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1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Friday, April 24, 2026

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April 24, 2026

1/ST KENTUCKY DERBY WAGER GUIDE
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SCHEDULE NOTES
Preakness Future Wager | opens noon ET
Keeneland | closing day Spring Meet

SPECIAL WAGERS
Coast-to-Coast Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 8-9; Santa Anita Races 3-4-5
Sunset 6 | Gulfstream Races 7-8-9; Santa Anita Races 7-8-9

TOURNAMENT TIME
$100 Keeneland feeder | details
$40 Santa Anita feeder | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Jackpot Pick 6 | $246,980 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 4 | 2:27 pm ET
Pick 5 | $12,893 | Laurel | begins Race 6 | 2:31 pm ET
Mandatory Payout Pick 6 | $44,695 | Keeneland | begins Race 5 | 3:08 pm ET
--Gulfstream has a mandatory payout scheduled Saturday

KEY RACES
Keeneland | Race 8 | 4:44 pm ET | Betwitch Stakes
Oaklawn | Race 9 | 6:14 pm ET | Southern Hospitality Stakes

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Laurel | Race 6 | 2:31 pm ET
Aqueduct | Race 5 | 3:16 pm ET
Tampa Bay Downs | Race 9 | 4:26 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Brad Cox | Keeneland | 5 of 6 entrants 7-2 or less odds

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Aqueduct | jockey Manny Franco | 3 wins, 4 thirds from 7 mounts

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Frank Carulli: Keeneland Late Pick 3 Play for Closing Day
Scott Shapiro: Santa Anita Spot Plays for Friday
Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section