
Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Holy Bull Stakes Winners
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 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, beginning with the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 26. 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 Dan Cronin, Megan Devine, Emily Gullikson, Candice Hare, Mike McCormick, Nicolle Neulist, Dan Tordjman, and Brian Zipse.
Our featured races for this week, all on Saturday, are: the Grade 3 Withers Stakes at 4:30 p.m. ET at Aqueduct, the Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes at 5:13 p.m ET at Gulfstream Park, and the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park at 5:30 p.m. ET. Coverage of all three races begins at 4 p.m. ET on FS2.
Horse Racing Handicapper, NHC Qualifier
$250,000 Withers Stakes
1. Moretti
3. Tax
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
2. Federal Case
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
1. Mucho Gusto
Winning Top Choice: 2/2
Exacta Earnings: $60.40
Trifecta Earnings: $0
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
$250,000 Withers Stakes
1. Moretti
3. Tax
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
1. Federal Case
2. Mihos
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
2. Mucho Gusto
Winning Top Choice: 1/2
Exacta Earnings: $82.20
Trifecta Earnings: $210.40
OptixEQ, Tournament Handicapper
$250,000 Withers Stakes
1. Moretti
2. Sir Winston
3. Admire
Alternate: Lucky Lee
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
1. Mihos
3. Epic Dreamer
Alternate: Harvey Wallbanger
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
Alternate: Mucho Gusto
Winning Top Choice: 0/2
Exacta Earnings: $0
Trifecta Earnings: $0
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
$250,000 Withers Stakes
2. Lucky Lee
3. Moretti
Alternate: Tax
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
2. Mihos
Alternate: Garter and Tie
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
1. Mucho Gusto
Alternate: Gunmetal Gray
Winning Top Choice: 1/2
Exacta Earnings: $0
Trifecta Earnings: $0
Horse Racing Writer, Handicapper
$250,000 Withers Stakes
1. Tax
3. Lucky Lee
Alternate: Moretti
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
2. Mihos
Alternate: Federal Case
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
3. Mucho Gusto
Alternate: Easy Shot
Winning Top Choice: 1/2
Exacta Earnings: $0
Trifecta Earnings: $0
Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer
$250,000 Withers Stakes
1. Tax
2. Moretti
Alternate: Lucky Lee
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
1. Mihos
Alternate: Garter and Tie
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
1. Mucho Gusto
Alternate: Easy Shot
Winning Top Choice: 1/2
Exacta Earnings: $0
Trifecta Earnings: $0
Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing
$250,000 Withers Stakes
3. Lucky Lee
Alternate: Moretti
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
1. Mihos
Alternate: Federal Case
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
2. Mucho Gusto
Alternate: Nolo Contesto
Winning Top Choice: 1/2
Exacta Earnings: $60.40
Trifecta Earnings: $0
Derby Day Racing Managing Partner
$250,000 Withers Stakes
1. Tax
2. Admire
3. Moretti
Alternate: Our Braintrust
$350,000 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes
2. Mihos
3. Epic Dreamer
Alternate: Federal Case
$150,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes
1. Mucho Gusto
Alternate: Easy Shot
Winning Top Choice: 0/2
Exacta Earnings: $0
Trifecta Earnings: $0