1/ST POST: Why Play Today? Thursday, August 31, 2023

‍EXTRA INCENTIVES
$10 Money-Back Special | Kentucky Downs | all races | up to $10 back if win bet finishes 2nd, 3rd
August $20K Sweepstakes | win up to a $1,000 betting voucher

SCHEDULE NOTE
Kentucky Downs | opening day | first post 1:30 pm ET

TOURNAMENT TIME
$400 Kentucky Downs Challenge Round 1 | details

NOTABLE CARRYOVERS
Jackpot Pick 6 | $324,790 | Del Mar | begins Race 3 | 6:03 pm ET | Saturday has mandatory payout

KEY RACES
Saratoga | Race 7 | 4:34 pm ET | With Anticipation Stakes
Hawthorne | Race 4 | 4:51 pm ET | Peach of It Handicap
Kentucky Downs | Race 9 | 5:54 pm ET | Tapit Stakes

1/ST BET MOST LIKELY DELAWARE PARK WINNER
Delaware Park | Race 8 | 4:00 pm ET | #1 Camp Pendleton (31%)

LONGSHOT RACE ALERT FROM BETMIX
Saratoga | Race 5 | 3:26 pm ET
Kentucky Downs | Race 8 | 5:21 pm ET
Colonial Downs | Race 9 | 5:27 pm ET

TRAINERS TO WATCH
Chad Brown | Saratoga, Kentucky Downs | 7 of 8 starters 5-1 or less morning line

DID YOU SEE?
Yesterday | Saratoga | jockey Tyler Gaffalione | 3 wins, 1 third from 5 mounts

PUT US ON YOUR HANDICAPPING TEAM
Jeremy Plonk: Kentucky Downs Today | Thursday, August 31, 2023
Jeff Siegel: What You Need to Know – Saratoga | Thursday, August 31, 2023
Jeff Siegel: What You Need to Know – Del Mar | Thursday, August 31, 2023
Frank Carulli & Brian W. Spencer Thursday best bets available in Xpressbet.com member’s section

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