They are back at it Wednesday for the start of their second full week of racing at the Keeneland Spring Meet. The week is headlined by the Doubledogdare (G2) on Friday and the Elkhorn (G2) and Ben Ali (G3) on Saturday, but first things first. An 8-race Wednesday card that is part of our April 2 Million 1/ST Rewards points Hit & Split promo at Keeneland. If you did not register for the promotion last week, be sure to do so before playing because if you connect on the Late Pick 4 you split those rewards points between all 1/ST BET and Xpressbet customers. Best of luck!Grade Descriptions: Grade A=Highest degree of confidence; Grade B=Solid Play. Grade C=Least preferred or pass; Grade X=probable winner but likely at odds too short to play.Race 5:Grade: CMain Ticket: 8 She’s No Angel; 2 Black GingerBackups: NoneForecast: I struggled not only with confidence in this beaten $20k claimer over the main track, but with creativity as well. There is a noticeable lack of early speed signed on, which should bode well for a pair of stalkers that are likely to take a good share of the public’s money. #8 She’s No Angel should benefit from the outside draw and the aggressive Martin Garcia in the saddle. She has run some of the fastest recent races on dirt and makes the most sense. #2 Black Ginger is also sensical. The American Freedom filly gets a massive rider upgrade to Jose Ortiz and has a good second over this course last spring. Neither will have to be too much to get to the wire first against this bunch.Race 6:Grade: C+Main Ticket: 7 Jubilee Parade; 2 Catch Hound; 10 Fuzzy StareBackups:Forecast: The second leg of the late Pick 4 is another tricky one. This heat is a 5.5-furlong turf sprint for MSW foes. Wesley Ward appears to hold a strong hand here with two, including the 2-1-ML favorite #5 Gypsy Art. The son of Munnings competed in two stakes races to start his career last year before losing as the favorite in a MSW at Aqueduct. I understand why the public will flock to this gelding, but he does not separate much to me from some other logicals. Therefore, I will toss him and use three others. #7 Jubilee Parade is my lukewarm top choice. The Juddmonte colt moves back to the turf after just missing over the synthetic at Gulfstream Park in March. I liked the way he finished two-back in his lone grass sprint. He should be tough to hold off with a contentious early pace. #2 Catch Hound should be a big price and maybe a reach, but Rusty Arnold is more capable of springing first-time starter upsets then a quick glance at his stats suggest. He could help bust this thing open a bit after what looks like a chalky start to the sequence.Race 7:Grade: BMain Ticket: 5 FactBackups: NoneForecast: Like oddsmaker Nick Tammaro has it tabbed, this first-level allowance event at two-turns is very likely to be bet like a two-horse race between 7-5 ML favorite #2 Rothko and 9-5 second choice #5 Fact. I prefer Fact. Rothko had things all his way last month at Fair Grounds and gave it up late to a 14-1 shot that was coming in off a 6-race losing streak. Fact finished second in his last race as well, but it was much forgivable. Not only was it to a legitimate winner that got the jump on him at one-turn, but it was also his first start since last August. Fact should be tough to beat second off the bench.Race 8:Grade: B-Main Ticket: 8 She’s Lookin Lucky; 1 ZadorskyBackups: 3 Child of the MoonForecast: 2-1-ML favorite #3 Child of the Moon is the clear horse to beat on form in this third-level allowance to close the card, but her enemy maybe the race shape. There simply is not a lot of speed on paper to say the least. I expect Luis Saez to get aggressive with #1 Zadorsky from the 1-hole and #8 She’s Lookin Lucky to be prominent as well, but that is unlikely to pave the way to a race that sets up for off-the-pace runners. Flavien Prat might be good enough to overcome this, but I will use the two gals I expect to get the jump on my main ticket in hopes of an upset in the finale.

EXTRA INCENTIVESBet $100, Get $10 | Parx | today’s racesSCHEDULE NOTESFairmount Park | opening day | first post 2:30 pm ETNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $176,508 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 12:40 pm ETSuper Hi 5 | $5,048 | Horseshoe Indianapolis | Race 6 | 4:45 pm ETJackpot Pick 6 | $162,247 | Turf Paradise | begins Race 3 | 5:13 pm ETLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXParx | Race 7 | 3:22 pm ETWill Rogers Downs | Race 10 | 6:28 pm ETMountaineer | Race 5 | 8:40 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHRalph Martinez | Fairmount Park | all 9 entrants 5-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Will Rogers Downs | jockey David Cabrera | 4 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds from 9 mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMJeremy Plonk: Parx Bet $100, Get $10 Promo Picks for TuesdayFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

The “Blooming Bankrolls” promotion this April at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet offers a $10 bonus when you bet $100 or more at select tracks each Tuesday and Thursday. Parx will be the track spotlighted for this Tuesday. Here’s how I’ll approach that card with the help of the Betmix Angler database.Parx: Race 1#3 Obstinate (5-1 morning line odds) should have buckled when making a run at 6-5 favorite last out and watching that one draw off to win by 10. But, to her credit, ran on clearly second-best. Trainer Felix Flores-Coba is 4-for-his-last-8 in the exacta at Parx with 5-1, 5-1 and 6-1 prices among those. Morning line favorite Breezy Dance is wildly inconsistent, so let’s try to beat her. Win-place bet #3.Parx: Race 7#6 Drake Drive (3-1 morning line odds) had a mis-timed move last out over 6 furlongs and should benefit from a shorter trip as he’s found the right claiming level after 3 local starts since arriving from Woodbine. Jockey Francisco Martinez has been exceptional in local 5-1/2 furlong dashes going 27: 6-4-3 (22% wins) since the start of 2025 at Parx with a $1.34 ROI for every $1 bet. Five of those 6 wins paid $10-plus. Win bet #6.

Saturday’s $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap promises to be America’s race of the year so far in 2026. Last year’s sensational sophomores Sovereignty and Journalism are all grown up for their 4-year-old debuts. Veteran White Abarrio already has won some of the sport’s biggest races for older horses and braces for the new challengers over 1-1/8 miles.Horseplayers with 1/ST BET and Xpressbet take advantage of up to a $3,000 Exacta-Thon promotion for Saturday’s Oaklawn card. Hit exactas on 5 or more races on the program to earn your share of the $3,000 in bonus money ($2 wager minimum per exacta).Let’s meet the contenders for the Oaklawn Handicap (Race 11):#1-White Abarrio: The 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic and 2025 Pegasus World Cup winner has banked $7.7 million in his career with 10 wins, both tops among the Oaklawn Handicap field. Now age 7, White Abarrio comes off a runner-up in the Jan. 24 Pegasus World Cup in his only start since August. Saffie Joseph Jr. stablemate Skippylongstocking won this race in 2024. Regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr. looks for his first win in this race and notably won Oaklawn’s Arkansas Derby a few weeks back with Renegade.#2-Liberal Arts: Sold for $120,000 in the Fasig-Tipton digital sale in December, this 5-year-old makes his first start for new owner Osmel Nunez and trainer Heather Irion. Liberal Arts raced prior for trainers Robbie Medina and Brad Cox, last seen winning May’s Knicks Go overnight stakes at Churchill on Kentucky Derby Day – 8 races prior to Sovereignty and Journalism’s 1-2 finish in the Run for the Roses. Liberal Arts finished third in Oaklawn’s Southwest and Fifth Season Stakes and he brings local experience. Trainer Irion and jockey Reynier Arrieta both came into this racing week seeking their first victories of 2026.#3-Sovereignty (pictured): The reigning Horse of the Year makes his long-awaited return to the races. The Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and Travers winner has been away since last August and aims to continue his 4-race winning streak. The Bill Mott trainee has earned $5.8 million and partners once again with Junior Alvarado. Mott won back-to-back Oaklawn Handicap editions with Cigar and Geri in 1995-’96. Sovereignty’s winter was spent at Payson Park in Florida and he’s had the customary, 6-workout plan toward his comeback. The Oaklawn Handicap will be his first trip to Hot Springs, but his 6 career wins have come over 3 different tracks (Churchill, Saratoga, Aqueduct). He carries top weight of 123 pounds under the handicap assignments.#4-Duke of Duval: First of 2 entered here for trainer Steve Asmussen, who won the 2021 Oaklawn Handicap with Silver State. The local allowance winner since has cashed minor checks in the Mineshaft at Fair Grounds and Oaklawn’s local prep, the Essex. Keith Asmussen has the rider on this son of Arrogate.#5-Journalism: The 2025 Preakness and Haskell winner makes his first start since a fourth-place finish in November’s Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar. Trainer Michael McCarthy’s Santa Anita-based son of Arkansas Derby winner Curlin has 6 workouts in tow for the return. Journalism was runner-up in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes to Sovereignty and aims to defeat that rival for the first time. Two-time Oaklawn Handicap winner Jose Ortiz replaced Umberto Rispoli for last year’s Breeders’ Cup and has the return call. Journalism has earned $4.3 million with 6 wins coming at 5 different venues. McCarthy brought City of Light from California to win the 2018 Oaklawn Handicap.#6-Publisher: Last year’s most famous maiden has found his groove at age 4, winning 3 straight races at Oaklawn since mid-February. The Steve Asmussen trainee’s runner-up effort in Oaklawn’s Arkansas Derby last March punched his ticket to the Kentucky Derby and a non-threatening, 14th-place finish, part of 12 straight losses to open his career. Sire American Pharoah won the Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby here en route to his 2015 Triple Crown sweep. Erik Asmussen has been aboard for the win streak and will be again Saturday.

NOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $141,966 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 12:40 pm ETJackpot Pick 6 | $142,996 | Turf Paradise | begins Race 3 | 5:13 pm ETLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXParx | Race 7 | 3:22 pm ETWill Rogers Downs | Race 10 | 6:28 pm ETMountaineer | Race 5 | 8:40 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHAnthony Farrior | Mountaineer | all 6 entrants 4-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Sovereignty, Journalism, White Abarrio entered among field for Saturday’s Oaklawn HandicapPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

Yonkers Raceway has a 10-race card with the $1.00 Pick 5 rolling in Race 5. That sequence has a $10,000 guaranteed pool. The $1.00 Late Pick 4 starts in Race 7, and it will be my focus. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 7 (8:45 PM EDT)2-Topville Somebeach (9/2)-Will fade #1 Overthinking the 2-1 ML chalk and look for a solid price with this veteran in the first start off a claim for the DiDomenico barn. Faded last time after coming 1st over. Now, Jim Marohn can land on the point and control the mile.5-Lyrical Genius A (8-1)-Price shot came 2nd to the $40k claimers 2 back and now drops. Tried to go gate to wire that night and then drew the 8-hole last week. Gingras should be out and rolling, and a 2-hole trip could work for a picture.Race 8 (9:05 PM EDT)4-Rocket City A (7/2)-Put in a decent US start in a needed race, comes right back, and gets class relief. Did come the 2nd half in 56.1 but was raced from the back. Pat Lachance can be more aggressive after a start on the oval.5-Diego N (3-1)-Broke stride and lost all chance at PcD. Ships back and lands in a soft spot. Should be a main player if comes with a top effort.Race 9 (9:25 PM EDT)4-Typhoon Banner N (7/2)-The 10-yr-old cranked it up and stopped the clock in 150.3 after leaving from the 7 hole at M1. Does know how to win at YR and can show big speed when right. Will look for another strong race and can offer a fair price.6-Sterling Choice (2-1)--Beat similar 2 back with Jason Bartlett at the controls and then shipped to PcD.Came 3rd versus W/O and lands back at Yonkers in a winnable race. Has won 7 of 8 on the Hilltop and will respect chances of another picture at a small price.Race 10 (9:45 PM EDT)2-Long Shot Buckets (9/2)-Joe B has steered in the last 2 starts and the improvement is noticeable. Won 2 back in 153.4 and then was a beaten 2nd to Shine A Light who won in the same 153.4. The chalk will be tough but if it doesn't have its fastball the 4-year-old could be posing.5-Shine A light (4/5)-Winner of 5 straight has used the $15k claimers as an ATM. Bartlett will have the pedal down and go as fast for as far as he can.$1 Late Pick 42,5/4,5/4,6/2,5Total Bet=$16Check me out on X!

Northfield Park has a 15-race card with the $1.00 Late Pick 4 starting in Race 11. The sequence has a $10,000 guaranteed pool with a 14% takeout, and it will be my focus. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 11 (9:40 PM EDT)5-Out Of Ice (5/2)-Won 4 straight at Mea and got a wide bumpy trip in its 1st start at Nfld on 4-6. Likes to win, took 10 pictures in 22 races in 2025, and will look for a smoother journey in its 2nd race on this oval.8-Charlie May (4-1)-Came a good 2nd versus Open company at HoP on 4-3. Does well at Nfld (8-4-4-0) and the post helps the price. Dan Noble gets the call and he will be aggressive. But Charlie doesn't need to lead every step of the way to post a win.Race 12 (10:02 PM EDT)3-Vandy Lane (7/2)-Left from the 7-hole and raced big off a wide trip to finish 3rd. Tries this kind for its 2nd straight race and Chris Lems can work a kinder trip moving inside.4-TT's Magnum Force (3/2)-Noble takes the lines and the last time he steered it was picture time here against better. Will look for a top of the stack trip and when Noble teams up with the Wengerd barn they post 33% wins.Race 13 (10:24 PM EDT)5-Sforza (9/5)-This 5-year-old makes its 1st Nfld start and that is somewhat curious but normally does its work on the East Coast. Usual driver Aaron Merriman steers here and will assume all systems are go. Likes a top of the stack trip and could control the mile.9-Don't Take My Keys (6-1)-Came 3rd two back against this kind but had missed a start. Then came back leaving from post 2 and faded late to come 2nd. This post will be a challenge but won from the 9-hole on 3-8 against easier. Noble could be leaving from the rail, and Lems can find a way to be in a position to win down the lane.Race 14 (10:46 PM EDT)1-Charge Me Up (5/2)-This will be the 4th race since shipping in from MVR. Won 3 back and has been close in the last 2 races. Gets class relief and could look to make every call a winning one.7-Born Wild (7-1)-MVR shipper was battling better and lands in a good spot to cash the top check. Merriman is at the controls and should offer a fair price. The 5-year-old is looking for its 1st win this year but has taken 7 pictures in 18 races at Nfld.$1 Late Pick 45,8/3,4/5,9/1,7Total Bet=$16Check me out on X!

EXTRA INCENTIVES2 Million 1/ST Rewards Points Hit & Split | Keeneland | late pick 4SCHEDULE NOTESSanta Anita | dark this weekend as scheduledTOURNAMENT TIME$100 Keeneland Feeder | details$40 Laurel Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 6 | $127,717 | Gulfstream | begins Race 5 | 2:57 pm ETPick 6 | $18,587 | Oaklawn| begins Race 4 | 3:26 pm ETKEY RACESKeeneland | Race 7 | 4:12 pm ET | Giant’s Causeway StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXLaurel | Race 5 | 1:59 pm ETTampa | Race 5 | 2:15 pm ETKeeneland | Race 7 | 4:12 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHMark Casse | Tampa Bay Downs | 2 entrants 5-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Aqueduct | trainer Rick Dutrow | 3 wins from 5 startersPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Keeneland Late Pick 4 Hit & Split Analysis for Sunday Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section