EXTRA INCENTIVES$5,000 Trifecta-Thon | Los Alamitos (TB) | Friday-Saturday-SundaySCHEDULE NOTESLos Alamitos | closing day of meetSPECIAL WAGERSSummer Sweep Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 7-8-9, Woodbine Races 7-8--$1 minimum, 15% takeout, no CAWTOURNAMENT TIME$500 Los Alamitos Closing Day Challenge | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSMandatory Payout Pick 6 | $18,001 | Gulfstream | begins Race 4 | 2:00 pm ETJackpot Pick 6 | $62,024 | Churchill Downs | begins Race 5 | 2:45 pm ETPick 6 | $71,365 | Belmont | begins Race 4 | 2:57 pm ETPick 6 | $9,997 | Los Alamitos (QJH) | begins Race 3 | 10:15 pm ETKEY RACESBelmont | Race 8 | 5:17 pm ET | Forever Together StakesAlbuquerque | Race 8 | 6:25 pm ET | Albuquerque Distaff StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXChurchill Downs | Race 3 | 1:43 pm ETLaurel Park | Race 6 | 2:41 pm ETBelmont Park | Race 6 | 4:07 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHBrittany Russell | Laurel Park | 6 of 7 entrants 9-2 or less oddsDID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Remington Park | Steve & Erik Asmussen teamed for 4 winsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Belmont Park Spot PlaysRon Nicoletti: Gulfstream Park Full-Card PicksJeremy Plonk: Los Alamitos Trifecta-Thon PlaysBrian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

Mandatory Pick 6 Payout Sunday is here and Gulfstream Park handicapper Ron Nicoletti provides his full-card analysis. The carryover seeds the pool with $18,001 and track officials project $500,000 up for grabs by post time.RACE 1:5 ZAZA J drops and cuts back to a sprint on Tapeta after breaking awkwardly and dueling for the lead before weakening to finish fourth vs $16,000 maidens going a mile on the turf. Saffie Joseph Jr has Micha Husbands named to ride. 1 ELUSIVE CHALICE makes the usually fruitful third start of the form cycle after knocking on the door in consecutive sprints on the all-weather surface. Joe Orseno has apprentice Pedro Pena in the saddle. 6 THAT POLICE freefalls to the $12,500 level in the first start since tussling with stake’s competition before going to the sidelines 11 months ago. The daughter of Tiz the Law makes her three-year-old debut with Lasix. SELECTIONS: 5-1-6RACE 2:4 SOMERSET MIA moves to the Bernardo Lopez barn and returns to the main track after stalking the pace and finishing second going a mile and a sixteenth on Tapeta. The barn, 3 for 4 (75%) with new additions to the shedrow, has Leonel Reyes overseeing the surface switch. 8 CALLING THE SHOTS returns to her best surface thus far (6-1-1-1) after rallying to finish third behind the top choice on the all-weather track last out. Heather Smullen has Diego Herrera named to ride. 2 GHOSTLIGHT drops and stretches out to a mile after returning from the layoff to show speed before fading vs $17,500 two lifetime claimers going 5-1/2 furlongs on Tapeta. Saffie is 18% with the stretchout move. SELECTIONS: 4-8-2RACE 3:4 ZIRZOP is cutting back to a mile after getting sandwiched between horses at the start prior to finishing a rallying a third going a mile and a sixteenth on turf. Owner Maria Sol Aller and trainer Murat Sancal are 25% with their turf runners. 5 VOL DU CONDOR is making the second start back from the six-month layoff after rallying four wide to finish fourth behind the top choice in their recent clash on the grass. Victor Barboza Jr is 25% with the second start after the 45-180 days layoff. 1 STAR OF THE GUN will give it one more chance at trying to break maiden when cutting back to a mile after setting the pace and finishing second in front of the top two selections last out. The probable off-time favorite has apprentice Pedro Pena doling out his speed. SELECTIONS: 4-5-1RACE 4: MANDATORY PAYOUT PICK 6 BEGINS HERE2 FORGOTTEN ABOUT drops to the $50,000 maiden optional claiming level after the eventful special weight debut in which she broke slowly from the rail, rushed up along the inside and was shuffled back at the half-mile pole before calling it a day. Trainer Dave Fawkes, 24% with maidens making their second start, has Diego Herrera named on the Arkansas-bred daughter of The Big Beast. 3 LADY ROCKULA is stretching out to 6 � furlongs again after finishing second again vs this level of competition going six furlongs. The 13th time can be the charm for the Carlos David/Miguel Vazquez collaboration. 6 PAN PAN is going back to the main track for Saffie after hitting the board going long on both turf and Tapeta. Micha Husbands rides. SELECTIONS: 2-3-6RACE 5:2 HANDS OF TIME, one of two in the field for Sea Warrior Stables and Heather Smullen, finds a good spot to step up the competition after returning from the freshening to notch his second consecutive victory when defeating $17,500 conditioned claimers going a mile on the turf. 1 MALCOLM X (PER), beaten only three quarters of a length at this level two starts back, hopes to get away from the gate in a timely fashion after stumbling and breaking last, then never getting involved at this level and distance last out. Dante Zanelli has Edwin Gonzalez in the saddle. 9 MASAYOSHI, a wide but a good third in front of Malcolm X two starts back, returns to the turf after finishing a closing second vs this familiar competition going a mile and seventy yards on Tapeta. Jonathan Ocasio rides for trainer Bruno Tessore. SELECTIONS: 2-1-9RACE 6:2 TOMMY’S MIRACLE is trying open special weight competition in the first race since getting mugged between horses at the start and finishing third behind undefeated rising superstar Sum of Success in a five-furlong state-bred sprint during July. Carlos David has Samy Camacho named to ride. 6 ARTICULATED is a $110,000 son of Speaker’s Corner debuting for Saffie Joseph Jr with some solid workouts showing at Palm Meadows. Micha Husbands rides. 4 ROSE OF RIYADH is a $225,000 daughter of Yaupon who faces the boys with a consistent work tab showing over the GP main track. The tote action will tell us more. SELECTIONS: 2-6-4RACE 7:2 ROGER THAT DANA, who finished second behind classy Commandment in the Mucho Macho Man stakes, at the distance, in January, can now be haltered for $10,000 after failing to fire in a pair of sprints vs better. Trainer Luis Ramirez has Edgar Perez overseeing the shaky class drop. 7 TEOFIMO drops to the $10,000 level again after following a second-place finish at this level and distance with a slow starting fifth behind repeat winner Jalapeno in a state-bred allowance contested at seven furlongs. Jonathan Ocasio rides for Javier Negrete. 3 TAPARINO wheels back after using his speed to finish a game second at this level and distance. Trainer Jena Antonucci has Jose Morelos trying to steal this wide-open affair. SELECTIONS: 2-7-3RACE 8:8 FOURTH AND CENTRAL will try to make it three victories in a row after highlighting his versatility when he followed the $75,000 optional claiming victory on turf with five-furlong score vs $75,000 optional claimers going five panels on Tapeta. Trainer Mike Yates has Miguel Vazquez returning on the consistent son of Cajun Breeze. 1 XY SPEED, a 15-time turf winner, who can be claimed for $25,000, drops after facing stakes quality competition throughout his storied 56-race career. The hard-knocking 10-year-old must be respected, even though he’s lost some speed of his fast ball. 2 CRUZIN MAN will be running and gunning as soon as they pop the gate latch. He goes back to the turf with the moniker of the one to catch. SELECTIONS: 8-1-2RACE 9:7 RUDI is stretching out to a mile an a sixteenth after finishing second going a mile and seventy yards last out. Trainer Antonio Sano has Rasheed Hughes named to ride this tepid choice. 2 AMBERSSOHN drops and tries the Tapeta after facing better going long on the turf with mixed results. Heather Smullen is 14% with the surface switch. 5 FIFTEEN HUNDRED R is eligible to show more at the distance after splitting horses and finishing third behind the top choice at a mile and seventy yards. Pedro Garcia Jr has Leonel Reyes in the saddle. SELECTIONS: 7-2-5BEST BET -- RACE 6: 2 TOMMY’S MIRACLELONGSHOT -- RACE 8: 8 FOURTH AND CENTRAL

Opening week at newly renovated Belmont Park concludes later this afternoon with a nine-race card that kicks off at 1:10 PM eastern. The slate is headlined by the $175k Forever Together over the grass and features the first Pick 6 carryover of the meet after Beau Cheval scored a 10-1-upset victory in the finale. $71,365 is up for grabs in the traditional $1 Pick 6 that gets rolling at 2:57 PM with Race 4. Here are a few horses I like on the day, including a pair of must uses in the Pick 6.Race 1:The opener is a MSW for 3YOs and upward at 1 1/16-miles over the main track where trainer Chad Brown holds a strong 1-2-punch with the favorite #6 Hadrian’s Wall and second choice #8 Collado Hueco. Hadrian’s Wall has run the fastest races, but has had little desire winning in his two starts of 2026 despite finishing second in both tries. He lacks a desire to win that I am not sure will be there anymore on the cutback to one-turn. Collado Huaco has a bit more upside at this point, but has struggled to get out of the gate. This could once again leave the well-bred Peter Brant colt with too much to do late.I will try to beat them both with #5 Noble Edition. The Wathnan Racing runner debuted during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival where he finished an off-the-pace fourth to stablemate and next out winner Tab at Zanzibar. He followed that up in July with a non-effort over the slop to the good looking Stimulate. He has to show more life early in races to be a factor late, but I expect a career best effort off the freshening as Brad Cox aims to earn his second victory at the newly renovated venue.Play: #5 Noble Edition (10-1 ML)Picks: 5-6-8Race 8: Forever TogetherThere is a noticeable lack of early speed signed on in this 1 1/16-mile event for fillies and mares over the grass, so being prominent early is likely to be a significant advantage. Last year’s winner #1 Oversubscribed draws the rail and has as much speed as anyone, so perhaps Flavien Prat will use the inside to gain a tactical edge, but it is a tall task to win a stakes race in back-to-back years off a significant layoff. She won last year off more than twelve months on the sidelines and comes into this year’s event not having raced since a runner-up effort at Aqueduct in mid-April. She can win, but I will search for more value with #3 Ashikdah. Jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. has been on fire of late and seems to have a great feel thus far for the differences between Belmont and Saratoga. He rides this 4YO filly that makes her third start since arriving in the States and enters off a win against second-level allowance foes at the Spa in early August. She appears as live as anyone as the second biggest price on the board.Play: #3 Ashikdah (8-1 ML)Picks: 3-7-1Race 9:I like the chances of 7-2-second choice #1 Ganderella quite a bit in the finale. The daughter of Hard Spun ran a strong third in her turf debut at Saratoga in July running third at odds of 46-1 and followed it up with a runner-up effort as the chalk last time out. She disappointed the public that day, but one has to wonder why Edgard Zayas opted to leave the rail and instead make an early three-wide move on the far turn. Now, trainer John Terranova turns to Flavien Prat. Prat is almost certain to not make the same mistake with a filly that appears to be sitting on her best and draws favorably along the rail. A single for yours truly to close things out.Play: #1 Ganderella (7-2 ML)Picks: 1-4-3

Northfield Park has a 15-race card. The $1.00 Late Pick 4 has a $10,000 guaranteed pool with a 14% takeout and starts in Race 11. The Spot Plays are in Race 2, Race 7, and Race 8. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 2 (6:22 PM EDT)3-Alittlepixiedust (5-1)-Won 2 back and then stepped up to take on Open Handicap Trotters. Got the pocket off the gate and finished 2nd to an odds-on winner who is the 2nd program chalk in this field #7. Won't be 36-1 here but should be a solid price and could get the same type of trip. Braiden Rhoades could get an up-close seat and can be used on top and underneath in gimmicks.3-5-7Race 7 (8:12 PM EDT)3-Thornbush Hanover (7/2)-Hit the board in 4 of the last 5 races at Nfld and 3 of the starts were versus this kind. Finished a close 2nd and came 3rd in the other race against this company. What is most important, needs an inside post do its best work and every horse who finished ahead isn't in this field. Showed early speed in last, and was used hard in the opening 1/4 leaving from post 7. Justine Irvine should get a more efficient trip tonight, and the post relief could be the winning difference.3-2-4Race 8 (8:34 PM EDT)6-Tellitlikesonny (9/2)-Was claimed 4 back and has been in water that was too deep. Now drops to a level where a win can happen. Aaron Merriman sticks and tossed a hint in last versus better. Rolled the 2nd half in .56 and closed in 28.1 but finished a beaten 3rd. There isn't a lot of gate speed to the inside and Merriman will likely have the pedal down. Should be on the lead or close to it at the top of the lane and could post an overdue win at a square price.6-4-9Check me out on X!

EXTRA INCENTIVESBet $100, Get $10 | Parx | today’s racesBet $100, Get $10 | Red Shores-Charlottetown (harness) | today’s races$5,000 Trifecta-Thon | Los Alamitos (TB) | Friday-Saturday-SundaySCHEDULE NOTESParx | early first post 10:35 am ETSPECIAL WAGERSSummer Sweep Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 7-9, Parx Races 12-13-14--$1 minimum, 15% takeout, no CAWTOURNAMENT TIME$500 Canterbury NHC Qualifier | details$40 Los Alamitos (TB) feeder | detailsNOTABLE CARRYOVERSJackpot Pick 5 | $165,435 | Parx | begins Race 1 | 10:35 pm ETPick 6 | $11,787 | Los Al (TB) | begins Race 4 | 5:37 pm ETKEY RACESParx | Race 7 | 1:27 pm ET | Philly Special StakesParx | Race 8 | 1:56 pm ET | Stable Recovery StakesParx | Race 9 | 2:26 pm ET | Liberty Bell StakesParx | Race 10 | 2:57 pm ET | Greenwood CupParx | Race 11 | 3:30 pm ET | Parx Dirt MileParx | Race 12 | 4:03 pm ET | Gallant Bob StakesLaurel | Race 9 | 4:15 pm ET | Weather Vane StakesBelmont | Race 9 | 4:45 pm ET | Floral Park StakesParx | Race 13 | 4:58 pm ET | Cotillion StakesWoodbine | Race 8 | 5:01 pm ET | Sweet Briar Too StakesLouisiana Downs | Race 3 | 5:31 pm ET | first of 6 LA Cup stakesWoodbine | Race 9 | 5:36 pm ET | Durham CupParx | Race 14 | 5:48 pm ET | Pennsylvania DerbyLos Alamitos (TB) | Race 8 | 7:50 pm ET | EB Johnston StakesCanterbury | Race 7 | 8:10 pm ET | Shakopee Juvenile StakesChurchill | Race 6 | 8:30 pm ET | Harrods Creek StakesChurchill | Race 8 | 9:39 pm ET | Dogwood StakesCharles Town | Race 7 | 10:02 pm ET | Mercer Memorial StakesChurchill | Race 10 | 10:40 pm ET | Seneca Overnight StakesLONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIXLaurel Park | Race 6 | 2:41 pm ETBelmont Park | Race 6 | 3:00 pm ETParx | Race 12 | 4:03 pm ETTRAINERS TO WATCHSteve Asmussen | Remington Park | all 5 entrants 5-1 or less odds (4 at 5-2 or less)DID YOU SEE?Yesterday | Belmont Park | jockey Manny Franco 3 wins from 7 opening day mountsPUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAMScott Shapiro: Parx PA Derby Day Spot PlaysJeremy Plonk: Race of the Week – PA Derby at ParxMatt Bernier: One for the Money – Cotillion at Parx AnalysisScott Shapiro: Belmont Park Spot PlaysJeremy Plonk: Los Alamitos Trifecta-Thon Weekend PlaysFrank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

After an Opening Day at the newly renovated Belmont Park that saw Forever Young win the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) by more than three lengths, they are back at it in Long Island for the first Saturday of the meeting. The ten-race card is headlined by the $175k Floral Park at six-furlongs over the grass. Here are a few horses I will build my day around, including my top choice in the feature.Race 5:My first play of the day comes in this MSW for 2YOs over the Inner Turf at 6.5-furlongs that kicks off the Pick 6. The second and third place finishers in the Skidmore in late August at the Spa return here with oddsmaker David Aragona expecting #8 Titan Ready to take the most public support. Titan Ready was no match for the gate-to-wire winner he chased at the Spa last month, but did easily out finish #5 River of Deceit. They stretch out a furlong and move to a new venue, so I am not in love with the chances of either of the two colts exiting the merry-go-round race up north, but they are the clear ones to beat on paper.Instead, I will take a bigger swing with #7 Songbird Prince. Trainer Tom Morley won a couple on Opening Day and holds a strong hand here with River of Deceit and my top choice second-time starter that did not do much running at first asking. That said, he did break at least a half step slow from his inside draw in a race where there was virtually no change in the running order throughout. I expect a big move forward in career start number two. Hopefully, it is good enough to get the money.Play: #7 Songbird Prince (12-1 ML)Picks: 7-4-5Race 6:A state-bred MSW at two-turns over the grass is up next where I am not in love with any of the juveniles that have made a start thus far. 3-1-ML favorite #7 Equilibrate is likely to take money given his barn, but took no money on debut and is likely to be an underlay just based on the human connections. It feels like a good spot to try a first-time starter and I like the look of #5 Falconer. The son of Mo Donegal commanded $180k at the Keeneland September ’25 sale and has some precocity in the blood despite not a lot of turf route influence on the bottom side. Trainer Miguel Clement is highly capable of having them ready to fire in a turf route at first asking. Hopefully, this colt is ready for a big late run with veteran Joel Rosario taking the call.Play: #5 Falconer (6-1 ML)Picks: 5-10-7Race 9: Floral ParkThe feature on the first Saturday at the newly renovated Belmont Park is a competitive one for fillies and mares sprinting over the Widener Turf Course where I like the chances of #10 Leslie’s Humor. The LSU Stables mare has only raced once this year, but it was a victory at this same distance over the Aqueduct grass in late June. Clearly, the daughter of Kantharos has some sort of soundness issue since she has won three in a row, but only raced four times dating back to last August. That said, she appears to be getting better with age and since entering the barn of trainer Chad Brown. Her victory last out was not only her third straight, but it came after losing a ton of ground midway through the race. She appears well poised for her first start against stakes foes.Play: #10 Leslie’s Humor (5-1 ML)Picks: 10-3-8

It's Night of Champions at Running Aces and Minnesota breds are center stage. They will be competing in 12 Championships each with a $65,000 purse. The Spot Plays are in Race 3, Race 6, and Race 9. Comments and selections below are based on a fast track.Race 4 (7:06 PM CDT)3-My Little Maverick (4-1)-Most of the money will be bet on the rail horse who has won 11 of 16 starts this year. But 4-back in the 1st start on Lasix it did post a win over tonight's program chalk, Bang Bang Boogie. That time it started outside from post 6 and the favorite left from post 7. Now, they both leave from the inside and Casey Leonard shouldn't be far behind the program chalk. Plus, this is a $65,000 purse, a large check for Aces races, and the choice may not get to control the entire mile unchallenged. Leonard is a top pilot and he could land in the pocket and pull off a trip out win at a solid price.3-1-9Race 6 (7:50 PM CDT)2-Spiceitupwithoil (6-1)-The 6/5 chalk is #3 JR'S Starburst, it has won the last 2 starts handily and will likely be bet down. This filly hit the board in 6 of 8 at Aces and has taken only 1 picture. Broke in the last start, which was unusual, and could be overlooked. Was in the hunt 2 and 3 back and now starts inside. Has been tossing hints but does need its best race to win. Luke Plano should be aggressive, and a cozy trip could be coming at a juicy price.2-3-7Race 9 (8:56 PM CDT)3-Miss May Bell (9/2)-This is a competitive mare that has won 10 of 21 starts at Aces and should be a square price. Got on the engine in last and was caught from behind. That's not its usual style and this time could sit a 2 or 3-hole trip. Will count on Nick Roland to have in play at the top of the lane and this time won't be denied.3-1-7Check me out on X!

The biggest day of the year on the racing calendar at Parx is nearly upon us. Yes, that’s right, Pennsylvania Derby Day is here and the racing office in Bensalem has a monster 15-race card on tap headlined by the two $1M Grade 1 events. To celebrate the big day in the city of Brotherly Love, 1/ST BET and Xpressbet have yet another no-brainer promotion to take advantage of. This time it is as simple as 10% back on your first $100 bet. Just register on the promotional landing page, bet $100 on the Saturday card at Parx, and get a $10 bonus for doing so. Of course, I will be diving in myself on the promo. Here are three horses in graded stakes races I will be wagering on assuming their morning line prices stick.Race 12: Gallant Bob (G2)This six-furlong affair for 3YOs over the main track should see a lively early tempo with serious speed horses drawn both down on the inside and to the far outside. This should set things up for a runner that can settle early and finish with energy. Hopefully, that is New York-bred #4 Bravaro. The Upstart colt returned off a two-month freshening at Colonial Downs in early August missing by a neck at odds-on, but bounced back last out cutting back to seven-panels and winning a $500k stakes at Charlestown four weeks later. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. keeps Paco Lopez aboard in this colt’s third start of the form cycle where he appears to be drawn well and set for a big effort in his second start going three-quarters of a mile. He won the first won going away at Aqueduct on debut.Play: #4 Bravaro (8-1 ML)Picks: 4-8-6Race 13: Cotillion (G1)The first of two $1M Grade 1 events is this 1 1/16-mile race for 3YO fillies over the main track where Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner #4 Always a Runner is listed as the significant 8-5-ML favorite after a pair of runner-up efforts to Counting Stars at Saratoga since her huge win under the twin spires this spring. The Gun Runner filly has never finished worse than second through five starts and has only been defeated by one horse thus far, but I worry how she will handle getting her heart ripped out by the Mark Casse runner in back-to-back starts. Always a Runner is the likeliest winner, but not a great bet at the likely off-odds, so I will try to beat her with #3 Zany. Trainer Todd Pletcher tried blinkers for the first time in the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1). It did not lead to an improved effort, but she was caught three-wide throughout while stalking the pace under Hall of Famer John Velazquez. I am hopeful the inside draw and experience on this American Pharoah filly leads Johnny V. to be more patient early. If Zany opts to relax mid-pack along the rail early, she has a significant chance of saving energy early, yet getting the jump still on Always a Runner. This could be the trip that leads the Repole Stable gal back to the winner’s circle for the first time since February.Play: #3 Zany (9-2 ML)Picks: 3-4-5Race 14: Pennsylvania Derby (G1)The featured event did not come up quite as strong as some years’ past, but it is a really interesting analytical puzzle nonetheless. Brad Cox conditioned #7 Further Ado was made the 2-1-ML choice, but has yet to win outside of the Blue Grass State making him a tough proposition from a wagering perspective. #6 The Puma is a bit more intriguing in his third start since scratching just days before the Kentucky Derby. He came with a solid late run in the Travers (G1), but ended up hanging a bit late in his fourth-place finish to Leading Change. He adds blinkers and makes sense, but is another one I lack full trust in at this point of the campaign.I will instead roll with the pricey Louisiana-bred #3 Our Moneyman (pictured). The $2M son of Mr. Money competed in five sprints to start his career for trainer Bret Calhoun before stretching out to a route of ground for the first time against fellow state-breds in the Crescent City Derby at Fair Grounds last spring. He has been unable to solidify a win going two-turns against open company since then, but has run a pair of bang-up seconds in the Matt Winn (G3) and Indiana Derby (G2). Like many, the nine-furlongs could be stretching his stamina a bit, but he nearly overcame serious traffic issues at the start to beat the aforementioned Travers winner at Horseshoe Indy in July. He has been given time and could be sitting on a career best for veteran conditioner Bret Calhoun. Hot-riding Manny Franco will be in to ride the colt for the first time.Play: #3 Our MoneymanPicks: 3-6-7