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America’s Best Racing and handicapper (and avid gambler) Monique Vág team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend.

Vág will identify her top picks as well as at least one 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. She also will occasionally look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or try to spot a nice opportunity for other wagers.

This Weekend’s Bets

The $200,000, Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes Saturday at Santa Anita Park is a “Win & You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. The race drew a six-horse field, and each contender has a chance to win.

Amidst a slew of Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races this upcoming weekend in New York, California, and France, the $400,000, Grade 3 Lukas Classic Stakes Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs will carve out its own slice of attention based on the presence of one contender: Knicks Go.

This week marks the third installment of a new series on America’s Best Racing, the Beginner’s Bet of the Week, sponsored by NYRA Bets. Each week, this blog will explore a new type of bet by explaining exactly what it is, how best to use that bet, and by putting the wager into practice in a race.

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