DerbyJackpot’s Best Bets of the Weekend for June 27-28
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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, June 27
Best Bet (Win Bet/Monkey Bet)
Belmont Park, Race 2, 1:51 p.m. ET
#7 Chilton: He finished an OK fourth in his first start in a year after not getting away to a clean start. His preferred running style seems to be either close to the lead or setting the pace, and I would imagine he will improve in his second start since the break. His trainer does well in these type of scenarios, and the outside post should allow the jockey to assess what the inside runners will do early on.
Best Bet (Win Bet/Monkey Bet)
Santa Anita Park, Race 6, $100,000 Señorita Stakes, 6:30 p.m. ET
#4 Curlin’s Fox: This filly has shown talent on the turf, and she looks to be getting better with each race. Her win on May 25 was visually impressive. If you disregard her only dirt start, her record looks very good. There is plenty of good competition in this field, so maybe we will get higher odds than the morning line of 5-to-2.
Sunday, June 28
Best Bet (Win Bet/Monkey Bet)
Belmont Park, Race 5, 3:24 p.m. ET
#1 Verismilitude: She didn’t seem to care for the Belmont turf in her most recent start when finishing last in a field of seven in her first start under a new trainer. She now returns to the dirt and takes a drop in class for a trainer who is having a great meet so far. Her efforts from two and three starts ago fit well against this level of competition.
Best Bet (Win Bet/Monkey Bet)
Santa Anita Park, Race 2, 4:30 ET
#4 Tale of Papa Nick: She turned into a new horse when she switched to the turf. She has terrific early speed and is a perfect 2-for-2 on this unique and tricky downhill turf course. She seems to be getting better and her trainer is having a terrific meet. Although she hasn’t raced since April, she has a steady set of workouts leading up to this race.