
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 are the $9 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational and the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Jan. 26. Television coverage starts at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
Horse Racing Handicapper, NHC Qualifier
2. Accelerate
3. Gunnevera
Alternate: Tom’s d’Etat
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
2. Magic Wand
Alternate: Yoshida
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
1. Accelerate
Alternate: Gunnevera
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
2. Yoshida
3. Catapult
Alternate: Next Shares
OptixEQ, Tournament Handicapper
1. Bravazo
3. Audible
Alternate: City of Light
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
1. Delta Prince
2. Magic Wand
Alternate: Yoshida
TVG On-Air Host and Analyst
2. Accelerate
3. Bravazo
Alternate: Tom’s d’Etat
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
1. Catapult
3. Aerolithe
Alternate: Yoshida
Horse Racing Writer, Handicapper
2. Accelerate
3. Bravazo
Alternate: Audible
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
1. Yoshida
2. Catapult
Alternate: Fahan Muha
Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer
2. Accelerate
3. Tom’s d’Etat
Alternate: Bravazo
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
1. Yoshida
3. Delta Prince
Alternate: Channel Maker
Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing
1. Tom’s d’Etat
2. Accelerate
3. True Timber
Alternate: Something Awesome
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
2. Magic Wand
3. Next Shares
Alternate: Aerolithe
Derby Day Racing Managing Partner
1. Gunnevera
2. Accelerate
Alternate: Bravazo
$7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf
1. Aerolithe
2. Catapult
3. Yoshida
Alternate: Magic Wand