1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free accessFriday races | video handicapper analyses posting todayEXTRA INCENTIVESBet $100, Get $10 | Mahoning Valley | today’s racesNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $44,088 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 12:40 pm ETLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXFairmount Park | Race 2 | 2:55 pm ETHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 6 | 4:45 pm ETMountaineer | Race 8 | 9:55 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHPaul Barrow | Finger Lakes | all 4 entrants 5-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Jockey Erik Barbaran | Mahoning Valley | 3 wins, 2 seconds from 6 mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer: best bets today in the Xpressbet member’s section

1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free access> New: Links to Weekend Workout Videos> Tuesday: Friday divisional handicapping videos and picks> Wednesday: Saturday divisional handicapping videos and picksLIVE HANDICAPPING ANALYSIS DURING TODAY’S DRAWJeremy Plonk & Scott Shapiro | 5 pm ET | instant reactions at YouTube, XIN THE NEWS TODAYClassic | Knightsbridge, Napoleon Solo in; Further Ado exits to Dirt MileF&M Sprint | Kerry’s Kiss worked 3 furlongs in 37.60 at KeenelandWEEKEND FORECAST FROM WEATHER.COMFriday | Sunny, 78 degrees highSaturday | Partly Cloudy (10% chance of rain), 73 degrees high> as of Monday 2pm ETGET IN THE GAMEExacta-Thon | $20,000 additional money up for grabs Friday/Saturday at 1/ST BET & XpressbetFACT OF THE DAY FOR MONDAYThe last time the Breeders’ Cup visited Keeneland in 2022, 36 international starters accounted for 6 victories: Juvenile Turf Sprint, Juvenile Fillies Turf, Juvenile Turf on Friday; Mile, Filly & Mare Turf and Turf on Saturday.

1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free accessPost Draw for Friday & Saturday | today, 5 pm ETNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $33,780 | Parx| begins Race 1 | 12:40 pm ETSuper Hi 5 | $6,318 | Horseshoe Indy | Race 7 | 5:16 pm ETLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXMahoning Valley | Race 8 | 3:31 pm ETHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 7 | 5:16 pm ETMountaineer | Race 1 | 7:00 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHRobert Cline | Mahoning Valley | all 6 entrants 7-2 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Mountaineer | favorites won 4 of 8 races on the cardPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer: best bets today in the Xpressbet member’s section

Yonkers Raceway has a 9-race card to begin the week. The $1.00 Pick 5 has a $10,000 guaranteed pool and starts in Race 5. The Spot Plays are in Race 4, Race 5, and Race 7. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 4 (7:45 PM EDT)4-Railroad Station (5/2)-The Burke trainee has been close versus this kind in the previous 2 races, and this should be the last start in this condition. Left hard from post 7, got on the engine and was caught at the wire to lose by a nose. Tyler Buter returns and could try to work the same plan of getting control off the car. But this time could do a better job of rating the mile and not go 27.3 in the 3rd quarter.4-1-2Race 5 (8:05 PM EDT)4-Tricky Captain N (7/2)-This 5-year-old likes to compete and won 2 and 3 back versus this kind. Comes off a win against the same kind on 10-18 at Philly. Should be forwardly placed throughout and could double up with a top effort. Can get the job done on the engine or coming off cover. Similar to the program choice #3 Shine A Light (5/2) but will lean here off recent form and more value.4-3-5Race 7 (8:45 PM EDT)7-Whichwaytothebeach (4-1)-Will fade #2 Ballroom Affair the tepid 5/2 choice who steps up and is a 3-year-old facing older. This veteran should offer a fair price with the move outside. Matt Kakaley has the gate speed to be no worse than in the pocket around the first turn. The veteran has won 8 of 36 at Yonkers and could add to that total if things go well when the wings fold.4-1-3Check me out on X!

1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free accessPost Draw for Friday & Saturday | Monday, 5 pm ETEXTRA INCENTIVESBet $25, Get $5 | BC Bankroll Builder | Santa Anita’s Autumn Miss Stakes10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Sunset 6 | Gulfstream/Santa Anita10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Woodbine | today’s racesSCHEDULE NOTESChurchill Downs | opening day of Fall MeetSPECIAL WAGERSCoast-to-Coast Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 9-10, Santa Anita Races 3-4-6Sunset Pick 6 | Gulfstream Races 8-9-10, Santa Anita Races 7-8-9TOURNAMENT TIME$1,000 Santa Anita BCBC Last Chance Qualifer | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 6 | $50,555 | Gulfstream | begins Race 5 | 2:30 pm ETPick 5 | $64,318 | Gulfstream | begins Race 6 | 3:02 pm ETPick 6 | $109,520 | Santa Anita | begins Race 4 | 5:33 pm ETSunset 6 | $16,535 | Gulfstream/Santa Anita | begins GP Race 8 | 4:06 pm ETSuper Hi 5 | $20,427 | Santa Anita | Race 9 | 8:05 pm ETKEY RACESBelmont | Race 5 | 3:23 pm ET | Glen Cove Stakes (Div I)Churchill | Race 9 | 4:55 pm ET | Rags to Riches StakesBelmont | Race 8 | 5:05 pm ET | Glen Cove Stakes (Div II)Woodbine | Race 9 | 5:17 pm ET | Overstake StakesChurchill | Race 10 | 5:25 pm ET | Street Sense StakesSanta Anita | Race 9 | 8:05 pm ET | Autumn Miss StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXChurchill | Race 2 | 1:29 pm ETLaurel | Race 6 | 2:23 pm ETBelmont | Race 9 | 5:38 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHJamie Ness | Laurel | 6 of 7 entrants 9-2 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Woodbine | favorites won 8 of 11 races on the cardPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Breeders’ Cup Bankroll Builder Bets for Friday-Saturday-SundayScott Shapiro: Churchill Opening Day Spot PlaysBrian W. Spencer: best bets today in the Xpressbet member’s section

The action in the Blue Grass State heads west to Louisville on Sunday where the 2026 Fall Meeting kicks off at Churchill Downs. The 24-day stand runs through November 29 with racing shifting to Keeneland next Friday and Saturday for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.As always, the two-year-olds take center stage on the first day of the Fall Meet for the annual Stars of Tomorrow I slate. All juveniles, all the time headlined by the start of the 2027 Road to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks. Here are a few horses I like most on a great day for those who enjoy handicapping young ponies.Race 3:My first play of the meet comes in this auction-restricted MSW event at six-furlongs over the main track where I like second-time starter #4 Karajan. The son of Hard Spun debuted over this oval in mid-June where he got caught up along the inside in an early battle on the front end before tiring late. Trainer Dale Romans gave the colt a few months to recover after the failed run to kick off his career and has six local works into him heading into career try number two. Romans calls on Flavien Prat this time around suggesting the veteran conditioner turned politician likes the chances of his trainee. I too am expecting a big run from the Delia Nash homebred.Play: #4 Karajan (4-1 ML)Picks: 4-5-1Race 5:I move to the grass for my next play on the Stars of Tomorrow I card where I landed on #4 The King of Soccer. The Brendan Walsh trainee returns to the races for his second lifetime start after a fifth-place finish to kick off his career on September 24. The son of Starspangledbanner showed solid speed from the gate and found a comfortable pocket spot throughout in his debut, but never found clear sailing under jockey Tyler Gaffalione. Perhaps, he lacked the needed punch to fit through a hole, but regardless The King of Soccer secures another favorable post position, which should allow him to find a prominent, ground saving spot throughout. This time I expect him to finish with more energy.Play: #4 The King of Soccer (6-1 ML)Picks: 4-2-6Race 10: Street Sense (G3)Ten points goes to the winner on the 2027 Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard in this 1 1/16-mile event over the main track where it looks like a three-horse race on paper. #3 Card Man and #4 Mystik Bayou both compete at Churchill Downs for the first time after wins at the newly renovated Belmont Park and have big chances. That said, #7 Staunch is the runner that is likely to offer the best value. The $300k EAS May ’26 purchase showed a strong turn of foot late in his six-furlong debut at Ellis Park before taking advantage of a perfect inside/out trip to break his maiden over the one-turn mile configuration in Louisville in late September. I loved the professionalism he showed that day and the energy he had left after the wire. He appears a solid gamble at his 5-1-ML offering with Tyler Gaffalione back onboard the Brendan Walsh runner.Play: #7 Staunch (5-1 ML)Picks: 7-4-3

Northfield Park has a 15-race card. The $1.00 Late Pick 4 starts in Race 11 and has a $10,000 guaranteed pool. The Spot Plays are in Race 7, Race 9, and Race 12. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 7 (8:12 PM EDT)5-Ill Be Home First (7-1)-Will look for a price and the time appears right for the father and son duo to get back in the winner's circle. Justin Irvine steers for his father Don and did win down a level on 9-5. Then bumped up to face this kind and drew post 7, then post 8 and started well back in both races. Didn't get a sniff in either, then shipped to Dela and was a sick scratch. Finally raced again on 10-18, finished 3rd versus $25k claimers in the 1st race in almost a month and appeared short. This feels like "go" time, comes right back and could pop at a nice price in a field without a standout.5-3-1Race 9 (8:56 PM EDT)6-Firefilly (7-1)-Aaron Merriman is on #5 Loveme Or Leaveme (9/5), she shows a win versus this kind 3 back and should be bet down. My choice will be a freshman filly who has hit the board in 11 of 13 but has taken only 1 picture. Has finished 2nd in 2 Nfld starts. Comes off a bumpy trip but did pass a few down the lane. Now gets a ++ driver change in Justin Irvine, who steered 2 back and finished a beaten 2nd. Will look for a good start and could land right behind Merriman and win off a suck around trip at a nice price.6-5-1Race 12 (10:02 EDT)6-Redland Saphire (4-1)-The program chalk in this affair is #9 Hardly Queen (2-1), my plan is to fade the mare. She raced big on 10-16 to win in the slop off a wide trip from post 9. She likes a wet surface and will likely be bet tonight. My lean will be towards a 3-year-old who has taken 3 pictures in 11 starts at Nfld. The last time Dan Noble was between the pipes she won in 2 straight, down a level. When she stepped up Noble took a hiatus and she raced from the backfield both times, that isn't the typical plan. Will look for an aggressive drive as Noble returns and when he combines with the Jessica Millner barn they post 28% winners. Does have to prove herself at this level and so does everyone else except the program chalk.6-2-9Check me out on X!

1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free accessEXTRA INCENTIVESBet $25, Get $5 | BC Bankroll Builder | Keeneland’s Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes$2,500 Late Pick 5 Hit & Split | Mahoning Valley20X 1/ST Rewards Points | Woodbine | today’s races10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Sunset 6 | Gulfstream/Santa AnitaSCHEDULE NOTESKeeneland | closing day of Fall Meet | mandatory payoutsBreeders Crown (Harness) | Scioto Downs | first post 6:08 pm ETSPECIAL WAGERSCoast-to-Coast Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 9-10, Santa Anita Races 3-4-5Sunset Pick 6 | Gulfstream Races 8-9-10, Santa Anita Races 7-8-9TOURNAMENT TIME$1,000 Keeneland BCBC Qualifier | details$1,000 Santa Anita BCBC Low Ratio Qualifer | details$800 Laurel Park Maryland Million Challenge | details$100 Santa Anita Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERS Pick 5 | $53,059 | Horseshoe Indianapolis | begins Race 3 | 1:04 pm ETSunset 6 | $7,055 | Gulfstream/Santa Anita | begins GP Race 8 | 4:04 pm ETPlace Pick All | $18,088 | Santa Anita | begins Race 2 | 4:33 pm ETJackpot Super Hi 5 | $187,427 (CAN) | Woodbine | Race 9 | 5:26 pm ETPick 6 | $26,165 | Santa Anita | begins Race 4 | 5:39 pm ET KEY RACESBelmont | New York Showcase DayLaurel | Maryland Million Day | Race of the WeekMahoning Valley | Best of Ohio DayHorseshoe Indianapolis | Indiana Champions DayScioto Downs | Breeders Crown Night IIKeeneland | closing day (Fayette, Bryan Station, Bowman Mill)LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXGulfstream | Race 4 | 1:53 pm ETKeeneland | Race 7 | 4:12 pm ETDelta Downs | Race 6 | 8:00 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHMark Casse | Woodbine | 7 of 9 entrants 4-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Keeneland| jockey Luis Saez| 3 wins, including 2 stakesPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Breeders’ Cup Bankroll Builder Bets for Friday-Saturday-SundayJeremy Plonk: Keeneland Daily Longshots to Watch for SaturdayScott Shapiro: Keeneland Spot Plays for SaturdayJeremy Plonk: Best in State-bred Showcases in NY, IN, MD, OHAl Cimaglia: Breeders Crown at Scioto Downs Spot Plays for SaturdayFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer: best bets today in the Xpressbet member’s section