1/ST BET AI Picks: Kentucky Derby Preps at SA, Lrl, OP | Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022

The road to the Triple Crown continues Saturday with stakes races across the country at Santa Anita, Oaklawn and Laurel Park. To assist your handicapping, key stakes selections provided by the 1/ST BET app measure each contender against the 10 leading factors for each race. The 1/ST BET app looks at 52 handicapping factors and more than 200,000 past races to determine its AI selections.

You can use the automated handicapping factors, or create your own factor filters to incorporate angles you prefer. Full-card selections can be found in the 1/ST BET app. We’ve included the official track morning line odds with each runner.

Laurel Park // Race 6 // 2:39 pm ET // $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes // 7 furlongs

#8 Alottahope (3-1) // 28%W
#3 H P Moon (9-5) // 14%W
#2 Local Motive (8-1) // 11%W
#9 Witty (10-1) // 9%W

Santa Anita // Race 4 // 5:10 pm ET // $200,000 Grade 2 San Vicente // 7 furlongs

#2 Pinehurst (5-2) // 33%W
#4 Doppelganger (8-5) // 27%W
#3 McLaren Vale (4-1) // 21%W
#1 Forbidden Kingdom (5-2) // 11%W

Oaklawn Park // Race 9 // 5:22 pm ET // $750,000 Grade 3 Southwest Stakes // 1-1/16 miles

#10 Newgrange (2-1) // 24%W
#12 Vivar (12-1) // 20%W
#1 Ben Diesel (10-1) // 16%W
#2 Dash Attack (7-2) // 8%W

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