The $25,000 Exacta-Thon from 1/ST BET and Xpressbet continues Sunday for Illinois Derby Day at Hawthorne. Hit exactas … win more money than other players. It’s that simple.

As you play Sunday’s Hawthorne card, give extra consideration to exacta bets. That’s because players at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet who cash any exacta combination in at least 6 of the 9 Hawthorne races on Saturday will share in an additional $20,000 in free cash. The player(s) who hit the most exactas on the day will be rewarded with their share of an additional $5,000.

Be sure to register for the promotion and note Exacta-Thon plays are a $2 base minimum to qualify for the contest.

To assist your handicapping, selections provided by the 1/ST BET app measure each contender against the 10 leading factors for each race. The 1/ST BET app looks at 52 handicapping factors and more than 200,000 past races to determine its AI selections.

You can use the automated handicapping factors, or create your own factor filters to incorporate angles you prefer. Full-card selections can be found in the 1/ST BET app.

Hawthorne // Race 1

Notes: #3 Solomon Vandy (27% Win Projection) and #2 Money Agent (20%) separate from the others with #7 Sharpenyourfaith (15%) comfortably ahead of the rest in the algorithm.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
3,2 with 3,2,7 ($8)

Hawthorne // Race 2

Notes: Odds-on favorite #1 Aldora (29%) is one of the biggest standouts on the card from the AI. Problem is, the rest of the field is between 11%-14% with little separation. Wheeling the field underneath won’t offer value. Tough separations to make. Use the favorite over the best prices of that cluster in order.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
1 with 5,3,6 ($6)

Hawthorne // Race 3

Notes: Favorite #4 Went West (30%) is a strong 12-point pick over the rest in here and the approach is similar to Race 2.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
4 with 3,2,6 ($6)

Hawthorne // Race 4

Notes: The 9-5 morning line favorite #7 Clyde’s Green Go is no better than third choice at 13%. This is a good chance to get a nice score if the algorithm is right with the top pair. #2 Joe the Taylor (30%) is a solid top play with 15-1 ML #6 Demand Ransom (16%) next-best.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
2-6 straight ($2)

Hawthorne // Race 5

Note: Clear-cut top pair here by the Win Projections, #2 Gun Rush (27%) and #5 Aviano (21%) with a big gap back to the rest.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
2-5 box ($4)

Hawthorne // Race 6

Note: #8 Time Heist (26%) has a 13-point margin over the rest and a trio of runners at 13% each make for the proper underneath grouping, according to 1/ST BET.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
8 with 6,5,2 ($6)

Hawthorne // Race 7

Note: Favorite #1 Richiesonaroll (30%) stands out with a 16-point gap to the rest. Not much separates the challengers, but a pair of decent prices come in next-best to use for the Exacta-Thon.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
1 with 5,2 ($4)

Hawthorne // Race 8 // Illinois Derby, presented by 1/ST BET

Notes: #4 Woodcourt (29%) and #2 Patriot Spirit (23%) are far clear of the others in the Illinois Derby, according to the 1/ST BET algorithm. This looks like a solid exacta box by the numbers.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
4-2 box ($4)

Hawthorne // Race 9

Notes: At 6-1 morning line, #1 Larry the Poet (30%) may be the best value bet on the card, based on the numbers from 1/ST BET. There’s little separation underneath among the other contenders, but at the potential payoff, you could wheel a bit deeper here and still be profitable if right. Be sure to get a win bet, if the price stays that appealing, in addition to your exactas.

1/ST BET Artificial Intelligence Exacta-Thon Plays:
1 with 5,4,8,7,3 ($10)