Key Races & Bets by The Ubercapper - Courtesy of Amwager

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 9, 2025 featuring Saratoga

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:33:21 -0300

This week's KEY RACES include the Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes & Sword Dancer Stakes, both superb races on the grass, plus two other excellent and interesting races at Saratoga.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 2, 2025 featuring Saratoga Stakes races

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:31:50 -0300

This week's Key Races pod covers three superb stakes races at Saratoga, Starting with the Saratoga Derby Invitational on the grass, then the Test Stakes for some talented three year old fillies, and finally the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes with a stellar field including Breeders' Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday July 26, 2025 featuring three stakes races at Del Mar

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:29:06 -0300

This week's action is all Del Mar, where the weather and the racing will be tremendous. The races this week are the San Diego Handicap, the Daisycutter Handicap and the Bing Crosby Stakes, a KEY RACE towards the Breeders' Cup Sprint this fall.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday July 19, 2025 featuring stakes racing from Saratoga

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:12:37 -0300

This week's KEY RACES start with race eight at Saratoga, a very good race on the grass, and continue with three straight stakes races - the Caress, the CCA Oaks and the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes, the latter two races both Grade 1s with exceptionally talented fields.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday, July 12, 2025 featuring opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 18:44:35 -0300

This week's KEY RACES covers three superb races on opening Saturday at Saratoga including the Grade 1 Diana Stakes, where I'm predicting an upset.

Key Races and Bets for Friday July 4 AND Saturday July 5 2025

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:02:24 -0300

We start the July 4 weekend Key Races with the Belmont Derby (on grass) at Saratoga on Friday, continue with the Sanford Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday then a pair of exceptionally good races at Horseshoe Indianapolis - the Indiana Derby and the Indiana General Assembly Stakes (on grass).

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 28, 2025 featuring stakes race on grass

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:07:59 -0300

This week's Key Races & Bets podcast features three excellent turf races, starting with the Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth, then moving to the Highlander Stakes and Nassau Stakes at Woodbine. All three races feature excellent opportunities for profit.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 21, 2025 featuring the Ohio Derby

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:47:48 -0300

The Ohio Derby, a great race for three year olds, and it's female equivalent, the Lady Jacqueline Stakes, are covered in great detail on this week's Key Races & Bets podcast.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 14, 2025 featuring the Delaware Oaks & Derby, the Salvatore Mile & Daytona Stakes

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:05:01 -0300

Four great races make up this week's KEY betting races. We start with the Delaware Derby and Oaks, move to a very good edition of the Salvator Mile Stakes at Monmouth and finish with a great downhill sprint at Santa Anita - the Daytona Stakes.

Key Races for Saturday June 7, 2025 including the Belmont Stakes

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:50:01 -0300

This week's podcast covers three of the sensational races at Saratoga on June 7. We start with the True North Stakes, continue with the Woody Stephens Stakes (won last year by one of the horses in the True North) and end with the biggest race of the weekend, the Belmont Stakes, featuring the 1-2-3 finishers in this year's Kentucky Derby in Sovereignty, Journalism and Baeza.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday May 31, 2025 at Delaware Park, Monmouth, Woodbine & Gulfstream

Thu, 29 May 2025 12:08:17 -0300

There were so many interesting stakes races around the country that this week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers five of them - the Rehoboth and Cape Henlopen at Delaware Park, the Jersey Derby at Monmouth, the Royal North at Woodbine and the Powder Break at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday May 24 AND Monday May 26 (Memorial Day)

Thu, 22 May 2025 10:47:39 -0300

This week's podcast covers two really nice turf races on Saturday - the Cliff Hanger Stakes at Monmouth and the Paradise Creek at Aqueduct. Then we move to the best two races of the weekend on Monday, the Grade 1 Gamely Stakes and the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile Stakes at Santa Anita.

Key Races and Bets for Preakness Day at Pimlico - May 17, 2025

Thu, 15 May 2025 10:55:33 -0300

The Preakness Day card is full of excellent betting races and this week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers three of them in detail - The Gallorette Stakes, the Chick Lang Stakes and the Sir Barton Stakes.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday May 10, 2025 featuring the Peter Pan Stakes

Wed, 07 May 2025 19:02:55 -0300

There's a big day of racing taking place at Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct) on Saturday May 10, including three straight stakes races, all covered in detail this week - The Take the A Train Stakes, The Ruffian Stakes and the Peter Pan Stakes, the latter being a prep for the Belmont Stakes to be run in four weeks.

Kentucky Derby 151 and Other Key Races & Bets for May 3, 2025

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:45:02 -0300

This year's Kentucky Derby is covered in detail, going over how the race may be run in the early stages, who should benefit and who is at a disadvantage, along with top contenders and strategy. The Honey Ryder Stakes at Gulfstream and Charles Whittingham Stakes at Santa Anita are also covered in detail.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 26, 2025 featuring Aqueduct, Gulfsteam Park and Santa Anita

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:24:42 -0300

This week's KEY RACES and Bets covers three stakes races on turf around the country. We start with the Woodhaven Stakes at Aqueduct, move down to Florida for the Monroe Stakes at Gulfstream Park and finish with the Grade 3 Royal Heroine Stakes at Santa Anita.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday April 19, 2025

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:53:14 -0300

This week's KEY RACES are the Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct, the Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel (a prep for the Preakness) and the Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 12, 2025 featuring Keeneland, Laurel & Aqueduct

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 23:10:43 -0300

This week's Key Races & Bets takes a look at three excellent stakes races at three different tracks. We start with the Heavenly Cause Stakes at Laurel, move over to Aqueduct for the Top Flight Invitational and end with a superb turf race in the Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 5 2025 featuring the Wood Memorial

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:33:00 -0300

Three Derby preps take place around the country and the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct is one of them with a nice field and a horse I think stands out. The Carter Stakes and Excelsior Stakes which precede the Wood are also covered in detail on this week's podcast.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday March 29 2025 including the Florida Derby

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:10:41 -0300

It's Florida Derby day and that race as well as the three stakes that precede it are all covered in detail - the Army Mule Stakes, Sand Springs Stakes and Appleton Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday March 22, 2025

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:31:45 -0300

This week's KEY RACES and Bets covers four nice stakes races around the country - the Private Terms Stakes and Beyond the Wire Stakes at Laurel, the Texas Glitter Stakes at Gulfstream Park and the San Luis Rey Stakes at Santa Anita.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday March 15, 2025

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:19:41 -0300

This week's Key Races & Bets covers the Hutcheson Stakes at Gulfstream Park, the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct and the Captiva Island Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday March 8, 2025 featuring the Tampa Bay Derby

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:38:43 -0400

There are three superb stakes races at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday March 8 and all are covered in detail starting with the Hillsborough Stakes, followed by the Florida Oaks and finally the "Road to the Derby" Tampa Bay Derby.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday March 1, 2025 featuring the Fountain of Youth & Santa Anita Handicap

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:35:51 -0400

This week's KEY RACES podcast cover three superb races starting with the big Kentucky Derby prep at Gulfstream Park - the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Right after that is a great race on turf in the Mac Diarmida. Then we move to California for the Santa Anita Handicap, in which there should be a sizzling hot pace and an upset.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday February 22, 2025

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:41:39 -0400

This week's Key Races & Bets covers a pair of full fields sprinting on grass in the Lightning City Stakes & Turf Dash Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, plus the Wide Country Stakes for three year old fillies at Laurel, and the Heavenly Prize Stakes at Aqueduct.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday February 15 & Sunday February 16

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:39:12 -0400

This week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers a quartet of races, starting with the Royal Delta at Gulfstream and Palos Verdes at Santa Anita on Saturday and concluding with the Sunland Park Derby, a "Road to the Derby" prep race, as well as the Sunland Park Oaks, a "Road to the Oaks" prep race.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday February 5, 2025 featuring the Sam F. Davis Stakes

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:54:37 -0400

The Road to the Kentucky Derby continues this week with the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Also covered in detail are the Minaret Stakes at Tampa and the Ladies' Turf Sprint at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday February 1, 2025 featuring Derby & Oaks prep races at Gulfstream Park

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:57:56 -0400

This week's Key Races & bets podcast starts with the Kitten's Joy, a fantastic race on the grass. Next up is the Holy Bull Stakes, the local prep in South Florida for the Fountain of Youth, Florida Derby and the Kentucky Derby. The Forward Gal Stakes rounds out the action, a race for three year old fillies on the Kentucky Oaks trail.

Pegasus World Cup Day Key Races and Bets - Saturday January 25, 2025

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:35:58 -0400

This week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers four of the EXCEPTIONALLY great races on the Pegasus World Cup day card - the Filly & Mare Turf, the Inside Information, the World Cup Turf Cup & the World Cup itself.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday January 18, 2025 featuring Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:23:42 -0400

Four exciting races are featured this week, starting with the early Kentucky Oaks prep at Aqueduct, the Busanda Stakes. Then comes the Sunshine Sprint Stakes at Gulfstream, followed by the Turf Classic Stakes and California Cup Oaks at Santa Anita.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday January 11, 2024 featuring Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 18:59:45 -0400

This week's Key Races covers three superb races at Gulfstream Park and at Santa Anita. We start with the Sunshine Classic Stakes where there may be a standout, then move to the Turf Classic Stakes at Santa Anita. Then we finish with the California Cup Oaks at Santa Anita.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday January 4, 2025 featuring Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:32:17 -0400

This week's KEY RACES podcast starts with the Mucho Macho Man Stakes for aspiring three year olds at Gulfstream Park in Florida, continues with the Ginger Brew Stakes on grass, and finishes with the Los Flores Stakes at Santa Anita.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 28, 2024

Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:50:38 -0400

The Alex Robb Stakes at Aqueduct as well as the Joe Hernandez Stakes and Blue Norther Stakes, both on the grass at Santa Anita, are the three races covered in detail on this week's Key Races & Bets podcast.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 21, 2024 featuring four stakes races at Gulfstream Park

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:47:38 -0400

Gulfstream Park has a fantastic sequence of four stakes races on Saturday December 21 consisting of the Janus Stakes, Harlan's Holiday Stakes, Ft. Lauderdale Stakes and the Suwanee River Stakes, and we've got them all covered in detail on this weeks Key Races and Bets podcast.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 14, 2024 featuring Aqueduct and Gulfstream Park

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:45:32 -0400

This week's KEY RACES are a pair of stakes at Aqueduct, as well as the Tropical Park Oaks and Tropical Park Derby at Gulfstream Park for three year olds on the grass.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday December 7, 2024 featuring the Remsen, Demoiselle & Cigar at Aqueduct

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 12:10:48 -0400

This week I go over four races at Aqueduct on a fantastic day of racing, featuring the "Road to the Derby" Remsen Stakes, the "Road to the Oaks" Demoiselle Stakes and the Cigar Mile Handicap.

Key Races and Bets featuring the Hollywood Derby, Comely Stakes and more

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 22:11:20 -0400

This week's KEY RACES & Bets podcast covers four superb races - the City of Laurel and Safely Kept at Laurel, the Comely Stakes at Aqueduct and the best of them all, the Hollywood Derby at Del Mar.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday November 23, 2024

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:16:29 -0400

This week's KEY Betting races include a two pairs of stakes races at Aqueduct and at Laurel.

Key Races and Beets for Saturday November 16, 2024 featuring Aqueduct Stakes Races

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:07:22 -0400

This week's Key Races & Bets covers four very good races at Aqueduct including two stakes races for two year olds - the Notebook Stakes and the Central Park Stakes.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday November 9, 2024 featuring the Red Smith & Turf Sprint

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:48:25 -0400

This week's KEY RACES are a trio of superb stakes races at Aqueduct, all on grass. We start with the Hill Prince for three year olds then move to the Turf Sprint Stakes and finish with the Red Smith at one mile and three-eighths. Good Luck on a great day of racing in New York.

Breeders' Cup Edition of the Key Races & Bets Podcast

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:10:44 -0300

This week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers three of the amazing races on the Saturday November 2 Breeders' Cup card at Del Mar - the Filly & Mare Sprint, the Classic and the Mile.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday October 26, 2024 featuring Keeneland and Aqueduct

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:55:04 -0300

The Hagyard-Fayette Stakes is the featured race on closing day of the Keeneland fall meeting and is going to be a very exciting race, as is the wide open turf race which precedes it. The Mother Goose Stakes at Aqueduct is also a superb race showcasing three year old fillies on this weeks show.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday October 19, 2024 featuring Keeneland and Aqueduct

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:47:45 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets features the Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland for three year old filly sprinters as well as the Athenia Stakes on the grass at Aqueduct.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday October 12, 2024

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:43:55 -0300

With great weather expected in New York, this week's Key Races & Bets podcast focuses on three fantastic betting races at Aqueduct including the Sands Point Stakes and Floral Park Stakes on the grass.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday October 5, 2024 featuring Keeneland and Aqueduct

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:36:25 -0300

Three very important races are covered in detail on this week's Key Races & Bets podcast. We start with the Frizette Stakes, a key prep for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, then move to the Woodford Stakes for turf sprinters on opening weekend of the Keeneland fall meeting. Finally, the First Lady Stakes at one mile on turf will be a very exciting race which also could be very profitable.

Key Races and Bets for September 28, 2024 featuring Santa Anita and Aqueduct

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:28:02 -0300

This week's Key Races takes a look at some great turf racing in New York with the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic (for older horses) and the Pilgrim Stakes (for two year olds) then shifts to California for another very exciting turf race - the California Crown John Henry Turf Championship.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 21, 2024 featuring the $1 Million Pennsylvania Derby & $1 Million Cotillion Stakes

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:02:02 -0300

This week's Key Races covers a fantastic FOUR race sequence of stakes races at Parx near Philadelphia starting with the Turf Monster Stakes, moving to the Gallant Bob Stakes then followed by two of the biggest races for three year olds in North America - the Cotillion (for fillies) and the Pennsylvania Derby (for males).

Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 14, 2024 featuring Turf Racing at Woodbine and Aqueduct

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:36:55 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets covers two exceptional races for two year olds on the turf, the Natalma Stakes (fillies) and the Summer Stakes (both males and females) which are preps for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in November. The Woodbine Mile is a great race which is a prep for the Breeders' Cup Mile. The Jockey Club Oaks Invitational at Aqueduct is a fantastic race as well and is also on this weeks podcast.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 7, 2024 featuring three $2 million stakes at Kentucky Downs

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:16:06 -0300

Outside of Breeders' Cup, the stakes races at Kentucky Downs on Saturday September 2 is second to none, featuring SIX stakes races with purses of $2 million each that attract full fields of really good horses.

This week's Key Races and Bets podcast covers three of those - the Music City Stakes, the Mint Millions Stakes and the Franklin-Simpson Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 31, 2024 featuring Kentucky Downs

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:52:02 -0300

Kentucky Downs features all grass racing and full fields so three of those great races are covered on this weeks Key Races & Bets podcast, all stakes. We start with the Nashville Derby, move to the Ladies Turf Sprint then finish with the Ladies Turf Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 24, 2024 featuring Saratoga Stakes Action

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:34:55 -0300

This week's KEY RACES & Bets covers three superb stakes races at Saratoga - the Ballerina Stakes, the Forego Stakes and the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes, where there's a horse who could blow up the tote board if he runs as expected.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 17, 2024 featuring the Del Mar Oaks, Alabama Stakes & King's Plate

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:51:26 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets podcast covers three exceptional races throughout North America. We start with the Alabama Stakes for three year old fillies at Saratoga, move to the King's Plate for three year olds (including a filly) at Woodbine and finish with the Del Mar Oaks for three year old fillies on the grass.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 10, 2024

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 16:00:36 -0300

Four fantastic races make up this week's Key Races & Bets, starting with the Saratoga Special Stakes for two year olds, then moving onto the Bison City Stakes for three year old fillies. Moving to California for the Yellow Ribbon Handicap on the grass, we finish off with the Saratoga Derby Invitational.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday August 3, 2024 featuring FOUR stakes races at Saratoga

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:57:22 -0300

This week's KEY Races kicks off with the Saratoga Derby on grass, followed by the important Grade 1 Test Stakes. Next we're back on grass for both the Lure Stakes and Troy Stakes in what should be a very exciting sequence of races.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday July 27, 2024 featuring The Jim Dandy Stakes and Bing Crosby Stakes

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:58:53 -0300

This week's Key Races start with a pair of excellent stakes at Woodbine - the Ontario Colleen and the Seagram Cup. Next we move to one of the big races for three year olds this summer in the Jim Dandy Stakes, featuring Sierra Leone and Fierceness. We finish off with the Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar - a "Win and You're In" race for the Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday July 20, 2024 featuring Saratoga and Monmouth

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:33:10 -0300

This week's Key Races podcast starts off with a pair of superb races at Monmouth on the Haskell Stakes card - the Monmouth Cup and the United Nations then finishes off with the Lake George Stakes at Saratoga.

Key Races and Bets for July 13, 2024 featuring the Diana Stakes at Saratoga and much more

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:31:33 -0300

This week's KEY RACES & Bets starts off with a very good race for two year old fillies, the My Dear Stakes, then moves to a fantastic Grade 1 stakes, the Diana, on opening weekend of the 2024 Saratoga meeting. We finish off with two superb races on the grass at Horseshoe Indianapolis in the Horseshoe Indianapolis Handicap and the Caesers Handicap on the grass for three year olds.

Key Races for July 6, 2024 featuring the Indiana Oaks and Indiana Derby

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:05:59 -0300

Happy Fourth of July Week. This week's Key Races and Bets podcast covers three superb races as part of a big day at Horseshoe Indianapolis - the Indiana General Assembly Distaff Handicap, Grade 3 Indiana Oaks and Grade 3 Indiana Derby.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 29 Features Quartet of Superb Grass Races

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:22:38 -0300

This week's races consist of four excellent races on grass in New York and in Toronto. We start with the Manila Stakes at Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct), with another superb grass race on the card as well. Then we move north to Woodbine for the Highlander Stakes and Nassau Stakes on the turf.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 22, 2024 featuring the Ohio Derby

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 23:47:39 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets start with a great turf sprint stakes at Monmouth, the Goldwood Stakes. Then we move to Thistledown in Ohio for their two biggest races of the year, the Lady Jacqueline (for fillies) and the Ohio Derby.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 15, 2024 Featuring Four Stakes Races at Monmouth

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:18:49 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets covers four superb stakes races at Monmouth Park - the Eatontown, the Pegasus, the Monmouth Stakes and the Salvator Mile.

Key Races and Bets for Belmont Stakes day at Saratoga - June 8, 2024

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:03:03 -0300

The Belmont Stakes day card at Saratoga is full of exceptionally good races and four of them are covered in detail on this week's Key Races and Bets podcast, including the Belmont Stakes. Also in the mix are the True North Stakes, the Suburban Stakes and the Ogden Phipps Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday June 1, 2024 featuring three stakes races at Woodbine

Thu, 30 May 2024 08:38:12 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets covers three superb stakes races at Woodbine, the Bell Mahone Stakes, the Royal North Stakes and the Eclipse Stakes, all with big fields and opportunity for profit.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday May 25, 2024 including racing at Belmont at the Big A, Monmouth and Gulfstream Park

Thu, 23 May 2024 16:58:03 -0300

Grass racing abounds at this time of year and so this week's Key Races and Bets covers three of the great turf races around the country - the Pennine Ridge at Belmont at the Big A, the Cliff Hanger at Monmouth and the Mr. Steele Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday May 18, 2024 including the Preakness Stakes

Thu, 16 May 2024 14:19:32 -0300

The 149th Preakness as well as three great stakes races right before it are featured on this week's Key Races and Bets podcast. Good Luck.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday May 11, 2024 featuring the Peter Pan Stakes and Man o'War Stakes

Thu, 09 May 2024 15:04:27 -0300

A sequence of three awesome races at Belmont at the Big A (Aqueduct) make up this week's Key Races and Bets. We start with a wide open race on the turf and continue with the Peter Pan Stakes (often a prep for the Belmont Stakes) and the Man o'War Stakes at one mile and three-eighths on the grass.

Key Races and Bets for Friday May 3 and Saturday May 4, 2024

Thu, 02 May 2024 10:44:05 -0300

This week's Key Races & Bets brings you five races, starting with the Westchester Stakes in New York and the Kentucky Oaks on Friday. Moving to Saturday, the Honey Ryder Stakes and English Channel Stakes Gulfstream Park are likely to be two exciting races on the grass, and of course the race of the week, the Kentucky Derby, rounds out this weeks races.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 27, 2024 including the Woodhaven Stakes & San Francisco Mile

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:04:34 -0300

This week's Key Races include races for three year olds on the grass at Aqueduct (New York) in the Woodhaven and at Woodbine in the Star Shoot Stakes. The San Francisco Mile on the grass at Golden Gate features a full field of 12 and should be a superb race as well.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 20, 2024 featuring the Turf Pick 3 and Elkhorn Stakes at Keeneland

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:36:31 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets covers the three superb turf races which make up the Turf Pick 3. This is a three race sequence of all turf races where you can win if you correctly select the winners of all three, like a three team parlay in sports, but in this case you can use more than one horse in each race. One of the races is the Grade 3 Elkhorn Stakes, a mile and one-half marathon, and all three races have good potential for profit.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 13, 2024 featuring the Giant's Causeway Stakes

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:58:20 -0300

This week's Key Races and bets covers three races at Keeneland on Saturday April 13 including the Giant's Causeway Stakes, a turf sprint with a full field of 12 fillies and mares.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday April 6, 2024 featuring Keeneland Stakes and the Wood Memorial

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 00:44:19 -0300

It's opening weekend at Keeneland and the Saturday April 6 card is loaded so we're covering the Commonwealth Stakes, the Appalachian Stakes and the Shakertown Stakes. The Wood Memorial Stakes at Aqueduct is one of the three key Kentucky Derby preps around the country today and is also covered in detail on this week's Key Races and Bets podcast.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday March 30, 2024 featuring the Florida Derby

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:32:08 -0300

The Florida Derby, a significant race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, is featured on this week's Key Races and Bets, along with two other very interesting, and potentially very profitable races at Gulfstream Park - the Ghostzapper Stakes and the Sand Spring Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday March 23, 2024 featuring Stakes Races from Laurel and Santa Anita

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:52:09 -0300

This week's Key Races and Bets covers four very interesting races, including the Beyond the Wire Stakes & Private Terms Stakes at Laurel for three year olds, plus the one and one-half mile turf marathon known as the San Luis Rey Stakes at Santa Anita.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday March 9, 2024 featuring the Tampa Bay Derby

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:40:59 -0400

Four fantastic races make up this week's Key Races & Bets Podcast. We start with the Florida Oaks for fillies on the turf. Right after that is this week's Road to the Derby prep race - the Tampa Bay Derby. The Silks Run Stakes and Hurricane Bertie Stakes are two more excellent races which are covered in detail.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday March 2, 2024 Featuring the Fountain of Youth Stakes and more stakes racing from Gulfstream Park

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:44:57 -0400

This week's Key Races & Bets covers FOUR of the fantastic races at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 2 including the Fountain of Youth, an important Road to the Derby prep race. Also on the podcast are the Gulfstream Park Mile, The Canadian Turf and the Honey Fox Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday February 24, 2024 featuring Stakes at Tampa, Gulfstream and Laurel

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 14:23:34 -0400

Four great races, two on turf, make up this week's KEY RACES. We start with the Lightning City Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, move to Laurel for the Miracle Wood Stakes for three year olds, then back to Laurel for the Turf Dash Stakes and finish off with the Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday February 17, 2024 featuring stakes races at Laurel and Gulfstream

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:02:13 -0400

This week's KEY RACES and Bets begins with a pair of Grade 3 stakes at Laurel - the Barbara Fritchie and General George. We also cover the Grade 3 Royal Delta Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday February 10, 2024 featuring Tampa Bay Downs Road to the Derby

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:40:27 -0400

This week's KEY RACE & Bets features three great betting races, all stakes, at Tampa Bay Downs. We start with the Minaret Stakes, followed by the Pelican Stakes, and end with the Sam F. Davis Stakes, a "Road to the Derby" stakes race.

Road to the Kentucky Derby Key Races and Bets for Saturday February 3, 2024

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 14:26:41 -0400

In this week's KEY RACES and BETS we cover three significant races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. We start with the Withers Stakes at Aqueduct in New York, move to California for the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita then finish up in south Florida with the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday January 27, 2024 featuring Pegasus World Cup day Stakes

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:07:31 -0400

This is the Pegasus World Cup edition of the Key Races & Bets podcast and it covers three of the fantastic stakes races on the card in detail. We start with the Pegasus World cup Filly & Mare Turf, then comes the Fred W. Hooper Stakes, followed by the Pegasus World Cup Turf.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday January 20, 202

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:16:58 -0400

This week's KEY RACES podcast starts with the Interborough Stakes at Aqueduct and continues with a pair of stakes races at Laurel - the What a Summer and the Fire Plug.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday January 13, 2024 featuring turf racing at Santa Anita

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:41:42 -0400

This week's trio of KEY RACES & Bets takes place at Santa Anita and all three have good fields. They're all stakes races as well.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday January 6, 2024 featuring Gulfstream Park

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:35:30 -0400

This week's Key Races & bets tackles four excellent races at Gulfstream Park including the Limehouse Stakes and Dania Beach Stakes on the turf.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 30, 2023

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:35:31 -0400

This week's Key Races kicks off with the Suwanee River Stakes on the grass at Gulfstream Park. Next we have a wide open handicap race also on the Gulfstream Park card and we close with the Harlan's Holiday Stakes, with some superb opportunities for profit in all three races

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 23, 2023

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:59:38 -0400

This week's Key Races and Bets covers four superb stakes races at Gulfstream Park, two on the grass and two on dirt - The Tropical Park Derby and Tropical Park Oaks as well as the Sugar Swirl Stakes and the Mr. Prospector Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Friday December15 and Saturday December 16, 2023

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:25:23 -0400

We start this week's KEY RACES with the Remington Springboard Mile on Friday night at Remington Park, an early "Road to the Kentucky Derby" race. For Saturday there's a great trio of races at Aqueduct including some exciting two year olds in a pair of New York Stallion Series Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 9, 2023 featuring Gulfstream Park and Aqueduct Race Courses

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:03:12 -0400

There are a quartet of excellent races on this week's Key Races & Bets podcast, starting with the Wait a While Stakes on the grass at Gulfstream. After that are a pair of races at Aqueduct including the Garland of Roses Stakes, before we finish with the Pulpit Stakes on the grass back at Gulfstream Park.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday December 2, 2023 featuring the Cigar Mile Handicap

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:17:35 -0400

This week's Key Races & Bets covers a fantastic trio of stakes at Aqueduct. We start with the first of two top races for two year olds in the Demoiselle and Remsen then close with a fantatic edition of the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday November 25, 2023 featuring the Comely Stakes at Aqueduct and stakes at Laurel

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:29:27 -0400

This week's KEY RACES covers a trio of excellent stakes races at Laurel as well as the Comely Stakes at Aqueduct.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday November 18, 2023 featuring stakes racing at Aqueduct and Woodbine

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:06:40 -0400

This week's KEY Races starts with the Notebook Stakes for two year olds at Aqueduct, followed by a really nice turf race in the Hill Prince Stakes, and finishes off the New York races with the Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship. The other race this week is the Kennedy Road Stakes at Woodbine, featuring a strong field of sprinters.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday November 11, 2023 featuring Aqueduct and Woodbine

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:20:35 -0400

This week's Key Races and Bets start with a pair of exceptional races at Aqueduct on the grass - The Pebbles Stakes and the Red Smith Stakes. We conclude with a big 13 horse field in the Maple Leaf Stakes at Woodbine where an upset is very possible.

Key Races and Bets for Breeders’ Cup Friday November 3 and Saturday November 4, 2023

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:38:53 -0300

This year's Breeders' Cup Key Races and Bets podcast covers the Juvenile Turf Sprint on Friday, the Breeders' Cup Mile, Breeders' Cup Turf and Breeders' Cup Sprint on Saturday.

Key Races & Bets for Saturday October 28, 2023 featuring the Bowman Mill Stakes and Bryan Station Stakes

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:52:16 -0300

Closing day at Keeneland features a fantastic racing card and three of those races are on this week's Key Races & Bets podcast. We start with the Bowman Mill Stakes for two year old sprinters, then move to a stakes level allowance race and finish with the Bryan Station Stakes for three year olds on the grass.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday October 21, 2023

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:01:02 -0300

This week's Key Races cover a fantastic three race sequence at Keeneland including the Lexus Raven Run Stakes.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday October 14, 2023

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:34:54 -0300

This week's KEY RACES and Bets starts with the Sands Point Stakes at Aqueduct them moves to Keeneland for a pair of exceptional allowance races with stakes level purses.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday October 7, 2023 featuring three stakes from Keeneland

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:16:12 -0300

This week's Key Races & Bets covers three of the great races on opening weekend at Keeneland. We start with the Woodford Stakes, a fantastic sprint race on grass, then move to the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes, for top fillies and mare sprinters. We close out with the First Lady Stakes, featuring some of the top female turf milers in the country.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 30, 2023 featuring three Breeders’ Cup prep races at Santa Anita

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:57:14 -0300

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).

Key Races and Bets for September 23, 2023 featuring the Pennsylvania Derby & Cotillion Stakes

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 17:04:48 -0300

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.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 16, 2023

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:08:53 -0300

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.

Key Races and Bets for Saturday September 9, 2023

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:04:04 -0300

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.