The $300,000 Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks presented by Keeneland Sales drew a fantastic full field of 3-year-old fillies set to contest the 1 1/8-mile turf race on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Del Mar.
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Saturday is King’s Plate day at Woodbine, but Canada’s version of the Kentucky Derby isn’t the only major race on tap. The undercard is headlined by the Grade 1 E. P.
For the ninth 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 2025 Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big-Race Showdown.”
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