For the third 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 every weekend leading up to the Breeders' Cup on Nov. 1 and 2. The handicappers face off in what we like to call “Big-Race Showdown.”

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 $2 exacta and $2 trifecta box bets of each player’s top three selections. We will also be keeping track of which player correctly selects the most winners. 

Your 2019 players are TVG's Megan Devine, OptixEQ’s Emily Gullikson, TVG's Candice Hare, Mike McCormick (PokerFuse), Nicolle Neulist (Arlington Park) , Kenny Schmitt (FBWinners.com), ABR’s Dan Tordjman, and Derby Day Racing’s Brian Zipse. 

Our featured races this week are the $600,000 Beverly D. Stakes, which offers the winner a fees-paid berth to the Nov. 2 Maker’s Mark Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, and the $1 million Arlington Million Stakes, a "Win and You're In" race for tothe Nov. 2 Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf.

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Megan Devine

TVG On-Air Host and Analyst

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Magic Wand

3. Competitionofideas

Alternate: Fleeting 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Bricks and Mortar

2. Magic Wand

3. Robert Bruce

Alternate: Hunting Horn 

Top Selections: 4/8

Exacta Earnings: $45.60

Trifecta Earnings: $79.30

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Emily Gullikson

OptixEQ, Tournament Handicapper

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Competitionofideas

3. Magic Wand

Alternate: Fleeting 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Robert Bruce

2. Hunting Horn 

3. Bricks and Mortar

Alternate: Intellogent 

Top Selections: 3/8

Exacta Earnings: $33.60

Trifecta Earnings: $79.30

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Candice Hare

TVG On-Air Host and Analyst

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Fleeting

3. Awesometank

Alternate: Thais 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Robert Bruce

2. Bricks and Mortar

3. Intellogent

Alternate: Pivoine  

Top Selections: 5/8

Exacta Earnings: $33.60

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80

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Mike McCormick

Horse Racing Writer, Handicapper

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Competitionofideas

3. Awesometank

Alternate: Fleeting 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Bricks and Mortar

2. Robert Bruce

3. Hunting Horn 

Alternate: The Great Day 

Top Selections: 3/8

Exacta Earnings: $0

Trifecta Earnings: $0

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Nicolle Neulist

Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Competitionofideas

3. Awesometank

Alternate: Fleeting 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Bricks and Mortar

2. Intellogent

3. Robert Bruce

Alternate: The Great Day 

Top Selections: 2/8

Exacta Earnings: $42.20

Trifecta Earnings: $42

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Kenny Schmitt

FBWinners.com, Sports Handicapper

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Fleeting

3. Competitionofideas

Alternate: Magic Wand

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Bricks and Mortar

2. Robert Bruce

3. Bandua

Alternate: Hunting Horn 

Top Selections: 2/8

Exacta Earnings: $64.80

Trifecta Earnings: $16.80

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Dan Tordjman

Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Competitionofideas

3. Remember Daisy

Alternate: Magic Wand 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Robert Bruce

2. Bricks and Mortar

3. The Great Day

Alternate: Pivoine   

Top Selections: 2/8

Exacta Earnings: $31.20

Trifecta Earnings: $0

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Brian Zipse

Derby Day Racing Managing Partner 

$600,000 Beverly D. Stakes

1. Sistercharlie

2. Thais

3. Fleeting

Alternate: Competitionofideas 

$1 million Arlington Million Stakes

1. Bricks and Mortar

2. Intellogent

3. Robert Bruce

Alternate: Hunting Horn  

Top Selections: 5/8

Exacta Earnings: $63.80

Trifecta Earnings: $79.30