How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast

Live racing returns to Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 16, with full fields of horses from throughout the country and in various stages of their form cycles. To help handicappers make sense of what trends might develop and how to wager accordingly, Brisnet's Ed DeRosa welcomes clocker Bruno DeJulio to the TwinSpires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. DeJulio's Bruno with the Works product will provide insight on each day's racing card, but ahead of its availability he talks with Ed about training regimen, jockeys, and a key variable to look for when two-year-old racing begins. To access all Churchill Downs handicapping products, including FREE premium past performances, CLICK HERE.

Oaklawn Park closes its 2020 meeting with a reconstituted Racing Festival of the South, featuring split divisions of the Arkansas Derby worth $500,000 and 170 Kentucky Derby qualifying points each plus the Oaklawn Handicap and Fantasy Stakes (Friday). Racing analyst Joe Kristufek joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa to discuss wagering on Oaklawn in general and its 4 graded stakes races this weekend more specifically. For FREE Brisnet PPs of the Arkansas Derby races click here for division 1 and here for division 2. For all handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

When Lemon Water won the 2nd race on Wednesday, April 8, at Tampa Bay Downs at 44-to-1, many questioned how anyone could have used the previously 0-for-19 filly, but for Predicteform users it was as easy as NPT. NPT stands for New Pace Top, which is one of the most powerful form cycles Predicteform recognizes using its proprietary pace figures. Predicteform's Danny Zucker joins Ed DeRosa on the Twinspires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss form cycles, how to put them to use, and what it means for betting the Oaklawn Stakes on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.

Gulfstream Park kicked its biggest day up a notch, as the Saturday, March 28, card not only includes the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby but also an all-stakes Pick 6 with a mandatory payout of the nearly $2M carryover with an expected pool of more than $10M! BetAmerica's Scott Shapiro joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa on the TwinSpires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss the Florida Derby, which is the final leg of that Rainbow 6. Scott and Ed agree on their top pick with slight differences to their approaches to "getting live" to the final leg as well as potentially betting the race vertically. For FREE Florida Derby PPs, CLICK HERE; for all Gulfstream reports, CLICK HERE.

The 2020 Kentucky Derby is now September 5, but that does not change the make up of part 2 of the Championship Series, as the first 100-points-to-the-winner race is Saturday at Fair Grounds: The $1-million TwinSpires Louisiana Derby! Grant LaGrange of Fair Grounds joins Ed DeRosa to discuss the overflow field, including a look at each horse in the race and how to bet the 1 3/16-mile race based on how others bet the race (it is a pari-mutuel game after all!) Be sure to follow @fairgroundsnola on Twitter for live coverage of the Louisiana and Ed DeRosa @EJXD2 for handicapping insights. Want FREE Brisnet PPs for the whole Louisiana Derby card? CLICK HERE! For all Fair Grounds reports, CLICK HERE.

A pair of Kentucky Derby prep races are on Saturday, March 14, and the action in the 6 o'clock (Eastern) hour includes the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park and the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park (click each race name for FREE Ultimate PPs; click each track name for all Brisnet handicapping reports). Predicteform's Danny Zucker joins Ed DeRosa to discuss both races, including the pair landing on the same pair in the Rebel--and neither figures to be among the top 2 choices! Danny also has a couple price shots in the Ruby. Speaking of Predicteform, it's FREE all weekend! Visit TwinSpires to watch and wager on all the action.

The biggest weekend on the 2020 Kentucky Derby trail is upon us with a trio of 50-points-to-the-winner races plus the penultimate Future Wager. OptixEQ's Emily Gullikson joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa on the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast presented by TwinSpires to discuss the trio of pres, and as Brisnet's Southern California handicapper, Gullikson offers some insight on Nadal and Charlatan, both of which will be among the favorites in the aforementioned future wager. FREE Ultimate PPs for this weekend's action: SAN FELIPE at Santa Anita Parks TAMPA BAY DERBY at Tampa Bay Downs GOTHAM at Aqueduct Derby Future Wager

The Triple Crown trail resumes Saturday, Feb. 29, with the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park--the third 50-points-to-the-winner race within the Kentucky Derby Championship Series. Compelling storylines and handicapping variables abound, starting with Dennis' Moment at 2-to-1 (morning line) in his three-year-old debut after an odds on disappointment in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Predicteform's Danny Zucker joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa to discuss each horse's chances as well as a wagering strategy for this intriguing renewal of the Fountain of Youth. The pair also touch on the American horses in the Saudi Cup.

The Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins Saturday at Fair Grounds with the Risen Star Stakes, which was so popular that it split into divisions with each offering 50 points to the winner. To help handicap these competitive fields, Danny Zucker of Predicteform joins Ed DeRosa on the TwinSpires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. Both Danny and Ed are looking to beat the favorites in each division and have a few Risen Star double plays mapped out that could return anywhere from 100- to 250-to-1! For all Fair Grounds handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

The penultimate 10-points-to-the-winner Kentucky Derby prep race is Saturday, Feb. 8, when Tampa Bay Downs plays host to the Sam F. Davis Stakes. Undefeated multiple stakes winner Independence Hall looks to join Tiz the Law and Thousand Words as the only winners of multiple Derby Points races, but Ed DeRosa's guest this week, Gus Alonso, thinks a Navarro-trainee stretching out in his stakes debut could give the favorite trouble. Ed & Gus also touch on this week's Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 while live at the National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. FREE Sam F. Davis PPs KY Derby Future Wager PPs Gus's Spotlight Selections

The Kentucky Derby Prep Season continues on Saturday, February 1, with a tri0 of 10-points-to-the-winner races, and Brian DiDonato of Thoroughbred Daily News joins Ed DeRosa to discuss them ahead of week 1 of the Brisnet Triple Crown Throwdown. Brian and Ed discuss the Holy Bull at Gulfstream, the Withers at Aqueduct, and the Robert Lewis at Santa Anita as well as managing a racing stable, which Brian does as director of Franklin Ave Equine. For FREE Ultimate Past Performances of Derby points races, click each race name above. For ALL Brisnet handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

Oaklawn Park opens its 2020 meeting on Friday, January 24, and the headline event is the Smarty Jones Stakes for Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve hopefuls. Emily Gullikson of Optix and Daily Selections joins Ed DeRosa to discuss this race as well as general handicapping thoughts for attacking the competitive Oaklawn meeting. For FREE Ultimate PPs for the Smarty Jones, CLICK HERE. For all Oaklawn handicapping reports, CLICK HERE. For more information on OptixEQ, CLICK HERE. Follow Emily on Twitter @EmilyOptixEQ, & read her Smarty Jones analysis HERE.

National Handicapping Championship winner and Louisiana-based handicapper Michael "The Champ" Beychok joins Ed DeRosa to discuss the Lecomte Stakes, which kicks off Fair Grounds' Road to the Louisiana Derby. Drawing a full field of 14, the Lecomte anchors a 13-race card on Saturday at Fair Grounds that features an all-stakes Pick 4 to close the card. Beychok and DeRosa have a lot of agreement on their approach to betting this race, including a probable favorite to oppose. For Brisnet handicapping products for Fair Grounds, CLICK HERE; for FREE Lecomte Ultimate PPs, CLICK HERE (available beginning Thursday). 

Fresh off giving out a $6,384 Pick 6 score on a $120 ticket in his Brisnet Spotlight Selections, handicapper Gus Alonso joins Ed DeRosa to discuss handicapping winter meetings with special attention to Gulfstream Park, which features a graded stakes quartet on Saturday, Dec. 14. The pair also touch on potential stars for the 2020 racing season, including Bodexpress, who races in the featured Harlan's Holiday on Saturday at Gulfstream, and Alonso has a strong opinion regarding this one's chances.

One of the largest Pick 5 pools in North American wagering history is likely to await bettors on Wednesday, November 20, at Churchill Downs where a $119,514.12 carryover could help push the hump day sequence over $1-million.  Post time for the 10-race card is 1p ET with the Pick 5 beginning with race 6 at 3:36 (there are also carryovers in the jackpot single 6 that begins race 5 and the super high 5 in race 10). Churchill handicappers Ed DeRosa & Joe Kristufek talk about how they'll be approaching the sequence based on their handicapping of each race. Brisnet is providing FREE Premium Past Performances for the full card. For all handicapping reports, CLICK HERE. Also follow @twinspires, @joeydakracing, & @EJXD2 on Twitter for an opportunity to see our final Pick 5 tickets & to buy in!

The Kentucky Derby superfecta and the Breeders' Cup Pick 6 are the two wagers almost every bettor targets with the thought of a potential life-changing score. This year's Pick 6 on Breeders' Cup Saturday begins with the Filly & Mare Turf and concludes with the Classic with hurdles and landmines throughout. Vegas Sports Information Network's Ron Flatter joins How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast host Ed DeRosa to discuss the European participation in the 3 turf races, using Quirin Speed Ratings when handicapping any race, and why McKinzie is vulnerable in the Classic. For all Breeders' Cup handicapping reports visit Brisnet.

No, not "Who will win" but the answers to these questions can help us figure that out! Churchill Downs Inc.'s senior director of wagering information Jim Mulvihill hosts How To Bet Horse Racing's Ed DeRosa on a lightening round of sorts regarding favorites to play, favorites to avoid, and how to mix those opinions into a flavorful multi-wagering stew! For all Brisnet Breeders' Cup handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

Contender past performances for all 14 Breeders' Cup races are now available at Brisnet for the World Championships Nov. 1-2 at Santa Anita Park. How do sharp handicappers use this information 3 weeks out from one of Thoroughbred racing's premiere events? To help answer that question, host Ed DeRosa welcomes in Mike "Saratoga Slim" Specter, the RacingDudes handicapper whose pace analysis of the 2017 Kentucky Derby won Brisnet's Ron Rippey Award for handicapping writing. Slim talks about his approach to figuring out projected race shapes (especially for the dirt races) and the process of beginning to identify key contenders, potential underlays, and logical longshots.

The Shadwell Turf Mile is one of five Grade 1 races on opening weekend at Keeneland Race Course, and a full field of 14 is expected since the race attracted 16 entrants. Brisnet's Vance Hanson joins How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast host Ed DeRosa to discuss this competitive group, including how the European shippers fit, how the public will bet this race (i.e. who's the favorite), and how Vance and Ed will be wagering. For all Keeneland handicapping products, CLICK HERE. To watch and wager on Keeneland racing, CLICK HERE.

Santa Anita Park opens its Breeders' Cup meeting on Friday, Sept. 27, and with it a pair of Grade 1 stakes races for two-year-olds that serve as final preps for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies as well as points races for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, respectively. Emily Gullikson joins Ed DeRosa on the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss Santa Anita and two-year-old racing in general and the Chandelier and American Pharoah Stakes specifically. Gullikson handicaps Santa Anita daily, providing daily selections full-card analysis with best bets for Brisnet, and a free race of the day analyses for OptixEQ. For all Santa Anita reports, including daily selections and Optix PPs, CLICK HERE.

Opening weekend of the Churchill Downs September meeting means the beginning of the 2020 Kentucky Derby & Oaks points series with the Iroquois and Pocahontas, respectively, on Saturday beneath the Twin Spires. Also beginning is season 3 of the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast with new sponsor TwinSpires! James Scully joins host Ed DeRosa to discuss handicapping Churchill in general and these two juvenile stakes races specifically with Scully providing what clues he hopes to learn about these babies going forward on the roads to the Breeders' Cup, Derby, and Oaks. For FREE Ultimate PPs of either race, click the names above. For ALL Churchill handicapping reports, including Spotlight Selections from Gus Alonso, the Kentucky Handicapper's Sheet, and Bruno With the Works, visit Brisnet.com/churchill.

The Runhappy meeting at Kentucky Downs plays host to Kentucky Cup day on Saturday, Sept. 7, and the 10-race card features a quintet of stakes that make up the late Pick 5. Ed DeRosa welcomes Byron King of Kentucky Downs publicity to the How to Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss this challenging sequence. The pair also touch on making the morning line (which King does for KY Downs) and the importance of current form to success at the short (5-day) meeting. For Kentucky Downs handicapping products, CLICK HERE.

One of North America's premiere race meetings commences Saturday, August 31, when Kentucky Downs begins its 5-day meeting featuring all turf for the horses and low takeout for the horseplayer. Ed DeRosa welcomes Joe Kristufek to the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss handicapping (and wagering on) these lucrative races, including jockey angles, class, trainers and more. The Churchill Downs handicapping tandem also give some spot plays and handicapping advice for the all-stakes Pick 4 on opening day that includes the $750,000 Tourist Mile. To access Kentucky Downs PPs, CLICK HERE. For $49.99, you can get UNLIMITED Kentucky Downs handicapping reports for all of 2019!

What this year's Travers Stakes lacks in Grade 1 star power it makes up for in betting intrigue, as the "Midsummer Derby" attracted 12 runners in a race that is sure to reward those with correct convictions. To help make sense of this attractive betting proposition, Ed DeRosa welcomes Danny Zucker of Predicteform.com to the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. Ed & Danny go through the entire field and give advice on putting their analysis into action. CLICK HERE for all Brisnet.com handicapping information.

The $1-million Pacific Classic Stakes on Saturday at Del Mar looks to be one of the most competitive in the older male division so far this year, as it attracted 10 entries, which would make it only the 2nd race in the handicap division to feature at least 10 starters (the Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park is the only one so far). To help handicap and wager on this race, Brisnet.com Daily Selections provider Emily Gullikson goes through the Pacific Classic horse by horse with host Ed DeRosa. Emily's thoughts are also available on OptixEQ.com & on Twitter @EmilyOptixEQ. For all Brisnet.com handicapping reports for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, CLICK HERE.

Arlington International Race Course gets the spotlight on Saturday, August 10, as the Crown Jewel of the Midwest Turf plays host to a trio of Grade 1 races as part of its International Festival of Racing. To help bettors handicapping this challenging day of racing that includes 5 maiden races and 5 stakes, Ed DeRosa welcomes Brisnet.com handicapper Gus Alonso to the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. Gus talks about his Pick 5 single and some potential longshot plays throughout the card. To access all of Gus's full-card analysis includes picks and wagering strategy, CLICK HERE. For all Brisnet.com Arlington handicapping, CLICK HERE.

It's Arlington Million week in Chicagoland, and who better to discuss handicapping Arlington International Racecourse's biggest week of racing than Equibase chartcaller and Chicago-area blogger Nicolle Neulist AKA @RogueClown? Nobody, that's who, which is why Nicolle is Ed's guest on the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. Ed & Nicolle discuss trends at the current Arlington meeting, storylines for this week's International Festival of Racing, their favorite Dooleyisms, Scotch eggs, and so much more! For all Arlington handicapping reports, visit http://www.brisnet.com/arlington.

An extra dark day each week at Saratoga got you down? Well, fear not for Monday, July 29, as Ellis Park scheduled a special make-up day of racing. The 8-race card begins at 1:50p ET, and to help you navigate the lucrative multi-race sequences, Ed DeRosa welcomes Ellis analyst Robert O'Connor III aka Rocco aka Lil Roc. The pair go through each race on the card and talk general trends so far at the meeting as well. For Ellis Park handicapping materials from Brisnet.com, CLICK HERE.

The three-year-olds' second season begins in earnest this weekend, as Monmouth Park plays host to the Haskell Invitational, and Saratoga Race Course has the Coaching Club American Oaks for fillies. Danny Zucker joins Ed DeRosa to discuss how to bet these Grade 1 events, including an emerging Predicteform.com pattern that could auger well for Mucho Gusto in the Haskell. The CCA Oaks has a potential superstar in Guarana, who is stretching out here after defeating Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress in the Acorn--a Grade 1 victory in just her second career start. For Monmouth handicapping reports, CLICK HERE; for Saratoga reports, CLICK HERE.

Few things in horse racing are more satisfying than saying "I had it!" while everyone else is ripping tickets, and at no track is that more gratifying than the Graveyard of Champions, Saratoga Race Course. Dave "Huddie" Hudson joins the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss longshot angles for North America's most prestigious race meeting. The former assistant to trainer James Bond now helps administer HuddieContest.com. Great reports are now available throughout the Saratoga meeting; just visit Brisnet.com/saratoga.

There is a $46,480 Pick 5 carryover on races 4-8 (i.e. the late Pick 5) on Thursday, July 4, at Arlington International Racecourse, and to help you navigate this sequence, Ed DeRosa welcomes Arlington on-air analyst Noel Michaels to the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. For FREE Brisnet.com premium past performances for all of the Arlington card, CLICK HERE. For all Arlington handicapping materials, including Ultimate PPs & Daily Selections full-card analysis with best bets, CLICK HERE. Ed & Noel discuss all 5 races in the sequence, including where to lean/spread and some off-the-turf thoughts as well.

If nobody Picks 6 on Friday, June 29, at Churchill Downs, then there will be at least $325,000 in free money up for grabs on the closing day, June 29, card. Even if someone does solve the Single 6 riddle on the penultimate day of racing, there is still a mandatory payout Pick 6. If the jackpot survives Friday, though, then Saturday's pool could easily top $1-million, and to help you navigate the sequence featuring 3 stakes and 3 turf races, How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast host Ed DeRosa welcomes Churchill Downs Handicapper Joe Kristufek. The pair discuss general multi-race wagering strategies as well their key horses in each of the six races. There's some disagreement, but they do agree on the most likely winner / strongest single. For FREE full-card past performances from Brisnet.com, CLICK HERE. For all Brisnet handicapping reports, CLICK HERE. To watch and wager on Churchill Downs and tracks throughout the world, CLICK HERE.

The Queen's Plate is Saturday, June 29, at Woodbine, and the How To Bet Horse Racing podcast takes an early look at the prospective field of 14 with horse-by-horse analysis from OptixEQ.com and Brisnet.com's Emilly Gullikson. For Woodbine handicapping reports, CLICK HERE. For Emily's full-card selections for Queen's Plate day at Woodbine, CLICK HERE.

Danny Zucker of Predicteform.com returns to the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss the 2019 Belmont Stakes, and both he and host Ed DeRosa have their eyes on beating the favorites and bucking the recent pace dynamic trend by going with a couple closers. Danny and Ed go through the Belmont Stakes field horse by horse and discuss why they landed on longshots to beat Preakness Stakes winner War of Will and Wood Memorial winner Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Tacitus. For FREE Belmont Stakes Ultimate Past Performances from Brisnet.com, CLICK HERE. For all Brisnet.com handicapping info, CLICK HERE.

It's Belmont Stakes week, and who better to set the table for a stakes-laden Festival of Racing than Anthony Stabile, the New York Racing Association and Horse Racing Radio Network personality who has earned the nickname The Beast of the Belmont for his prowess in handicapping the Test of the Champion. Normally joined by Ed DeRosa on the Brisnet.com HRRN call-in show, Stabile takes his turn answering Ed's questions in this How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast episode focusing on handicapping jockeys, pedigree, and trips in the Belmont Stakes! For Brisnet.com handicapping products, CLICK HERE. To listen to the aforementioned call-in show, CLICK HERE.

Penn National Race Course's marquee race is the Penn Mile, which headlines a marquee card in Central Pennsylvania featuring MATCH Series races and a trio of 15% takeout Pick 4s. Former Turf writing adversaries Ed DeRosa (of Thoroughbred Times) and Tom Lamarra (of Blood Horse) have moved on in their careers and join forces to handicap the Penn Mile card with host Ed landing on a 10-to-1 morning line choice. For FREE Penn Mile Ultimate Past Performances from Brisnet.com, CLICK HERE. For all Brisnet.com handicapping materials for Penn National, CLICK HERE.

Preakness Stakes week at Pimlico Race Course means more than just the Preakness race, as there is a bevy of added money action on both Friday and Saturday at Old Hilltop. To help you navigate these big days of racing, Ed DeRosa welcomes John Scheinman to the BetAmerica.com Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast. Scheinman is a Maryland-based handicapper and multiple Eclipse Award-winning Turf writer. For handicapping reports for Preakness week at Pimlico, CLICK HERE.

Part of the Preakness Stakes handicapping puzzle is looking back at the Kentucky Derby, but with several "new shooter" contenders in this year's group there are more pieces than ever before to try to fit together. Professional handicapper Emily Gullickson of OptixEQ and Brisnet.com Daily Selections joins host Ed DeRosa to discuss this year's prospective Preakness field, including bet backs, potential throwouts, and the pace scenario for the May 18 race at Pimlico Race Course. For all Brisnet.com handicapping materials for Pimlico, CLICK HERE.

No Omaha Beach? No problem for Ed DeRosa and Scott Shapiro, who discuss how they're betting America's most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby. Ed & Scott are fans of trying to hit the Derby super, but they discuss strategy for various types of bets, and how they will employ that strategy around their key horses. Ed is swinging for the fences while Scott is playing a little smaller ball but has some longshots to like as well. For all handicapping material, visit Brisnet.com/derby.

The most common question when handicapping the Kentucky Derby after "Who do you like" is "Can he get the distance?" A horse's pedigree is often used to help identify horses with a potential ability for 1 1/4 miles on dirt, but it can provide many other clues to a horse's demeanor and aptitude for the demanding classic race. David M. Miller joins Ed DeRosa on BetAmerica.com's How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss how his use of pedigree has evolved over the years and some variables he considered when handicapping this year's Derby field. CLICK HERE to access Miller's report available on Brisnet.com. For all Kentucky Derby reports, visit Brisnet.com/derby.

One of Brisnet.com's most anticipated Kentucky Derby reports is Kerry Thomas's and Pete Denk's Patterns of Motion Analysis for all Derby entrants. Denk joins Ed DeRosa's How To Bet Horse Racing podcast to discuss the Herd Dynamics approach to bloodstock and handicapping. The former Thoroughbred Times coworkers discuss the history of the report and its successes as well as dives into the team's assessment of Kentucky Derby points leader Tacitus. For more on Derby contenders, including free PPs and other statistics, CLICK HERE.

We're inside 3 weeks until the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, which means daily updates dissecting every data point imaginable about the greatest two minutes in sports. It's all useful in some way, but time is money so focusing on what's important to the bottom line is a key part of enjoying the next few weeks. Joe Kristufek of Churchill Downs joins Ed DeRosa to discuss their handicapping approaches in this final stretch of Kentucky Derby preparation, including the Dawn At the Downs daily programs beginning Monday, April 22, and streaming live at KentuckyDerby.com or on Twitter @KentuckyDerby. For tons of great Kentucky Derby info, visit Brisnet.com.

And then there were 2! The final points races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby are on Saturday, April 13, led by the $1-million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park and supported by the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course (click each race name for FREE Brisnet.com PPs & on each track name for all handicapping reports)! Vance Hanson joins host Ed DeRosa for a deep dive into the Arkansas Derby, including discussion on fair odds to bet favored Improbable and some live longshots in the race expected to be contested on a wet racetrack. The pair also look at the Lexington Stakes, which features Ed's top Kentucky Derby pick right now: Anothertwistafate. For Kentucky Derby PPs in points order, CLICK HERE.

It's the busiest weekend on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and the BetAmerica.com Radio Network How To Bet Horse Racing has you covered, as handicapper Gus Alonso joins Ed DeRosa to analyze the three points races: the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, and the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park. For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances of these races, click each of the race names above. For links to handicapping reports, click each of the racetrack names. For Gus's full-card Spotlight Selections from both Aqueduct and Keeneland, CLICK HERE.

The Kentucky Derby favorite could come from the Florida Derby, as Hidden Scroll looks to rebound from his fourth-place behind Code of Honor and Bourbon War in the Fountain of Youth, Maximum Security looks to breakout in his stakes debut, and Harvey Wallbanger is out to prove his Holy Bull was no fluke. All that plus Current's return to dirt, and the intriguing maiden Bodexpress! Danny Zucker of Predicteform.com discusses with Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com how to bet the Florida Derby, including fair odds for the key contenders and how to squeeze value from the known favorites. For FREE Brisnet Ultimate Past Performances, CLICK HERE. For all handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

How to bet the Louisiana Derby depends on what you think of War of Will, the Lecomte-Risen Star winner looking to join International Star as the only horse to sweep Fair Grounds' Kentucky Derby points series. The War Front colt closed as the 12.5-to-1 third choice in Kentucky Derby Future Wager 3, and a win in this race would likely guarantee he is one of the top choices at Churchill Downs. Is a win in this race a certainty? BetAmerica.com's Ed DeRosa and Fair Grounds / Churchill racing analyst Joe Kristufek peg his chances in the 4-to-5 to even money range. More action than that could mean more opportunity on others, but who are the alternatives?  For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances of the Louisiana Derby, CLICK HERE. For all Brisnet handicapping info related to closing week at Fair Grounds, CLICK HERE.

What was to have been the $1-million Rebel Stakes with 85 Kentucky Derby points up for grabs is now a pair of $750,000 Rebel Stakes worth 63.75 each, including 37.5 to the winners. And the extra race, money, and points attracted some extra good horses, including a pair of undefeated two-year-olds from Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert making their three-year-old debuts: champion Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Game Winner and Grade 1 winner Improbable. Baffert has won 6 of the past 9 Rebel Stakes, including the 2015 edition with eventual Triple Crown champion Horse of the Year American Pharoah. James Scully of Brisnet.com joins Ed DeRosa of the BetAmerica.com Radio Network to discuss wagering on both divisions of the Rebel. Can Baffert be opposed? Which is his more likely winner? Ed and James disagree on these topics and more! For FREE Rebel Stakes PPs, click here: Division 1, Division 2. For ALL Brisnet.com handicapping info for Oaklawn Park, CLICK HERE.

No San Felipe Stakes? No problem! It's still a huge weekend on the Kentucky Derby trail with the Gotham Stakes, Tampa Bay Derby, and Jeff Ruby Steaks all offering lucrative points to the First Saturday in May. Emily Gullikson of OptixEQ joins Ed DeRosa to discuss handicapping the Tampa Bay Derby and Gotham Stakes as well as how to watch races for clues on potential performance further down the Derby trail--an especially germane topic as Saturday's races coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager 3 that opens Friday and closes Sunday.

The Kentucky Derby Championship Series continues with the Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, and it's a doozy of a race with 11 Triple Crown hopefuls entered, including hot maiden Hidden Scroll making just the second start of his career and last year's Nashua Stakes winner Vekoma making his three-year-old debut. For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances for the race, CLICK HERE, and for all handicapping reports, CLICK HERE. Danny Zucker of Predicteform.com joins host Ed DeRosa of the BetAmerica.com Radio Network to discuss the Fountain of Youth with special emphasis on wagering against likely favorite Hidden Scroll. Danny, in particular, likes some bigger prices in this race.

With an "off" week on the Kentucky Derby trail, the How To Bet Horse Racing podcast shifts to some evergreen content as BetAmerica's Ed DeRosa welcomes clocker Bruno DeJulio to the show. Also an accomplished breeder, owner, and sales consultant, DeJulio is most known for his With The Works workout report that is available daily at Brisnet.com. He joins the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss how best to use (and not use!) his workout report as a handicapping and wagering tool. The pair also touch on this year's Kentucky Derby trail and the importance of developing mentor and mentee relationships within the Thoroughbred industry.

Scott Shapiro joins Ed DeRosa to handicap the Risen Star Stakes, the first 2019 Kentucky Derby Championship Series part 1 race. For FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances, CLICK HERE. For all Brisnet.com handicapping reports for the 12-race card that includes a $200,000 guaranteed all-stakes Pick 4, CLICK HERE. The Risen Star features a rematch of the Lecomte Stakes with 5 also rans taking on winner War of Will. A local first-level allowance race returns its trifecta, including winner Owendale for trainer Brad Cox. As Scott and Ed discuss, determining the strength of these races is essential for wagering on this race.