Shedaresthedevil, favored at odds of 1.30-1, turned in a perfect dress rehearsal for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff in the $300,000, Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Aug. 1.

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.”