1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Saturday, August 2, 2025

‍EXTRA INCENTIVES
$5,000 Hit & Split | Saratoga | late pick 4 ($2,500) & pick 5 ($2,500)
Bet $150, Get $20 | The Meadowlands | today’s races
Woodbine Mile VIP Trip Sweepstakes | $20 bet today earns 1 entry

TOURNAMENT TIME
$125 Fun in the Sun Week 3 (Saratoga/Del Mar) | details
$500 Monmouth/Saratoga Whitney Day Challenge | details
$40 Del Mar feeder | details
$40 Woodbine feeder | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Jackpot Pick 6 | $84,050 | Ellis Park | begins Race 5 | 2:44 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 6 | $95,597 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 6 | 3:25 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 5 | $224,686 | Prairie Meadows | begins Race 6 | 9:08 pm ET
--Gulfstream will have mandatory payout Sunday

1/ST BET AI MOST LIKELY SARATOGA STAKES WINNER
Saratoga | Race 3 | 1:09 pm ET | #6 Obliteration (30%)

KEY RACES
Saratoga | Race 3 | 1:09 pm ET | Saratoga Special Stakes
Colonial Downs | Race 3 | 1:30 pm ET | Keswick Stakes
Colonial Downs | Race 4 | 2:00 pm ET | Hickory Tree Stakes
The Meadowlands (harness) | Race 12 | 3:40 pm ET | Hambletonian | video preview
Woodbine | Race 6 | 3:40 pm ET | Sweet Brian Too Stakes
Monmouth | Race 7 | 3:47 pm ET | Tyro Stakes
Saratoga | Race 8 | 3:52 pm ET | Fourstardave Stakes | Meet the Contenders
Ellis Park | Race 8 | 4:12 pm ET | Nashville Derby Preview
Gulfstream | Race 8 | 4:34 pm ET | Bear’s Den Stakes
Ellis Park | Race 9 | 4:42 pm ET | KD Ladies Turf Sprint Preview
Woodbine | Race 8 | 4:48 pm ET | Niagara Stakes
Saratoga | Race 10 | 5:04 pm ET | Test Stakes
Ellis Park | Race 10 | 5:12 pm ET | Mint Millions Turf Mile Preview
Woodbine | Race 9 | 5:21 pm ET | Seagram Cup
Saratoga | Race 11 | 5:41 pm ET | Whitney Stakes
Del Mar | Race 9 | 9:03 pm ET | California Dreamin Stakes
Evangeline Downs | Race 8 | 9:04 pm ET | Louisiana Stallion Stakes
Evangeline Downs | Race 9 | 9:31 pm ET | Shine Young Futurity
Del Mar | Race 10 | 9:32 pm ET | Clement Hirsch Stakes

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Colonial Downs | Race 10 | 5:10 pm ET
Saratoga | Race 12 | 6:16 pm ET
Charles Town | Race 6 | 9:32 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Jose D’Angelo | Gulfstream | all 8 entrants 5-1 or less odds

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Ellis Park | trainer Steve Asmussen | 2 wins ($18, $29), 1 third from 5 starters

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Scott Shapiro: Saratoga Hit & Split Pick 5 Analysis for Saturday
Jeremy Plonk: Race of the Week – Whitney at Saratoga
Al Cimaglia: Hambletonian Pick 4 Analysis for The Meadowlands
Brian W. Spencer: Del Mar Spot Plays for Saturday
Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer Saturday best bets available in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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