1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Friday, May 16, 2025

PREAKNESS 150
1/ST Preakness Wager Guide | free access, daily updates
Advance wagering on Saturday Pimlico card | now available

EXTRA INCENTIVES
$10,000 Exacta-Thon | Pimlico | today’s races
$10 Money-Back Special | Pimlico Race 13 | up to $10 back if win bet finishes 2nd, 3rd

TOURNAMENT TIME
$100 Pimlico Feeder | details
$40 Santa Anita Feeder | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Super Hi 5 | $26,838 | Churchill Downs | Race 1 | 12:45 pm ET
Pick 6 | $94,783 | Santa Anita | begins Race 4 | 5:34 pm ET

1/ST BET AI MOST LIKELY PIMLICO WINNER
Pimlico | Race 8 | 3:05 pm ET | #3 Candied (38%)

KEY RACES
Pimlico | Race 8 | 3:05 pm ET | DuPont Distaff Stakes
Pimlico | Race 9 | 3:36 pm ET | Hilltop Stakes
Pimlico | Race 10 | 4:07 pm ET | Miss Preakness Stakes
Pimlico | Race 11 | 4:38 pm ET | The Very One Stakes
Pimlico | Race 12 | 5:10 pm ET | Pimlico Special Stakes
Pimlico | Race 13 | 5:44 pm ET | Black-Eyed Susan Stakes | Meet the Contenders

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Churchill Downs | Race 9 | 4:55 pm ET
Gulfstream Park | Race 9 | 5:16 pm ET
Santa Anita | Race 7 | 7:07 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Brad Cox | Pimlico | 5 of 6 entrants 7-2 or less morning line

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Churchill Downs | 20-cent jackpot pick 6 hit on single ticket for $256,982.

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Frank Carulli: Pimlico Black-Eyed Susan Day Late Pick 4 Analysis
Scott Shapiro: Pimlico Exacta-Thon Friday Top Plays
Michelle Yu: Black-Eyed Susan Analysis in 1/ST Preakness Wager Guide
1/ST BET AI Full-Card Win Projections for Pimlico in 1/ST Preakness Wager Guide
Jeremy Plonk: Santa Anita $94K Pick 6 Carryover Analysis
Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer Friday best bets available in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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