Horse Racing Picks for Belmont, Keeneland & Santa Anita

Happy Saturday, and welcome to the final weekend of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series. Today, we have a huge slate of Win and You're In races from across the country.

We begin in Elmont, New York, where Belmont Park will host an 11-race card starting at 9:05 a.m. Pacific. The track features four Breeders' Cup Win and You're In races with combined purses totaling more than $1 million. The action begins with Race 7 at approximately 12:30 p.m. Pacific. The winner of Race 7 earns a spot in the John Deere Juvenile Fillies Turf, Race 8 awards a berth in the FanDuel Juvenile, Race 10 offers a spot in the Juvenile Turf Sprint, and Race 11 closes out the Belmont card with a place in the Brown Advisory Juvenile Turf. Weather conditions in New York look excellent for this time of year, with highs in the low 70s and mostly sunny skies. Following a week of favorable weather, we expect a fast track and firm turf.

Next, we head to Lexington, Kentucky, and Keeneland Race Course for an 11-race card beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific. Keeneland will host three Breeders' Cup Win and You're In races with combined purses exceeding $2 million. The first featured race is scheduled for approximately 1:12 p.m. Pacific. The winner of Race 7 earns a spot in the Filly & Mare Sprint, Race 9 awards a berth in the FanDuel Juvenile, and Race 10, the featured race with the day's largest purse, sends its winner to the FanDuel Mile. Weather conditions in Kentucky should be similar to those in New York, with highs in the low 70s and mostly sunny skies. As of publication, we anticipate a fast track and firm turf.

To close out the day, we head west to Arcadia, California, and Santa Anita Park for a 10-race card. Santa Anita also features three Breeders' Cup Win and You're In races, with combined purses totaling $700,000. While the prize money does not match Keeneland's, the West Coast is building toward its biggest weekend of the year at the end of the month. The winner of Race 3 earns a spot in the Juvenile Fillies, Race 7 awards a berth in the FanDuel Juvenile, and Race 10 closes the day with a spot in the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf. Temperatures will be much warmer in California, with highs in the low 100s and sunny skies, so be sure to wear sunscreen if you are heading out. With no rain this week, we expect a fast track and firm turf.

The Breeders' Cup Challenge Series continues tomorrow with two races at Keeneland, although coverage from Turtle Sports is still to be determined. Six additional races will take place in Paris without Turtle Sports coverage, and the series will conclude with a final race at Ascot in England on October 17, also without coverage from Turtle Sports. These races will finalize the fields for the two-day Breeders' Cup at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California, on October 30 and 31. It is arguably the biggest weekend in racing, bringing together the world's top horses, trainers, owners, and fans for an unforgettable celebration of the sport. Thank you for joining us on the journey, and we look forward to a great Breeders' Cup weekend featuring the latest Lundin Line top-rated selections.

We will start our day in Elmont, NY, for the 11 race card from Belmont Park at 9:05 Pacific. They have four BC win and in races totaling over $1,000,00 in purse, and it all starts in race 7 around 12:30 Pacific time. The winner of the 7th race earns a spot in the John Deere Juvenile Fillies Turf, the winner of the 8th race earns a spot in the FanDuel Juvenile, the winner of the 10th race earns a spot in the Juvenile Turf Sprint, and to close the day at Belmont, the winner of the 11th race earns a spot in the Brown Advisory Juvenile Turf. The weather in NY is great for this time of year, with highs in the low 70s and mostly sunny skies. They will have a fast track and firm turf after a better weather week

Next we head to Lexington, KY, and Keeneland Race Course for their 11 race card that kicks off at 10 am Pacific. Keeneland will have three BC win and in races with purses totaling over $2,000,000 just for those races. The first featured race today starts around 1:12 pm Pacific. The winner of the 7th race earns a spot in the Filly & Mare Sprint, the winner of the 9th race earns a spot in the FanDuel Juvenile, and to close out the BC races and the featured race, the one with the biggest purse, the winner of the 10th race earns a spot in the FanDuel Mile. Weather in KY will be similar to NY, with highs in the low 70s and mostly sunny skies. We anticipate a fast track and firm turf as of the writing of this post.

To end our day, we head out west to Arcadia, CA, and Santa Anita Race Park for their 10 race card. They also have three BC win and in races today with total purses of $700,000. Not quite the same money being thrown around in KY, but out West we have the biggest weekend of all coming up at the end of the month. The winner of the 3rd race earns their spot in the Juvenile Fillies, the winner of the 7th race earns a spot in the FanDuel Juvenile, and to close out the day, the winner of the 10th race earns a spot in the Maker's Mark Filly & Mare Turf. The weather will be much warmer than the rest of the country, with highs in the low 100s and sunny skies. Make sure to wear your sunscreen if you will be out and about in California today. With no rain this week, we will see a fast track and firm turf today.

The BC challenge series continues tomorrow with two races at Keeneland, coverage TBD from Turtle Sports, six races in Paris, no coverage from Turtle Sports, and will close out with a final race on October 17th at Ascot in England, again no coverage from Turtle Sports. This will finalize the field for the two day Breeders' Cup on October 30th and 31st from Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, CA. This is arguably the two biggest days of racing in the world as horses, trainers, owners, and fans descend on this epic weekend of racing. Thank you for joining us on the journey to get there, and we look forward to a great weekend of Lundin Line top rated now and then.

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🏇 Sat., Oct.3rd @ Multiple Tracks w/ BC Races
Belmont: 12:05 EDT ; Keeneland:: 1:00 PDT ; Santa Anita" 1:00 PDT

⭑Best Bet(s)
Bel R10: Good to Be King (#10)
Bel R11: Dover Street (#11)
Kee R10: Zulu Kingdom (#9)
SA R7: Hughes (#2)

*Longshot of the Day
Kee 9: Phone Booth (#9)

Ⓢtakes Race(s)

Belmont Park

R1: 3-1-7-6

R2:10-2-5-8

R3: 10-3-6-9

R4: 6-4-9-12-8

R5: 4-1-3-8

R6: 8-3-2-1

R7:

LL: 5-4-6-1

Fink:4-1-5-6

Mr. W: 6-5-4-1

R8:

LL: 5-3-2

Fink: 5-2-3

Mr. W: 5-3-2

R9: 7-4-1

R10:

LL: 3-1-7-9

Fink: 3-5-4-1

Mr. W: 3-9-8-1

R11:

LL: 1-2-8-4

Fink: 11-12-8-10

Mr. W: 11-1-10-8

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Keeneland

R1: 2-4-3-5

R2: 1-2-4

R3: 11-10-1-6

R4: 2-6-3

R5: 4-10-9-8

R6: 6-3-7-10

R7:

LL: 4-2--5-6

Fink: 7-4-2

Mr. W: 6-4-5-2

R8: 9-2-8-5

R9:

LL: 1-3-2

Fink: 3-1-2

Mr. W: 3-1-4

R10:

LL: 3-9-4-2

Fink: 9-2-4-3

Mr. W: 9-2-3-4

R11: 11-7-4-12

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Santa Anita

R1: 1-2-4

R2: 1-5-4

R3:

LL: 6-2-1

Fink: 2-1-6

Mr. W: 6-2-1

R4: 3-4-1-5

R5: 5-9-1-3

R6: 4-7-6-2

R7:

LL: 2-4-6

Fink: 2-4-6

Mr. W: 2-4-1

R8: 3-4-5-7

R9: 8-5-6-9

R10:

LL: 1-11-6-10

Fink: 11-1-6-4

Mr. W: 6-11-1-10

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🏇= Featured Race(s)

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