EXTRA INCENTIVESKing’s Plate Flyaway Sweepstakes | Woodbine | earn up to 4 entries todaySCHEDULE NOTESGulfstream Park | begins Monday racing tomorrowTOURNAMENT TIME$100 Saratoga Feeder | details$40 Monmouth Feeder | details$40 Canterbury Park Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSPick 6 | $14,308 | Colonial Downs | begins Race 4 | 2:00 pm ETJackpot Pick 6 | $70,165 | Gulfstream | begins Race 5 | 2:35 pm ETPick 6 | $166,703 | Saratoga | begins Race 4 | 2:54 pm ETMandatory Payout Pick 5 | $214,106 | Prairie Meadows | begins Race 6 | 7:07 pm ET-- Gulfstream will have a mandatory payout MondayKEY RACESMonmouth | Race 5 | 3:06 pm ET | Irish War Cry HandicapWoodbine | Race 7 | 4:18 pm ET | Victoria StakesWoodbine | Race 9 | 5:28 pm ET | My Dear StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXEllis Park | Race 5 | 2:44 pm ETMonmouth | Race 8 | 4:51 pm ETSaratoga | Race 8 | 5:14 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHMark Casse | Ellis Park | both entrants 9-2 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Saratoga | jockey Flavien Prat | 4 wins, 2 seconds from 11 mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Saratoga Carryover Pick 6 Keys for SaturdayBrian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

For the second consecutive Saturday no one was able to solve the $1 Pick 6 at Saratoga leading to a Sunday carryover of $166,703 in the traditional style wager that kicks off shortly before 3PM eastern. Here are a few horses I like most within Sunday’s Pick 6 sequence.Race 4:The Pick 6 gets started with a wide-open MSW event at one-mile for 2YOs over the Inner Turf where #5 Berta’s Stitch was made the 7-2-ML favorite by oddsmaker David Aragona after a strong finish and gallop out on debut going 5.5-furlongs at Aqueduct in mid-June. The pedigree is there to get the two-turns, but a late finish going one turn when lacking early zip does not always translate to a move forward with more ground. The experience advantage is certainly an edge, but the tote will show that. I will try first-time starter #3 Suspend. Hall of Famer Bill Mott used to be good for one upset win with a 2YO in a two-turn MSW turf race each summer at the Spa. His business plan has changed of late with a focus on winning Triple Crown races like he did with Sovereignty, but I like the draw and pedigree on this son of Tapit that is out of a War Front mare that won on debut over the Belmont grass and went 5 for 17 for over $1M in career earnings. He should be fit for his debut after a long series of drills in Florida and New York.Play: #3 Suspend (10-1 ML)Picks: 3-6-5Race 6:Trainer Chad Brown holds a strong hand in this second-level allowance event for fillies and mares at 6.5-furlongs over the main track with 9-5-ML favorite #7 Alyeska and 7-2-second choice #3 Limes Don’t Lie, but the issue is Brown is on an 0-14 skid this week. This obviously includes several runners that looked like they were in with significant chances on paper. The perennial high percentage conditioner will get going at the Spa soon enough, but is hard to back until I see the obvious heat up from his barn. Especially given the probable race shape in the start of the late Pick 4 where there is very little speed on paper outside of #1 She’s a Gamer. The daughter of Game Winner ships in from the Jersey Shore for Kelly Breen after a seven-length winner versus lesser. The extra half-furlong and ability to handle the increase in competition are obvious questions, but she may forget to stop with the lead she should have when they turn for home.Play: #1 She’s a GamerPicks: 1-6-7Race 8:This optional claimer over the Inner Turf will be a tough hurdle for anyone alive after four legs of the challenging Pick 6 sequence since there are a number of ways. #1 Mo Kressa should get a great trip third off the bench at 15-1 on the ML if he can relax along the inside this time, while #8 Hard Circle comes into his second start off the claim for Mertkan Kantarmaci after a trio of promising starts over the grass. That said, #12 The Paddock Pastor at his 8-1-ML offering is tough to pass up. The 5YO gelding ran too good to lose here at the Spa last month. The son of Get Stormy was caught wide throughout on a day where saving ground was imperative, yet still kept trying to the wire at odds of 13-1. The NY-bred enters this spot in the best form of his career and is in with a big chance if jockey Jaime Rodriguez can find a way to work out a favorable trip. He certainly needs to have to have a better plan than he did on June 7, but this horse should be rolling late if able to save any ground into that first turn.Play: #12 The Paddock PastorPicks: 12-1-8

Northfield Park starts the week with a 16-race card featuring Ohio Sires Stakes action. The Spot Plays are in Race 6, Race 11, and Race 13. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 6 (7:50 PM EDT)6-Time Has Come (4-1)-Won 3 back at Nfld and took pictures in the preceding 3 races. Then drew outside in the next 2 starts at Scioto and didn't connect at all. Doesn't get a choice post but should fit nicely with this crew and might be overlooked. Hit the board in all 3 races at Nfld and took 2 pictures. Needs a trip and can roll late off cover. The fractions should be honest and Kurt Sugg has won a couple of times sitting behind the 3-year-old.6-5-3Playing #6 Time Has Come to WinRace 11 (9:40 PM EDT)3-Fun To Love N (7-1)-Beat this kind 4 back and then had excuses in the last 3 races. Likes to get on the engine, Justine Irvine could work that trip and should offer a solid price. Will use in Exactas and hopefully won't be over bet.7-Huntress (5/2)-This is a classy 7-year-old mare who won its only race at Nfld. That start came 2 back versus this kind with tonight's pilot Brett Miller between the pipes. Has the gate speed to be on top or in the pocket around the opening turn. Looks like a main player and will use in an Exacta Box.7-3-1Using #3 Fun To Love N and #7 Huntress in an Exacta Box 3-7Race 13 (10:24 PM EDT)5-Queen Of Fear (5-1)-Comes off a big try versus better from post 7 in the slop. Finished 4th but the trip was wide and bumpy. The 4-year-old is often in the mix at Nfld (14-5-1-2) but is 0-4 on a wet surface. The Ed Miller pupil has the gate speed to get a good early seat. Could be sitting on a big try at a square price.5-1-6Playing #5 Queen Of Fear to WinCheck me out on X!

EXTRA INCENTIVES2 Million 1/ST Rewards Points Hit & Split | Horseshoe Indianapolis | Late Pick 410X 1/ST Rewards Points | Newmarket (UK) | today’s races10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Prairie Meadows | today’s racesKing’s Plate Flyaway Sweepstakes | Woodbine | earn up to 4 entries todayTOURNAMENT TIME$500 Horseshoe Indianapolis PWCBC Qualifier | details$100 Saratoga Feeder | details$40 Monmouth Feeder | details$40 Canterbury Park Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 6 | $52,189 | Gulfstream | begins Race 6 | 3:12 pm ETJackpot Pick 5 | $163,483 | Prairie Meadows | begins Race 6 | 9:22 pm ETPick 6 | $34,794 | Los Alamitos | begins Race 3 | 10:16 pm ET-- Prairie Meadows will have a mandatory payout SundayKEY RACESHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 5 | 2:23 pm ET | Hoosier Breeders Sophomore HcpSaratoga | Race 5 | 2:47 pm ET | Caress StakesHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 6 | 2:56 pm ET | Schaefer Memorial StakesColonial Downs | Race 6 | 3:05 pm ET | Miss Disco StakesHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 7 | 3:30 pm ET | Hoosier Breeders Sophomore HcpMonmouth | Race 6 | 3:33 pm ET | My Frenchman StakesColonial Downs | Race 7 | 3:37 pm ET | Star De Naskra StakesHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 8 | 4:05 pm ET | IN General Assembly DistaffColonial Downs | Race 8 | 4:07 pm ET | Glenn Petty StakesColonial Downs | Race 9 | 4:37 pm ET | Punch Line StakesHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 9 | 4:40 pm ET | George Memorial StakesGulfstream | Race 9 | 4:47 pm ET | Powder Break StakesHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 10 | 5:16 pm ET | Schuster Memorial StakesSaratoga | Race 10 | 5:39 pm ET | Bowling Green StakesHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 11 | 5:55 pm ET | Indiana OaksHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 12 | 6:40 pm ET | Indiana DerbyPrairie Meadows | Race 5 | 8:51 pm ET | Prairie Gold JuvenilePrairie Meadows | Race 6 | 9:22 pm ET | Iowa SprintPrairie Meadows | Race 7 | 9:53 pm ET | Iowa DerbyPrairie Meadows | Race 8 | 10:24 pm ET | Cornhusker HandicapLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 6 | 2:56 pm ETSaratoga | Race 7 | 3:55 pm ETEllis Park | Race 8 | 4:12 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHSaffie Joseph Jr. | Saratoga, Prairie Meadows | all 5 entrants 5-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Saratoga | jockey Jose Ortiz | 3 wins, 1 second from 8 mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Saratoga Full-Card Picks for SaturdayJeremy Plonk: Race of the Week – Iowa DerbyScott Shapiro: Indiana Derby Late Pick 4 Hit & Split AnalysisFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

It's Meadowland Pace Night in East Rutherford New Jersey. Besides the $810,000 headliner that rolls in Race 10 there is a star-studded card with over $2.4 million in purses. The Spot Plays tonight are in Race 5 the Silverman Memorial, in Race 10 the Meadowland Pace, and in Race 11 the Haughton Memorial. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 5 (8:15 PM EDT)5-Perfect Thought (6-1)-Put in a nice effort versus the boys at The Meadows on 7-4 and had been off 3 weeks. Got on the point early on and surrendered the lead to the eventual winner who caught enough of a breather to get to the wire 1st. Did close in 26.1 and my guess is the connections were very happy with that tune up. Tonight, draws inside of the 2 program favorites who have post 6 (Loua Dipa) and post 9 (Be Perfect BG). This will be 1st time for Lasix for Loua Dipa. Be Perfect BG is also in sharp form and is 6-6 at M1. It has won from post 11 but hasn't had post 9 before at the Big M. James MacDonald should have Perfect Thought racing near the top of the stack and could get an efficient trip. She can close in a hurry and should offer a square price. Will look for JMac to have the daughter of Perfect Sting within striking range at the top of the lane.5-9-6Using #5-Perfect Thought in a Win BetRace 10 (10:20 PM EDT)7-Sweet Luvin Lou (6-1)-Last week, Brandon Blvd (2), got the jump on the field and rolled home. After that sparkling performance was installed as the 3/5 morning line chalk. My lean will be toward Lou who rallied hard down the lane to come 2nd. At the 6-1 morning line there is value, and it appeared Scott Zeron executed his plan exactly to script in the Elimination. Zeron didn't put much pressure on the 3-year-old until they turned for the wire. It seemed like there wasn't a doubt he would qualify, and its 1st start on Lasix was successful. The post helps the price, and the odds-on chalk will be a handful, but Zeron should be leaving off the car this week. If the trip is smooth and there isn't too much ground to make up down the stretch the son of Sweet Lou could surprise.7-2-8Playing #7 Sweet Luvin Lou to WinRace 11 (10:45 PM EDT)1-Oakwood Ardan IR (7/2)-Came 2nd last week to Ervin Hanover and raced in 1.47. There would be nothing to be ashamed of if that was the entire story. But the Robert Cleary trainee was also hung the mile and was 1st over from just after the half pole. So, it was a very game performance and now starts form the rail. No doubt, James MacDonald will need to work a more efficient trip, if so, it could be picture time. The 7-year-old hit the board in 16 of 21 at M1 and has taken 14 pictures. Finished 2nd in the last 2 races and could reward backers this time if comes back with another strong effort.1-4-5Will use #1 Oakwood Ardan IR in a Win BetCheck me out on X!

- Interest High for Monday Racing at Gulfstream- Entries Taken for Nine Race Program July 13- New Wagers, Low Takeouts, Mandatory Rainbow 6 Mondays- $3 Late Pick 3, $5 Late Double, Food & Drink Specials- Multi-Track Summer Sweep Pick 5 Begins July 20HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Gulfstream Park will mark the first of eight Monday programs during its Royal Palm Meet July 13 by unveiling new wagers with fan-friendly takeouts, the first Monday mandatory payout of its 20-cent Rainbow 6, and food and drink specials throughout the property.The nine-race program begins at 12:20 p.m. ET with a maiden turf event that drew 11 fillies and mares. Live racing will be conducted Saturday, Sunday and Monday through August 31.Each Monday program will include a mandatory payout of the 20-cent Rainbow 6 with estimated pools of six figures.There will also be four new player-friendly wagers, three beginning July 13.● Players Late Pick 3: A $3 wager with a 15-percent takeout on the last three races.● Players Late Double: A $5 wager with a 15-percent takeout on the last two races.● Place Pick 8: Select the winner or second-place finisher in the final eight races of the day. The $1 wager has a 15-percent takeout and there will be a 100-percent carryover of the net pool when there are no winners.Come Monday, July 20 Gulfstream will offer a fourth new wager in the Summer Sweep Pick 5. The unique, multi-track Pick 5, hosted by Gulfstream and designed exclusively for retail customers, features a player-friendly 15% takeout and 100% of the net carryover if no ticket correctly selects all five winners.The Summer Sweep Pick 5 will feature Gulfstream races with rotating partner tracks including Woodbine, Fort Erie, Horseshoe Indianapolis, Parx and Emerald Downs.On July 13, the Players Late Pick 3 will begin with Race 7, an 11-horse claiming event at a mile and 70 yards on Tapeta. The Players Late Double will feature eight 3-year-olds and up going six furlongs on the main track in Race 8, and nine maiden fillies and mares in Race 9 going a mile on the turf. The Place Pick 8 begins with Race 2, a claiming event at a mile on the main track.Mondays at Gulfstream will also offer food and drink specials, giveaways and drawings.There will be a $500 drawing before the last race each Monday for 1/ST Rewards members as well as free Gulfstream merchandise and gifts to the first 50 1/ST Reward members. Concession stands will offer $3 hot dogs, slices of pizza and pretzels and $3 draft beer. For more information go to GulfstreamPark.com.

EXTRA INCENTIVES10X 1/ST Rewards Points | Newmarket (UK) | today’s racesKing’s Plate Flyaway Sweepstakes | Woodbine | earn up to 4 entries todaySCHEDULE NOTESGulfstream | Friday racing moved on weekly calendar to MondaysTOURNAMENT TIME$100 Saratoga Feeder | details$40 Horseshoe Indianapolis Feeder | details$40 Monmouth Feeder | details$40 The Meadows Feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSPick 5 | $21,540 | Delaware Park | begins Race 4 | 1:56 pm ETPick 5 | $50,605 | Ellis Park | begins Race 5 | 2:44 pm ETPick 6 | $69,891 | Saratoga | begins Race 5 | 3:20 pm ETJackpot Pick 5 | $143,730 | Prairie Meadows | begins Race 6 | 9:22 pm ETKEY RACESHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 7 | 3:08 pm ET | Clarksville HandicapHorseshoe Indianapolis | Race 8 | 3:40 pm ET | William Garrett HandicapSaratoga | Race 9 | 5:40 pm ET | Victory Ride StakesPrairie Meadows | Race 5 | 8:51 pm ET | Iowa Distaff StakesPrairie Meadows | Race 6 | 9:22 pm ET | Prairie Gold Lassie StakesPrairie Meadows | Race 7 | 9:53 pm ET | Iowa OaksPrairie Meadows | Race 8 | 10:24 pm ET | Saylorville StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXDelaware Park | Race 8 | 4:04 pm ETColonial Downs | Race 8 | 4:07 pm ETMonmouth Park | Race 5 | 4:18 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHTim Hamm | Belterra Park| 3 of 4 entrants 5-1 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Woodbine | jackpot super hi 5 hit on single 20-cent ticket for $92,869Yesterday | trainer Genaro Garcia | Horseshoe Indy, Ellis | 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third from 6 startersPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Saratoga Spot Plays for Pick 6 Carryover FridayFrank Carulli: Prairie Meadows All Stakes Pick 4 for FridayFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

No one was able to solve the $1 Pick 6 when racing returned at Saratoga Race Course on Thursday afternoon leaving horseplayers with a carryover of $69,891 for Friday’s 10-race card that kicks off at 1:10 eastern time. The sequence coincides with a late Pick 5 of $50k+ at Ellis Park making it a big day at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet for horizontal players. Here are a few horses I like on today’s slate at the Spa, including my play in the featured Victory Ride (G3).Race 1:There appears to be some opportunity in the Friday opener due to #1 Hadrian’s Wall being listed as the prohibitive 4-5-ML favorite. The $1.3M Curlin colt has lost three times already in his career, including twice at even money or less. In his return race during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the Chad Brown trainee lacked speed from the gate and a strong enough late run to come close to earning his first lifetime score. Sure, one could make the case he might have needed the last race or that the move to an outside draw can help his chances, but he once again will be too short of a price for excuses. I will try to beat the seven-figure Keeneland Sept ’24 purchase with second-time starter #5 Presidential Power. The son of Constitution took no public support in a 10-horse MSW field at 6.5-furlongs on June 5. He did not met a bunch of world beaters that day, but is bred on both sides to be a colt that does his best running at two-turns. He gets plenty of added ground for Todd Pletcher in the lid lifter where he should offer fair value given the presence of Hadrian’s Wall.Play: #5 Presidential Power (5-1 ML)Picks: 5-1-6Race 5:The Pick 6 with the near $70k carryover kicks off with this second-level allowance event at 6.5-furlongs over the main track where #4 Contrary Thinking should be tough to catch. The son of Into Mischief best known for his role as a rabbit last season for Sierra Leone was purchased at the FTD sale in May for $130k and proved last out he might be more than just a stablemate for top horses after all. New trainer Amelia Green cut him back to 7-furlongs where he ran huge to lose by a nose to 6-5-ML favorite Senior Officer. The 6YO gelding cuts back another half a furlong and should be able to control the tempo in the early going. I like his chances to have enough left late to earn his first victory since last June.Play: #4 Contrary Thinking (2-1 ML)Picks 4-5-3Race 9: Victory Ride (G3)The featured event is for 3YO fillies sprinting 6.5-furlongs over the main track and marks the return of Spinaway (G1) winner #5 Tommy Jo. The Spendthrift Farm runner failed to improve from there as the distances got longer, but cuts back to a sprint in her first start of 2026. The cutback should certainly benefit, but I will let the well-bred daughter of Into Mischief beat me off the bench.I will use a few in the Pick 6, including top choice #2 Iron Orchard. The Authentic filly won a pair of races against fellow NY-breds to start her career for Danny Gargan before beating open company foes in the Frizette (G1). Things did not go as planned in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies out west and she has not raced since. She did however command a chilly $2.5M at the FTD November sale and now is in the hands of North America’s all-time leading trainer who legs up regular rider Joel Rosario. Iron Orchard comes in off a bullet 4-furlong gate drill and cuts back to a sprint. She can spring the upset here if ready to roll off bench and is still one to watch if perhaps she needs to shake off the rust for her new barn.Play: #2 Iron Orchard (5-1 ML)Picks 2-10-4