1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Saturday, December 31, 2022

‍EXTRA INCENTIVES
$20,000 December Sweepstakes | each bet earns entry into drawings for month-end cash prizes
$5,000 Late Pick 4 Hit & Split | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 8 | 3:41 pm ET
$5,000 Late Pick 4 Hit & Split | Santa Anita | begins Race 6 | 5:33 pm ET

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Pick 6 | $71,804 | Turfway Park | begins Race 3 | 1:45 pm ET | mandatory payout
Pick 6 | $22,612 | Aqueduct | begins Race 4 | 1:46 pm ET | mandatory payout
Pick 6 | $8,060| Laurel Park | begins Race 4 | 1:51 pm ET | mandatory payout
Jackpot Pick 6 | $242,434 | Gulfstream Park | begins Race 6 | 2:39 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 6 | $159,652 | Santa Anita | begins Race 4 | 4:30 pm ET

KEY RACES
Gulfstream | Race 3 | 1:10 pm ET | Sugar Swirl Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 6 | 2:39 pm ET | Rampart Stakes
Santa Anita | Race 1 | 3:00 pm ET | Joe Hernandez Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 7 | 3:09 pm ET | Suwanee River Stakes
Aqueduct | Race 8 | 3:40 pm ET | Queen’s County Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 8 | 3:41 pm ET | Mr. Prospector Stakes
Turfway Park | Race 7 | 3:45 pm ET | Gowell Stakes
Oaklawn | Race 6 | 3:50 pm ET | Renaissance Stakes
Santa Anita | Race 3 | 4:00 pm ET | Bobby Frankel Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 9 | 4:10 pm ET | Fort Lauderdale Stakes | featuring Colonel Liam (pictured above)
Fair Grounds | Race 5 | 4:15 pm ET | Woodchopper Stakes
Gulfstream | Race 10 | 4:40 pm ET | Harlan’s Holiday Stakes
Oaklawn | Race 9 | 5:14 pm ET | Year’s End Stakes
Fair Grounds | Race 8 | 5:45 pm ET | Pago Hop Stakes
Santa Anita | Race 8 | 6:37 pm ET | Las Flores Stakes

1/ST BET MOST LIKELY GULFSTREAM PARK STAKES WINNER
Gulfstream Park | Race 3 | 1:10 pm ET | #4 Frank’s Rockette | 31% Win Projection

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Gulfstream Park | Race 8 | 3:41 pm ET
Gulfstream Park | Race 9 | 4:10 pm ET
Santa Anita | Race 7 | 6:05 pm ET
Oaklawn | Race 4 | 2:54 pm ET
Golden Gate Fields | Race 7 | 6:22 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Brad Cox | Fair Grounds and Oaklawn | all 10 entrants 4-1 or less morning line

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Turfway Park | Race 5 | nation’s highest-paying winner ($55), exacta ($435), trifecta ($8,557) and superfecta ($46,730)

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Jeff Siegel: What You Need to Know for Santa Anita | Saturday, December 31, 2022
Eddie Olczyk: Hat Trick Best Bets | Gulfstream | Saturday, December 31, 2022
Frank Carulli: Laurel Park Late Pick 4 Analysis | Saturday, December 31, 2022
Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer Saturday best bets available in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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