For the tenth yr in a row, America’s Finest Racing challenges the brightest minds in horse racing betting to find out the highest three contenders in key races for the 2026 Triple Crown and each weekend main as much as the 2026 Breeders’ Cup World Championship at Keeneland. A showdown between handicappers that we name “The Huge Race Showdown.”
Participant alternatives shall be posted right here and present funds shall be saved to trace their success all year long. Bankrolls are tabulated primarily based on every participant’s $2 exacta wager and $2 trifecta field wager on their high three alternatives. It additionally tracks which gamers have accurately chosen essentially the most winners.
The gamers for the 2026 Huge Race Showdown season are: thomas carney (Shenandoah Downs athletics announcer) ashley mailou (Freelance Racing Analyst), Noel Michaels (Racing Analyst, Match Handicapper), jessica puckett (Parks Racing Horse Racing Official, Thoroughbred Retirement Basis), john piacek (Assistant Racing Secretary, Yonkers Raceway), roberto rodriguez (El Potro Roberto, DRF, Spanish), Darwin Vizcaya (handicapper and host), and Rowan Ward (chart caller and freelance author at Hawthorn Racecourse).
This week’s large race showdown races are: The $500,000 Virginia Derby shall be held Saturday at Colonial Downs. This can be a qualifying race for the 2026 Kentucky Derby hosted by Woodford Reserve, with factors distributed among the many high 5 finishes on a 50-25-15-10-5 scale.
The Virginia Derby shall be held Saturday at Colonial Downs as a part of a four-day occasion Thursday by means of Sunday, and the 105-point Kentucky Derby preparations and different motion on the Virginia racetrack shall be broadcast reside. FanDuel TV A part of the excellent schedule additionally contains reside racing at tracks akin to Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, Turfway Park and the Honest Grounds.
