Episodes
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
With just five weeks to go until the Breeders' Cup World Championships, opening weekend at Santa Anita features a slew of important stakes races and three of those are covered in detail on this week's Key Races and Bets - the Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes (Breeders' Cup Sprint division), the Awesome Again Stakes (Breeders' Cup Classic division) and the City of Hope Mile Stakes (Breeders' Cup Mile division).
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Two big $1 million dollar races will be run at Parx Racing in Pennsylvania on Saturday September 23 - The Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion Stakes, for three year old colts, and three year old fillies, respectively. Those are two of the three on this week's Key Races & Bets Podcast. The other is the Gallant Bob Stakes, an excellent race for sprinters.
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 16, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
This week's Key Races & Bets features three superb stakes races at Woodbine, two on the grass. We start with the Summer Stakes and a full field running a mile, followed up by the Vigil Stakes, and finally the Natalma Stakes at a mile for two year old fillies. Both the Summer and Natalma are important races with Breeders' Cup Implications.
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 9, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
There's a huge racing and betting card on at Kentucky Downs with millions upon millions of purse money and full field abounding. I've covered three of those great races on this week's Key Races and Bets podcast - the Franklin-Simpson Stakes, the Ladies Turf Stakes and the Turf Sprint Stakes.
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Thursday Aug 31, 2023
Among a huge weekend of racing around the country, the $1 million Pacific Classic stands out as a fantastic race to watch and to wager on, and that's covered in detail. Also on the Key Races and Bets podcast are two of the many great races with big fields on the grass at Kentucky Downs - the Gun Runner Stakes and the Music City Stakes.
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 26, 2023 featuring Saratoga
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
This week's Key Races and Bets covers three fantastic races at Saratoga. We start with the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes for sprinters, move to the Ballerina Handicap for some of the top female sprinters in North America, and finish with the turf marathon known as the Sword Dancer Stakes.
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
This week's Key Races and Bets starts with the Lake Placid Stakes on the turf at Saratoga, moves to the King Edward Stakes on the grass at Woodbine, before finishing with the Del Mar Oaks (also on the turf) in California.
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 12, 2023 featuring Saratoga & Del Mar
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Five stakes races are covered in detail on this week's Key Races and Bets podcast. We start with the Galway Stakes on the turf for two year olds, when move to the Saratoga Special for two year olds on dirt, and finally finish with the Fourstardave Handicap. Then we move west for the Sorrento Stakes for fillies and we finish with the Yellow Ribbon Handicap on the turf.
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 5, 2023 featuring Saratoga
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
This week's Key Races and Bets covers a trio of stakes at Saratoga with a LOT of value. We start with the Lure Stakes on the turf then move to dirt for some of the top three year old fillies in the country in the Test Stakes. We close out with the Saratoga Derby Invitational on the grass.
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Key Races and Bets for Saturday July 29, 2023 featuring Monmouth and Del Mar
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
On the heels of a big week with Therapist at $26 and Geaux Rocket Ride at $27, we're looking at some potentially very profitable races on the Saturday cards at Monmouth and Del Mar. We start with the Monmouth Oaks then move to where the surf meets the turf for the San Diego Handicap and Bing Crosby Stakes.