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Big-Race Showdown: Expert Picks for Lexington Stakes, Apple Blossom

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.”

Gambling

Weekend winners, Keeneland, Lexington Stakes, Jenny Wiley Stakes, Be Your Best, Jabaara, Excellent Truth, Kehoe Beach, Choisya, Sacred Wish, Bullard, Praetor, Gosger, Michael McCarthy, Umberto Rispoli, betting, exacta, trifecta

Noel’s Weekend Winners: A Pair of Great Betting Races at Keeneland

Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money.

Gambling

Kentucky Derby, Journalism, Sovereignty, Sandman, Burnham Square, Rodriguez, Tappan Street, Tiztastic, Final Gambit, Flying Mohawk, Citizen Bull, Luxor Café, American Promise, Chunk of Gold, Coal Battle, East Avenue, Flood Zone, Publisher, River Thames

An Early Look at the Probable Field for the 2025 Kentucky Derby

With the final round of prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve that awarded 100 points to the winner now in the books, the time has come to take a look at the cast of 3-year-old racehorses in line to compete in the first jewel of the Triple Crown May 3 at Churchill Downs.

Eddie Arcaro: Five-Time Kentucky Derby Winner Nicknamed ‘The Master’

Eddie Arcaro was known as “The Master,” high praise indeed for anyone attempting to persuade a half-ton Thoroughbred to do his bidding at an instant’s notice. But Arcaro deserved that accolade because it can be argued that he, perhaps more than any other jockey, came closest to mastering his perilous craft.

Derby Dozen, Kentucky Derby, Byron King, Sovereignty, Journalism, Tappan Street, Sandman, Burnham Square, Luxor Café, Grande, Chunk of Gold, Tiztastic, American Promise, Coal Battle, Citizen Bull

Byron King’s Derby Dozen for April 10

BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a review of leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.

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