For the ninth year in a row, America\u2019s 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 2025\u00a0Triple Crown and then continuing through the 2025\u00a0Breeders\u2019 Cup World Championships. The handicappers face off in what we like to call the \u201cBig-Race Showdown.\u201d<\/p>\n
The players\u2019 picks will be posted here and a running bankroll will be kept to track their success all year long. Bankrolls will be tabulated on the basis of $2 exacta\u00a0and $2 trifecta box bets of each player\u2019s top three selections. We will also be keeping track of which player correctly selects the most winners.<\/p>\n
Your players for the 2025 Big Race Showdown season are Edison Hatter<\/a> (In The Money Media Podcast Host & Track Announcer), Thomas Kearney<\/a> (Track Announcer, Shenandoah Downs), Ashley Mailloux<\/a> (freelance racing analyst), Jessica Paquette<\/a> (Racecaller for Parx Racing, Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation), John Piassek<\/a> (Assistant Racing Secretary, Yonkers Raceway),\u00a0 Roberto Rodriguez<\/a>\u00a0(El Potro Roberto, DRF en Espanol), Mike Somich<\/a> (VSiN Host; The Magic Mike Show \u2013 The Racing Dudes), Darwin Vizcaya<\/a> (Handicapper and Host), Rowan Ward<\/a>\u00a0(Chartcaller at Hawthorne Race Track and a Freelance writer), and Alexa Zepp<\/a> (Handicapper, America’s Best Racing).\u00a0<\/p>\n This week\u2019s\u00a0Big-Race Showdown races are: <\/strong>the $400,000 Ack Ack Stakes<\/a> at Churchill Downs<\/a>, a prep race for the Big Ass Fans Breeders\u2019 Cup Dirt Mile<\/a>; the $200,000 City of Hope Mile Stakes<\/a> at Santa Anita Park<\/a>, a\u00a0\u201cWin and You\u2019re In\u201d\u00a0Challenge Series race for the\u00a0FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile presented by PDJF<\/a>; and the $300,000 Goodwood Stakes<\/a>\u00a0at Santa Anita, a qualifier for the Longines Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic<\/a>. All three races will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n