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In his regular gambling blog, John Piassek presents his top picks for the upcoming weekend in horse racing, offering betting options at different budget levels. Piassek’s Plays is brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC).

One of the joys of betting on horse racing is opening up the past performances, looking over a race, and finding that all of the horses you would be interested in betting have appealing odds. Nobody gets really excited about betting a 4-5 favorite, but a 15-1 or 20-1 longshot elicits that tingle of anticipation that most other types of sports betting just can’t offer.

The Grade 3 Southwest Stakes has come a long way since the turn of the century.

As recently as 2005, the Southwest was an ungraded stakes with a $100,000 purse. Now the 1 1/16-mile event is a Grade 3 worth $750,000, and it’s also a Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep race awarding qualification points to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 split.

Saturday, Jan. 29, is Pegasus World Cup day at Gulfstream Park and StableDuel will have their biggest payout ever! The entry fee is $50 with $40,000 in prizes to the top 90 finishers with $15K going to the top spot.

The $3 Million, Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes Presented by 1/ST BET Saturday at Gulfstream Park has been touted for nearly three months as a matchup between Grade 1 Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic winner

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