Big-Race Showdown: New Season Kicks Off With Rachel Alexandra, Risen Star Stakes
For the eighth yr in a row, America’s Greatest Racing is difficult a number of the brightest minds in horse betting to give you their prime three picks for key races each weekend main as much as the 2024 Triple Crown after which persevering with by means of the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we prefer to name the “Huge-Race Showdown.”
The gamers’ picks shall be posted right here and a operating bankroll shall be stored to trace their success all yr lengthy. Bankrolls shall be tabulated on the premise of $2 exacta and $2 trifecta field bets of every participant’s prime three choices. We can even be protecting observe of which participant accurately selects probably the most winners. Within the 2023 Huge-Race Showdown, Ashley Mailloux chosen probably the most winners and highest proportion with 21 winners from 53 contest races for a 39.6% strike charge. Mike Somich and Naomi Tukker tied for second with 19 winners (35.8%). Rowan Ward led all gamers with exacta earnings with $679.74, greater than 100 bucks away from runner-up Edison Hatter’s $577.24. Ward additionally was the chief by trifecta earnings with $655.20, narrowly edging Roberto Rodriguez who had $652.
Your gamers for the 2024 Huge Race Showdown season are Edison Hatter (In The Cash Media Podcast Host & Observe Announcer), Thomas Kearney (Observe Announcer, Shenandoah Downs), Ashley Mailloux (freelance racing analyst), Jessica Paquette (Racecaller for Parx Racing, Thoroughbred Retirement Basis), John Piassek (Communications Supervisor, Maryland Horse Breeders Affiliation), Roberto Rodriguez (El Potro Roberto, DRF en Espanol), Mike Somich (VSiN Host; The Magic Mike Present – The Racing Dudes), Darwin Vizcaya (Handicapper and Host), Rowan Ward (Chartcaller at Hawthorne Race Observe and a Freelance Author), and Alexa Zepp (Handicapper, DRF).
This week’s Huge-Race Showdown races are: the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra Stakes Introduced by Fasig-Tipton, a prep race Feb. 17 at Honest Grounds for the Longines Kentucky Oaks; and the Risen Star Stakes set for Saturday, Feb. 17 at Honest Grounds, which is the primary Kentucky Derby Introduced by Woodford Reserve prep race to supply the winner 50 Kentucky Derby qualifying factors as a part of the Street to the Kentucky Derby Championship Collection. The Risen Star plus 5 different stakes races on Honest Grounds’ stacked Saturday card shall be proven reside on FanDuel TV, together with motion from Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park, Turfway Park, and different tracks.
