Ed Derosa

Last weekend was huge not only from a stakes standpoint, what with the Breeders' Cup and everything, but also for Super Screener, which identified several key long shots during the weekend at Del Mar, including top pick Citizen Bull in the Juvenile.

The Horseshoe Indianapolis morning-line maker expects bettors on the Indiana Futurity to give a mulligan to Large Pour, who lost by a neck at 1-5 in the Circle City Stakes last out after setting a blistering pace but being collared late by Jazzole.

Figuring out how the public will bet the Claiming Crown Jewel is as challenging a puzzle as figuring out the chances of each horse winning.

Super Screener is of course most known for finding key plays in the top stakes races coast to coast week to week, but with a dearth of added-money events over the weekend, Mike Shutty looked to other options. He found something to get excited about Saturday at Del Mar.

The 2024-25 Fair Grounds meeting begins Friday, and opening weekend features a full slate of stakes for Louisiana-bred runners with a pair of added-money events for the Bayou born on opening day and another quartet of such races on Saturday.

The expectations for Two Sharp have been sky high from the jump.

The penultimate week of racing at Churchill Downs overlaps with the opening weekend at Fair Grounds. There are stakes aplenty at both venues with a pair of Grade 3 races in Louisville and a slate of state-bred stakes in the Bayou.

The tote board will be the final arbiter for Ed DeRosa when he plays the Commonwealth.

I normally don't love picking the favorite to snap a seven-race losing streak in graded stakes, but trainer Brendan Walsh has found an ideal spot for Forever After All in the Grade 3 Red Carpet Stakes on Sunday at Del Mar.

Ohio plays host to a lot of big races for both Thoroughbreds and standardbreds, but none is bigger than the Steel Valley Sprint among those less than a mile.