by Jeremy Plonk
June 2, 2026
Throughout June, Tuesdays and Thursday heat up at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet with our Summertime Scores promotion. Bet $100, Get $10 on select tracks this month. First up Tuesday will be Parx – and note Thursday’s offering will be the Belmont Stakes Festival card at Saratoga. Here’s how I’ll approach Parx with an assist from the Betmix Angler database.
Parx Race 8 | 3:49 pm ET
#3 Global Steve (15-1 morning line odds) looked like a good thing in winning both juvenile starts in 2024, but made only 3 starts in 2025 and 1 in February this year before going to the sideline again. Trainer Butch Reid adds first-time Lasix and note this barn has done nearly everything right the past 3 weeks at Parx going 11: 6-1-1 during that span. It’s a very tough field, so let’s work this price play with a small win bet and an exacta key-box 3 with 1,2,6 trying to pair up with 1 of the talented logical contenders.
Parx Race 9 | 4:16 pm ET
#2 Fast Bob (9-5 morning line odds) just missed against tougher last out and drops in class off the claim for Parx’s hottest trainer, Ernesto Padilla-Preciado. That barn has won 30% with nearly 50% in the exacta from 30 starters over the past 3 weeks locally. Well-drawn and gets the nod over Jamie Ness’ favored Walk Away Joe. Win bet. Use daily doubles from Race 8 to get to this one and single in the late-day multi-race bets.
Eligible tracks and days:
• Tuesday, June 2 // Parx
• Thursday, June 4 // Saratoga
• Tuesday, June 9 // Finger Lakes
• Thursday, June 11 // Horseshoe Indianapolis
• Tuesday, June 16 // Mountaineer
• Thursday, June 18 // Canterbury
• Tuesday, June 23 // Thistledown
• Thursday, June 25 // Colonial Downs
• Tuesday, June 30 // Fort Erie