DerbyJackpot’s Best Bets of the Weekend for May 2-3
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America’s Best Racing and DerbyJackpot team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend in a regular feature blog that will run on Fridays.
Each week, one of our crack handicappers - Jose Contreras, Dan Tordjman, Victoria Garofalo or Cory Moelis – will provide at least one “Best Bet” of the weekend, ideal for a win bet.
The post also will include some combination of additional bets for the weekend.
For some posts, our handicappers will try to identify a longshot play of the weekend, a nice opportunity to swing for the fences on a win bet or to take a shot with a show bet.
Our handicappers also will look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or occasionally try to spot a nice opportunity to bet a trifecta or superfecta.
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Saturday, May 2
Best Bet (Win Bet/ Monkey Bet)
Belmont Park, Race 8, 4:20 ET
#6 Bow Tie Boss: He ran a decent second about three weeks ago in what was his first start since September. He’s adding blinkers for the first time, and I expect him to come in to the race in better shape this time around. He might be able to show more speed and get the lead in this spot. I expect Tommy Macho, Native Hawk, and Fortuitous Path to take some of betting money, so we might be able to get a good price with Bow Tie Boss.
Best Bet (Win Bet/ Monkey Bet)
Santa Anita Park, Race 9, 6:30 p.m. ET
#9 Anxious Times: Has a bit of a spotty record and that will help with with getting a good price on him at post time. If you cross out his turf and synthetic races, his dirt efforts fit nicely in this spot. He’s 2-for-4 on dirt and a perfect 2-for-2 at today’s distance. He’s adding blinkers, and the outside post should allow him to fiind a clean trip.
Sunday, May 3
Best Bet (Win Bet/ Monkey Bet)
Santa Anita Park, Race 2, 4 p.m. ET
#6 Prettyhotprincess: She was last seen finishing a disappointing sixth as the betting favorite back in September at Los Alamitos and has been given some time off since then. She shows a steady set of workouts leading up to this race and her trainer has good stats when making this kind of move. She has shown some early speed before, and I like her outside post position.
Best Bet (Win Bet/ Monkey Bet)
Santa Anita Park, Race 6, 6 p.m. ET
#5 Persuasive Paul: The key with him is that he is returning to the turf and is taking a drop in class. He’s been effective when staying a few lengths behind the speed when racing on the turf, and I think he will get that same trip today.