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Big-Race Showdown: Trio of Derby Preps Kick Off 2020 Season

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January 31st, 2020
Eclipse Sportswire

For the fourth 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 World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call “Big Race Showdown.”

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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 Candice Hare, Ashley Mailloux (Paddock Analyst, Fort Erie), Mike McCormick (PokerFuse), Nicolle Neulist (Arlington Park), Mike Somich (RacingDudes.com), Kenny Schmitt (FBWinners.com), ABR’s Dan Tordjman, NYRA’s Darwin Vizcaya, and Derby Day Racing’s Brian Zipse.

Our featured races this week are the $250,000, Grade 3 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct; the Grade 3, $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park; and the Grade 3, $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park. All three races will be televised on TVG.

Candice Hare

TVG On-Air Host and Analyst

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Monday Morning Qb

2. Shotski

3. New Commission

Alternate: Portos

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Tiz the Law

2. Mayberry Deputy

3. Toledo

Alternate: Ete Indien

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Thousand Words

2. High Velocity

3. Tizamagician

Alternate: Encoder

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Ashley Mailloux

Paddock Analyst & Handicapper, Fort Erie

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Shotski

2. Portos

3. New Commission

Alternate: Monday Morning Qb

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Tiz the Law

2. Ete Indien

3. Relentless Dancer

Alternate: Toledo

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Thousand Words 

2. Tizamagician

3. High Velocity

Alternate: Encoder 

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Mike McCormick

Horse Racing Writer, Handicapper

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Portos

2. Monday Morning Qb

3. Prince of Pharoahs

Alternate: Vanzzy

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Toledo

2. Ete Indien

3. Tiz the Law

Alternate: Relentless Dancer

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Thousand Words

2. High Velocity

3. Encoder

Alternate: Zimba Warrior

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Nicolle Neulist

Arlington Park Chart Caller and Freelance Writer

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Monday Morning Qb

2. Portos

3. Shotski

Alternate: Max Player

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Toledo

2. Tiz the Law

3. Mayberry Deputy

Alternate: Ete Indien

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Thousand Words

2. Encoder

3. Tizamagician

Alternate: High Velocity

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Kenny Schmitt

FBWinners.com, Sports Handicapper

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Prince of Pharoahs

2. Vanzzy

3. Shotski

Alternate: Portos

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Tiz the Law

2. Mayberry Deputy

3. Toledo

Alternate: Uncork the Bottle

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Tizamagician

2. Thousand Words

3. Zimba Warrior

Alternate: Encoder

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Mike Somich

RacingDudes.com Handicapper and Podcast Host 

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Portos

2. Monday Morning Qb

3. Prince of Pharoahs

Alternate: Vanzzy

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Tiz the Law

2. Toledo

3. Mayberry Deputy

Alternate: Uncork the Bottle

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Thousand Words

2. Tizamagician

3. Encoder

Alternate: Zimba Warrior

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Dan Tordjman

Correspondent and Handicapper for America's Best Racing

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Monday Morning Qb 

2. Portos

3. Vanzzy

Alternate: Shotski

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Mayberry Deputy

2. Tiz the Law

3. Relentless Dancer

Alternate: Toledo

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Thousand Words

2. Tizamagician

3. Encoder

Alternate: Zimba Warrior

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Darwin Vizcaya

NYRA en Espanol Analyst & Announcer

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Portos

2. Shotski

3. New Commission

Alternate: Prince of Pharoahs

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Tiz the Law

2. Relentless Dancer

3. Toledo

Alternate: Ete Indien

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. High Velocity

2. Thousand Words

3. Zimba Warrior

Alternate: Tizamagician

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

Brian Zipse

Derby Day Racing Managing Partner 

$250,000 Withers Stakes

1. Portos

2. Shotski

3. Monday Morning Qb

Alternate: Prince of Pharoahs

$250,000 Holy Bull Stakes

1. Tiz the Law

2. Relentless Dancer

3. Toledo

Alternate: Ete Indien

$100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. Tizamagician

2. Thousand Words

3. High Velocity

Alternate: Royal Act

Top Selections: N/A

Exacta Earnings: N/A

Trifecta Earnings: N/A

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