Thursday’s $500,000, Grade 2 Flower Bowl Stakes at Belmont Park is an important stop on the road to the Oct. 30-31 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland Race Course.
For the 10th 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 2026 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
Registration has opened for Thoroughbred racing’s biggest live-money handicapping tournament, the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC). Registration and the complete 2026 rules and information can be found by visiting BreedersCup.com/BCBC.
It’s opening weekend of the fall meet at Keeneland Race Course, where we’ll see both rising stars and some of the most notable current horses in training looking to establish themselves as Breeders’ Cup contenders. With that, there are plenty of opportunities to take swings, and I’ve found a few prices on the Fall Stars Saturday program that seem genuinely intriguing.
First run in 1867, the Champagne Stakes is one of the oldest races for 2-year-olds in North America and has long been a springboard for legendary horses early in their careers.
