1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Saturday, June 27, 2026

EXTRA INCENTIVES
$10,000 Hit & Split | Churchill Downs | Pick 5s, Pick 4
$3,000 Triple Tri Hit & Split | Canterbury Park
$2,500 Late Pick 5 Hit & Split | Woodbine

TOURNAMENT TIME
$500 Laurel DeFrancis Dash Challenge | details
$500 Canterbury BCBC Challenge | details
$100 NYRA Feeder | details
$40 Monmouth Feeder | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Pick 6 | $28,026 | Aqueduct | begins Race 6 | 3:39 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 6 | $159,389 | Churchill Downs | begins Race 7 | 4:04 pm ET
Pick 6 | $13,146 | Los Alamitos | begins Race 4 | 5:36 pm ET
Jackpot Pick 5 | $82,602 | Prairie Meadows | begins Race 5 | 7:42 pm ET
--Churchill has a mandatory payout Sunday

KEY RACES
Churchill Downs Race 5 (2:45 pm ET): Anchorage Stakes
Laurel Park Race 7 (2:52 pm ET): Alma North Stakes
Delaware Park Race 6 (3:00 pm ET): Christiana Stakes
Laurel Park Race 8 (3:22 pm ET): Deputed Testamony Stakes
Laurel Park Race 9 (3:51 pm ET): JRA Turf Cup
Churchill Downs Race 7 (3:52 pm ET): Fleur de Lis Stakes
Woodbine Race 6 (3:52 pm ET): Marine Stakes
Colonial Downs Race 7 (3:55 pm ET): Brookmeade Stakes
Delaware Park Race 8 (4:04 pm ET): Kent Stakes
Gulfstream Park Race 8 (4:07 pm ET): Carry Back Stakes
Monmouth Race 7 (4:09 pm ET): Jersey Girl Stakes
Churchill Downs Race 8 (4:25 pm ET): American Derby
Laurel Park Race 10 (4:20 pm ET): DeFrancis Dash Stakes
Woodbine Race 7 (4:25 pm ET): Highlander Stakes
Colonial Downs Race 8 (4:25 pm ET): Edward P. Evans Stakes
Aqueduct Race 8 (4:45 pm ET): Ashley T. Cole Stakes
Gulfstream Park Race 9 (4:50 pm ET): Musical Romance Stakes
Woodbine Race 8 (4:57 pm ET): Selene Stakes
Churchill Downs Race 9 (4:58 pm ET): Bango Stakes
Woodbine Race 9 (5:29 pm ET): Dominion Day Stakes
Churchill Downs Race 10 (5:31 pm ET): Wise Dan Stakes
Woodbine Race 10 (5:59 pm ET): Royal North Stakes
Churchill Downs Race 11 (6:03 pm ET): Stephen Foster Stakes
Churchill Downs Race 12 (6:32 pm ET): Tepin Stakes
Canterbury Park Race 2 (6:40 pm ET): Lady Canterbury Stakes
Canterbury Park Race 3 (7:10 pm ET): Curtis Sampson Oaks
Los Alamitos Race 9 (8:00 pm ET): Los Alamitos Derby
Canterbury Park Race 5 (8:10 pm ET): Canterbury Derby
Canterbury Park Race 6 (8:40 pm ET): Brooks Fields Stakes
Prairie Meadows Race 8 (9:00 pm ET): Gray’s Lake Stakes

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Aqueduct | Race 5 | 3:07 pm ET
Churchill Downs | Race 10 | 5:43 pm ET
Woodbine | Race 11 | 6:30 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Bob Baffert | Churchill Downs, Los Alamitos | 7 of 8 entrants 9-2 or less odds

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Churchill Downs | trainer Brad Cox | 2 wins, 1 second from 3 starters

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Jeremy Plonk: 26 Stakes in 26 Sentences for Saturday
Scott Shapiro: Churchill Downs Full-Card Saturday Picks
Jeremy Plonk: Race of the Week – Woodbine’s Highlander Stakes
Angela Hermann: Canterbury Northern Lights Festival Full-Card Picks
Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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