levante and Imperatriz. We have a runner-by-runner betting guide available for the Railway Stakes, which runs at 2:05 pm. New…

Selections based on a good track. 6. Willinga Tyson is the up and comer of the field and despite being a drifter in betting was dominant in his maiden win at Muswellbrook. Led there and the extra trip should hold no fears. Sure to run well. Dangers: 3. Brunel Kingdom just failed to lead all the way at Grafton over 2200m a couple of weeks ago. It…

A solid field of seven fillies and mares will travel one-mile on the Oaklawn Park dirt in Saturday's $150000 Mistletoe S. The race is led by exciting Chilean import #6 Le Da Vida (8-5), from the barn of Arnaud Delacour. The Gemologist five-year-old has been dominant from a pair of allowance tries since arriving in the U.S., and another forward move…

A talented and sizable field of 11 sophomore fillies will travel 1 1/16 miles on the Churchill Downs green in Friday's $300000 Mrs. Revere S. (G2). I am not sold on any single contender in the field and will dabble with a few runners in my exotics wagers. #4 Bubble Rock is my tepid top selection for conditioner Brad Cox. By More Than Ready, the…

We have expert betting tips for the Kennedy Oaks this Thursday at Flemington where a field of 11 line up in the biggest stayer fillies race of the year. The Oaks is always a classic contest and an intriguing field line up in 2022, including She's Extreme, Zennzella, and Queen Air. We have a runner-by-runner betting guide available for Kennedy Oaks,…

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Monday, Oct. 3 at Presque Isle Downs and Parx Racing, along with horses to single in the $16219 Pick 5 carryover at Mountaineer. #7 Mom's Town (7-2) ran second in her lone dirt run to date, which was a $25000 maiden claimer racing one mile at Colonial Downs. As a daughter of champion sprinter…

Two-year-olds hold center stage in Britain and Ireland this weekend. Newmarket hosts the first two Group 1 events of the year on the British calendar for juveniles, both over six furlongs. There are also Group 2 one-mile two-year-old contests in Britain and Ireland that are not only good prizes in their own right; they also open the European Road…

An excellent field of nine sophomore fillies will vie in Saturday's $1 million Cotillion S. (G1) at Parx. The 1 1/16-mile main track affair is one of two Grade 1 tilts on the huge card and is led by Kentucky Oaks (G1) queen #6 Secret Oath (2-1). Trained by D. Wayne Lukas, the classy three-year-old has been runner-up to the sublime Nest in her last…

Trainer Aidan O'Brien can win the Belmont Oaks for the second straight year and the third time overall when he sends out the favored Concert Hall in the 2022 Belmont Oaks on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. The 52-year-old O'Brien won the race last year with Santa Barbara and in 2018 with Athena. This year O'Brien goes for No. 3 with…

A well-matched field of seven sophomore fillies will go postward in Saturday's $150000 Victory Ride S. (G3) at Belmont Park. The 6 1/2-furlong dirt dash features five horses who have achieved stakes success in the past, as well as an unbeaten contender, in what appears to be a very good betting affair. The Tom Albertrani-trained #7 Sterling…

An overflow field of 13 sophomore fillies will vie in Saturday's $100000 Soaring Softly S. (G3) at Belmont Park. The seven-furlong grassy tilt on the outer lawn attracted a fascinating group of prospects in a race that I am looking forward to quite a bit. Of the trio of contenders in the field trained by Christophe Clement, I will give top billing…

Handicapper J. Keeler Johnson shares picks and plays for Thursday, Feb. 24 at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park, including a ticket for Turfway's $8983 Super High 5 carryover. Midweek Bet Back: Receive refunds on win bets (up to $10) if your horse finishes second in select races at Fair Grounds. Turfway Park $2500 Jackpot Thursdays: Place $10+ win bets…

Melbourne Cup betting can seem like entering a lottery and the depth of the field in this year's running makes picking a winner look harder than usual. But it is still possible for once-a-year-punters to cash in on the great race without knowing anything about form or much about betting. Exotic bets - particularly trifectas - provide a chance to…