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The 46th running of the $500,000 Jack Cincinnati Casino Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park brings together a field of 12 in search of the 50 Kentucky Derby qualifying points the winner earns, virtually guaranteeing that horse a spot in the gate in Louisville in just six weeks.

Welcome to Los Ponies Longshots! Each week, America’s Best Racing’s Southern California correspondent Jose Contreras – Los Ponies to those who follow him on Twitter – will provide two or three longshots at 8-to-1 odds or better on the morning line that he identifies as strong value bets. Contreras also will map out a betting strategy for how to play his selections and keep track of his return on investment (ROI).

Stop back each week if you love a longshot!

Saturday, March 18

America’s Best Racing and handicapper (and avid gambler) Monique Vág team up to provide horseplayers with their best bets of the weekend in a regular feature blog that will run on Fridays.

For some posts, Vág 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. She also will look for strong exacta plays for the weekend or occasionally try to spot a nice opportunity for other wagers.

The $400,000 San Felipe Stakes on March 11 at Santa Anita Park looks like the kind of race where the top two or three betting choices from the seven-horse field should dominate, but the order in which they might finish is far from clear-cut.

Aqueduct’s road to the Kentucky Derby will reach its penultimate stage on March 4 when 10 3-year-old colts vie for supremacy in the $400,000, Grade 3 Gotham Stakes. The 1 1/16 mile race serves as Aqueduct’s final prep for the $750,000 Grade 2 Wood Memorial, which in turn is a steppingstone to Churchill Downs and the run for the roses.

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