1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Friday, August 22, 2025

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EXTRA INCENTIVES
10X 1/ST Rewards Points | York (UK) | all wagers today
$5,000 Late Pick 4 & Pick 5 Hit & Split | Charles Town ($2,500 each)

TOURNAMENT TIME
$40 Saratoga Feeder | details
$40 Del Mar Feeder | details
$500 Charles Town Classic PCWBC Qualifier | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Jackpot Pick 6 | $154,672 | Ellis Park | begins Race 4 | 2:16 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 6 | $86,720 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 4 | 2:28 pm ET
Jackpot Super Hi 5 | $83,275 | Prairie Meadows | Race 10 | 10:52 pm ET
Pick 5 | $78,841 | Emerald Downs | begins Race 5 | 11:44 pm ET
--Mandatory payouts coming Sunday at Ellis & Gulfstream

SCHEDULE NOTE
Timonium | opening day | first post 12:10 pm ET

1/ST BET AI MOST LIKELY CHARLES TOWN CLASSIC WINNER
Charles Town | Race 11 | 10:25 pm ET | #4 Skippylongstocking (30%)

KEY RACES
Saratoga | Race 3 | 2:16 pm ET | Seeking the Ante Stakes
Saratoga | Race 9 | 5:41 pm ET | Yaddo Stakes
Charles Town | Race 5 | 7:02 pm ET | Sadie Hawkins Stakes
Charles Town | Race 8 | 8:32 pm ET | Pink Ribbon Stakes
Charles Town | Race 9 | 9:05 pm ET | Robert R. Hilton Memorial Stakes
Charles Town | Race 10 | 9:44 pm ET | Charles Town Oaks
Charles Town | Race 11 | 10:25 pm ET | Charles Town Classic
Charles Town | Race 13 | 11:25 pm ET | Frank Gall Memorial Stakes

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Ellis Park | Race 7 | 3:42 pm ET
Woodbine | Race 1 | 4:30 pm ET
Saratoga | Race 10 | 6:16 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Robertino Diodoro | Ellis, Remington | 5 of 6 entrants 9-2 or less odds

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Colonial Downs | jockey Paco Lopez | 5 wins, 3 seconds from 9 mounts

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Frank Carulli: Charles Town Classic Pick 4 Analysis for Friday
Brian W. Spencer: Del Mar Spot Plays for Friday
Frank Carulli and Brian W. Spencer | Friday best bets in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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