Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from the $1 million, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course and other major developments this weekend:

For the fifth year in a row, America’s Best Racing is challenging some of the brightest minds in horse betting to come up with their top three picks for key races every weekend leading up to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the “Big Race Showdown.”