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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 First Lady Stakes G1

Key takeaways: The Grade 1 First Lady Stakes (1 mile on turf, fillies & mares 3yo and up) carries an $800,000 purse and will run on October 4, 2025, at Keeneland.With 16 entries drawn and the race offering “Win and You’re In” status for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, it’s a m...
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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Breeders’ Futurity

Key takeaways: The Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity, carrying a purse of $650,000, is Keeneland’s signature 2-year-old test at 1 1/16 miles on dirt, and it offers crucial “Win and You’re In” status to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, plus 10–5–3–2–1 Kentucky Derby points. This year’s fiel...
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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Champagne Stakes

Key takeaways: The Grade 1, $500,000 Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct on October 4, 2025, is more than bragging rights. It’s a Win & You’re In for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, and offers 10-5-3-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top five. This year’s field is compact (nine starters) ...
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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Turf Mile

Key takeaways: The Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile (G1) at 1 mile on turf is one of Keeneland’s marquee autumn events, drawing international challengers and top US turf horses. With a $1,250,000 purse and a slate of accomplished contenders, the 2025 edition (set for Saturday, October 4) is shaping up t...
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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 Rodeo Drive Stakes

Key takeaways: The Grade 2, $200,000 Rodeo Drive Stakes is one of the crown jewels of Santa Anita Park’s fall turf lineup. Scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2025, the 1 1/4-mile test for fillies and mares serves as a pivotal prep for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, making it a must-wat...
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3 Best Bets to Win the 2025 American Pharoah Stakes

Key takeaways: The 2025 American Pharoah Stakes (Grade I, for two-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on dirt) at Santa Anita is one of the marquee juvenile events of the fall. It also carries points for the Road to the Kentucky Derby and is a “Win and You’re In” berth to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. T...
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Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In" Friday Results: DQ in Darley Alcibiades; Trainer Miguel Clement Wins Two at Big A

The huge weekend of Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In" races continue Saturday following a favorite-filled Friday that included a disqualification at Keeneland and a trainer winning both “WAYI’’ events at Aqueduct. How will the favorites fare on Saturday in “WAYI" at Aqueduct,...
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Bet the ‘Big One’: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Analysis, Odds, Picks 

For Europe, it’s the big one, the autumn showdown in Paris that brings together the best middle-distance runners. The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1) will be run Sunday for the 104th time, the $5.8 million centerpiece of a ParisLongchamp extravaganza featuring six Breeders' Cup Chall...
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