1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Sunday, February 15, 2026

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EXTRA INCENTIVES
$10 Money-Back Special | Sunland Park Derby (Race 9) | up to $10 back if win bet finishes 2nd, 3rd

SPECIAL WAGERS
Sunset Pick 6 | Gulfstream Races 9-10-11; Santa Anita Races 7-8-9
Coast-to-Coast Pick 5 | Gulfstream Races 8-11; Santa Anita Races 3-4-5
Kentucky Derby Future Wager | closes today 6 pm ET

TOURNAMENT TIME
$1,000 Ultimate Betting Challenge Qualifier | details
$100 Gulfstream Feeder | details
$40 Santa Anita Feeder | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Mandatory Payout Pick 6 | $557,110 | Gulfstream | begins Race 6 | 2:57 pm ET
Pick 6 | $23,895 | Oaklawn | begins Race 4 | 3:03 pm ET
Sunset Pick 6 | $19,677 | Gulfstream/Santa Anita | begins GP Race 9 | 4:38 pm ET
--Turf Paradise will have a $497,093 carryover / mandatory pick 6 payout Monday

KEY RACES
Santa Anita | Race 8 | 7:00 pm ET | Palos Verdes Stakes
Sunland | Race 4 | 3:45 pm ET | Thomas Memorial Stakes
Sunland | Race 5 | 4:13 pm ET | Peppers Pride Stakes
Sunland | Race 6 | 4:43 pm ET | Red Hedeman Mile
Sunland | Race 7 | 5:15 pm ET | Sunland Park Oaks
Sunland | Race 8 | 5:44 pm ET | Harry Henson Stakes
Sunland | Race 9 | 6:17 pm ET | Sunland Park Derby

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Oaklawn | Race 1 | 1:30 pm ET
Tampa Bay | Race 7 | 3:50 pm ET
Santa Anita | Race 7 | 6:30 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Jamie Ness | Laurel | 5 of 6 entrants 7-2 or less odds

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Oaklawn, Tampa | trainer Mark Casse| went 3-3 in stakes races

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Gulfstream Park Handicappers: Mandatory Payout Gulfstream Pick 6 Analysis for Sunday
Scott Shapiro: Santa Anita Sunday Spot Plays
Brian W. Spencer best bets today in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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