1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free access> New: All divisional handicapping videos and picks> New: Horse Cents Podcast BC Preview | VIEW HERE> New: FREE Betmix past performances> Thursday: 1/ST Call PodcastMONDAY’S POST DRAW REACTIONS SHOWJeremy Plonk & Scott Shapiro | VIEW HEREIN THE NEWS TODAYDistaff | Scottish Lassie has been scratchedClassic | Forever Young worked 4 furlongs in 50.20Sprint | American Stage worked 4 furlongs in 50.80Turf | El Cordobes worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 39.80Mile | Lake Forest worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 38.40Mile | Ask Ikigomi worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 39.80Turf Sprint | Miss Yechance worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 39.20Turf Sprint | Big Mojo worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 38.80WEEKEND FORECAST FROM WEATHER.COMFriday | Party Sunny, 76 degrees high (5% chance of rain)Saturday | Cloudy (2% chance of rain), 72 degrees high> as of Wednesday noon pm ETGET IN THE GAMEExacta-Thon | $25,000 additional money up for grabs Friday/Saturday at 1/ST BET & XpressbetFACT OF THE DAY FOR WEDNESDAYMany remember the 1999 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Gulfstream for completing a record $3 million pick 6 payout. But did you know that race also produced the largest trifecta payout in BC history? The Cat Thief-Budroyale-Golden Missile tri paid $19,515.60 for $1. BONUS CONTENT: Jockey Oisin Murphy discusses his Breeders' Cup mounts with 1/ST BET's Bailey Armour.

Northfield Park has a 16-race card. The $1.00 Late Pick 4 with a $10,000 guaranteed pool starts in Race 11. The Spot Plays are in Race 5, Race 6, and Race 9. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 5 (7:28 PM EDT)3-Swan On A Mission (6-1)-Didn't have a shot with a post 9 trip last time against better. Now drops to a level where a win can happen. Does best when put in play early on. Eric Tharps can get a top of the stack trip leaving from this post. The 0-32 record is tough to swallow but has hit the board 11 times against mostly better. Using at the morning line price and should be sitting on a big try.3-9-2Race 6 (7:50 PM EDT)2-Dovey (5/2)-Shipped in from Mea off a nice win versus similar and then had no pop down the lane last time. The plays here is that the mare fits with this crew and Aaron Merriman sticks. The program chalk is a 3-year-old, #6 Tom's Crazy Peach who is 9/5 in the program and trained by Corey Kreiser. Will lean with Merriman in this case in a race where the 2 morning line chalks (1-6) don't thrill me.2-1-6Race 9 (8:56 PM EDT)7-Covid Cartel (5-1)-Beat the $5k claimers in last and takes a good step up, but the entire field has 18 wins in total. This 6-year-old has taken 4 pictures and the program chalk #9 has 6 wins. The chalk broke in its last race, and Merriman went to the 3/4's in spry 124.2 and hung on. Could look to get on the point again and could be better rated this time. This is a soft bunch and hopefully the Kreiser trainee won't be bet down.7-9-2Check me out on X!

1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free accessSaturday races | video handicapper analyses posted todayNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $52,920 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 12:40 pm ETPick 6 | $46,127 | Belmont | begins Race 3 | 2:12 pm ETKEY RACESHorseshoe Indy | Race 6 | 4:04 pm ET | Strong Tide Overnight StakesHorseshoe Indy | Race 7 | 4:35 pm ET | Fireball Baby Overnight StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXBelmont | Race 5 | 3:14 pm ETChurchill Downs | Race 9 | 4:55 pm ETRemington Park | Race 7 | 10:18 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHAnthony Ferraro | Finger Lakes | 4 of 5 entrants 4-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?This morning | Forever Young | worked 4 furlongs in 50.20 at KeenelandPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Belmont Pick 6 Carryover Key Plays for WednesdayFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer: best bets today in the Xpressbet member’s section

The Breeders’ Cup World Championships are just days away and what a better way to get the week of thoroughbred racing started with a big Pick 6 pool in New York. That’s right, Belmont Park has a $46,126 carryover in their $1 Pick 6 after no one was able to connect the dots successfully on Sunday. This means a juicy pool to attack at approximately 2:12 PM eastern later this afternoon when the Wednesday Pick 6 kicks off with a state-bred special weight event over the grass. Here a few horses I consider must uses within the sequence.Race 3:The aforementioned NY-bred MSW event at 6.5-furlongs over the Inner Turf gets things rolling where I like the chances of #6 Karsten. The son of Mendelssohn competed twice in grass routes earlier this year to kick off his career before trainer Jorge Abreu moved him to the dirt for a pair of sprints where he lacked the energy late to get the job done. Now, Abreu makes the decision to move the Avanti Stable colt back to the grass where he should find the tricky 6.5-panel distance to his liking. He attracts Flavien Prat, which has often proven to be a significant rider upgrade. The two have won together at a 21% rate over a 152-race sample and those that have followed Prat over the years know he should have Karsten in the perfect spot early. This should allow him to out finish this modest bunch to kick the Wednesday Pick 6 off.Play: #6 Karsten (3-1 ML)Picks: 6-4-1Race 5:The pace in this $55k maiden claimer at 1 1/16-miles over the grass is likely to be contentious at the very least. This should bode well for those that can settle early and finish. I am hopeful that is the case with Florida-bred #3 Souper Cha Ching. The Live Oak homebred ships into New York and drops in for a tag for the first time for trainer Michael Trombetta. The 3YO gelding’s first two races came against protected maidens in the Mid-Atlantic, including last time out at Laurel Park where he had no real shot coming from off-the-pace in a race that was dominated by those on the front end. The son of Medaglia d’Oro draws favorably along the inside and adds blinkers for the first time. He should get a better setup than he did last out. Hopefully, the shades help him focus early because he has shown the ability to finish in both career starts.Play: #3 Souper Cha Ching (8-1 ML)Picks: 3-1-4Race 7:Trainer Chad Brown holds a strong hand in the Wednesday feature. Brown sends out 3-1-ML favorite #7 Arkhipov and 4-1-third choice #6 Market Timing in this 1 5/16-miles excursion for second-level allowance foes over the Inner Turf. I prefer Market Timing. The son of Laoban has only raced four times with three of his starts coming over the grass, including a pair of gate-to-wire victories. Last time we saw the 4YO gelding, he held on by a neck in early September at Saratoga under jockey Dylan Davis. Brown has given Market Timing nearly two months to regroup after his second career win and finds a spot for him where there is very little speed signed on. I expect Davis to make an easy lead, control the tempo, and have enough left late to hold off his stablemate in the final furlong.Play: #6 Market Timing (4-1 ML)Picks: 6-7-5

1/ST BREEDERS’ CUP WAGER GUIDENow available | daily updates | free access> New: Friday divisional handicapping videos and picks> Wednesday: Saturday divisional handicapping videos and picksMONDAY’S POST DRAW REACTIONS SHOWJeremy Plonk & Scott Shapiro | archived at YouTubeIN THE NEWS TODAYSprint | TO Elvis worked 4 furlongs in 50.80 at KeenelandDirt Mile | Lord Fons worked 4 furlongs in 51.60 at KeenelandF&M Turf | Lush Lips worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 38.20 at KeenelandF&M Turf | Expensive Queen worked 3 furlongs (turf) in 38.80 at KeenelandAidan O’Brien | fleet cleared quarantine and made first on-track appearancesWEEKEND FORECAST FROM WEATHER.COMFriday | Party Sunny, 75 degrees high (4% chance of rain)Saturday | Cloudy (4% chance of rain), 70 degrees high> as of Tuesday 4:30 pm ETGET IN THE GAMEExacta-Thon | $25,000 additional money up for grabs Friday/Saturday at 1/ST BET & XpressbetFACT OF THE DAY FOR MONDAYIn the 3 Breeders’ Cups hosted by Keeneland (2015, 2020, 2022), at least 1 divisional winner prepped at the track’s Fall Meet. Tepin won the 2015 Mile; Essential Quality the Juvenile and Aunt Pearl the Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2020; and Malathaat tallied the 2022 Distaff.

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