
Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Holy Bull Stakes Winners
It’s that time of the year again — every weekend through the Triple Crown will be loaded with big races, most of which will be points races that qualify horses for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. For the second 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 each weekend.
The players' picks will be posted here and a running bankroll will be kept to track their success all year long. Bankrolls will be tabulated on the basis of a $2 win bet on top selections and $2 exacta and $2 trifecta box bets of each player’s top three selections. Your players are Eric Bialek, Mark DiLorenzo, Emily Gullikson, Candice Hare, Nicolle Neulist, Dan Tordjman, and Brian Zipse.
Let’s take a look at the players’ picks for this week’s races: the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford at Fair Grounds and the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.
National Handicapping Championship Qualifier
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
2. High North
Alternate: Supreme Aura
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. Choo Choo
2. City Plan
3. Paved
Alternate: Epical
Top Selection: 1/4
Exacta Winnings: $0
Trifecta Winnings: $0
GiddyUpBets.com Founder and Handicapper
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
3. Noble Indy
Alternate: High North
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. Calexman
2. Choo Choo
3. Paved
Alternate: Blended Citizen
Top Selection: 0/4
Exacta Winnings: $0
Trifecta Winnings: $0
OptixEQ, Tournament Handicapper
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
1. Bravazo
2. Noble Indy
Alternate: Principe Guilherme
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. Epical
2. Blended Citizen
3. City Plan
Alternate: Paved
Top Selection: 1/4
Exacta Winnings: $51.40
Trifecta Winnings: $0
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
3. Supreme Aura
Alternate: Noble Indy
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. City Plan
2. Epical
3. Calexman
Alternate: Paved
Top Selection: 1/4
Exacta Winnings: $51.40
Trifecta Winnings: $137
Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
3. Supreme Aura
Alternate: Snapper Sinclair
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. Choo Choo
2. Blended Citizen
3. Paved
Alternate:
Top Selection: 0/4
Exacta Winnings: $55.00
Trifecta Winnings: $111
Video Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
3. Noble Indy
Alternate: Principe Guilherme
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. Blended Citizen
2. Epical
3. Paved
Alternate: Choo Choo
Top Selection: 0/4
Exacta Winnings: $51.40
Trifecta Winnings: $0
Derby Day Racing Managing Partner
$400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford
3. Noble Indy
Alternate: High North
$100,000 El Camino Real Derby
1. Blended Citizen
2. Choo Choo
3. Paved
Alternate: City Plan
Top Selection: 1/4
Exacta Winnings: $17.20
Trifecta Winnings: $111