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Jeremy Plonk: Bet $100, Get $10 Penn National Key Plays | Thurs.

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July 23, 2026 | By Jeremy Plonk

Throughout July, Tuesdays and Thursdays heat up at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet with our Red, White & Bet promotion. Bet $100, Get $10 on select tracks this month. Next up Thursday will be Penn National. Here’s how I’ll approach the card in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania with an assist from the Betmix Angler database.

Penn National Race 3 | 6:43 pm ET
#7 Tudox Dahlia (10-1 morning line odds) gets a longshot look with her first attempt on turf. Trainer Elisha Perez has gone 5-for-8 in the exacta this month at Penn Nat and is doing everything right. Sire Weigelia gets a solid 15% winners in Penn National turf sprints with a 3% positive ROI from 120 starts. There’s plenty of early foot here, so the 5-furlong trip might be the elixir if she handles turf. Win bet #7. Exacta back-wheel 1,3,4,5,6,9,10 over 7. Picks: 7-4-10

Penn National Race 5 | 7:41 pm ET
#1 Strawberry Treat (4-1 morning line odds) has been consistent and fits very well at this starter/optional claiming level. Trainer Michael Zalalas, from 19 starters this year at Penn National at 10-1 or less odds, has seen 12 finish in the exacta (63%). There’s a ton of early speed in this race to give this veteran closer a chance to punch them out late for back-to-back wins. Win bet #1. Exacta box 1-2. Picks: 1-2-5

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Scott Shapiro: Keys to Saratoga Pick 6

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July 22, 2026 | By Scott Shapiro

The racing week in Saratoga Springs kicks off in style on Thursday afternoon. Not only is there a $99k carryover in the $1 Pick 6 to attack, but also a new promotion for the week at 1/ST BET and Xpressbet. It is called “Trifecta-Thon”, $10,000 is on the line over the course of the four-day racing week, and the goal is hitting six or more $1 trifectas over the course of those four days. Those customers that strike for at least six will share $7500, while those who connect on the most $1 trifectas split the other $2500. Remember to register on the promotional landing page. Here are a few horses I like most on the Thursday agenda.


Race 4:
The Pick 6 kicks off with this $130k allowance over the Inner Turf where trainer Chad Brown holds a strong 1-2 punch with 2-1-ML favorite #2 Spirit of St Louis and 5-2-second choice #5 Salamis. Spirit of St Louis is hard for me to endorse at that offering. The New York-bred has not been the same horse since the fall of ’25 after a huge first half of his campaign. He is a toss for me given his price. Salamis is not much easier for me to endorse. I definitely prefer his “upside” second off the bench to his stablemate, but his lack of speed from the gate is likely to put him in a tough spot in this 9-furlong affair that is unlikely to see a hot pace in the early stages. For that reason. I like #7 Sand Pipes. The son of Summer Front is winless in five starts this year, but that includes four stakes races. A few of those stakes events are far from overly superior to this condition at the Spa, but this race shapes up well for the Lindsay Schultz trainee. Jockey Kendrick Carmouche is likely to send aggressively from the gate and take them a long way on the engine. Hopefully, it is all the way to the wire.

Play: #7 Sand Pipes (4-1 ML)
Picks: 7-5-1


Race 7: Suzie O Cain
The Thursday feature is this 1 1/16-mile state-bred event over the Inner Turf where it is likely to be bet like a two-filly race between #3 All of It and #5 Celtic Dawn. Celtic Dawn has fired off the faster races thus far, but those have come in sprints, including her turf debut last out in one of the NY Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct on June 13. She gets Irad Ortiz Jr and is likely to get the jump on All of It, but I will single the latter. The daughter of Mendelssohn took advantage of a perfect trip in her easy maiden debut win in April and then took a step forward versus winners coming from further off the pace to prance home to another open length victory. She has enough tactical speed to not leave herself with too much to do and should be extremely tough to hold off late.

Play: #3 All of It (8-5 ML)
Picks: 3-6-5


Race 8:
A strong 7-furlong allowance over the main track is up next and has a big shot to be won on the front end by #1 Munnings Express. The Linda Rice trainee goes turf-to-dirt after a speed and fade run over the Aqueduct sod in late June. Rice has been extremely reliable when switching from grass to the main track evidenced by her 25 for 110 record over the last three years with an amazing $2.50 ROI. Jose Lezcano should have her on the lead with the inside draw. The final furlong could be a challenge, but I think she has the stamina to seal the deal.

Play: #1 Munnings Express (7-2 ML)
Picks: 1-4-8

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THISTLEDOWN TIPS - THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026
Historically our BEST BETS have finished in the money 75% of the time at this track.
RACE #1 THISTLEDOWN $33,900 Maiden Special Weight 6 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 12:50 PM ET
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	3-1	8	All That Sass	D J Haldar
PLACE	2-1	6	Native Lucci	H Haldar
SHOW	7-2	7	Chardu	C Keiser
WILD CARD	15-1	2	Destinys Tot	A Chavez
ALTERNATE 1	6-1	9	Laos Lucy	L R Rivera
ALTERNATE 2	8-1	4	Youngandfree	E Barbaran
* EXACTA: 8-6 BOX, 6-7 BOX, 7-2 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 6/7/8 BOX, 2/6/7 BOX
RACE #2 THISTLEDOWN $17,400 Claiming 5 1/2 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 1:20 PM ET
#4 IM HIM
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	3-1	4	Im Him	L A Batista
PLACE	9-2	9	Biscuits and Grits	B Tapara
SHOW	8-1	5	Gone in a Flash	V R Fernandez
WILD CARD	4-1	3	Country Ruckus	S Jimenez
ALTERNATE 1	5-1	8	Mutiny	T D Houghton
ALTERNATE 2	10-1	6	Gottomakeithappen	D L Parker
* EXACTA: 4-9 BOX, 9-5 BOX, 5-3 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 4/5/9 BOX, 3/5/9 BOX
RACE #3 THISTLEDOWN $33,900 Maiden Special Weight 5 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 1:50 PM ET
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	8-5	5	Oaklyn	C Keiser
PLACE	2-1	1	Nina From Pasadena	H Haldar
SHOW	7-2	2	Mary Louise	J A Bracho
WILD CARD	5-1	3	Rosie B	L R Rivera
ALTERNATE 1	6-1	4	Princess Leias	T D Houghton
* EXACTA: 5-1 BOX, 1-2 BOX, 2-3 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 1/2/5 BOX, 1/2/3 BOX
RACE #4 THISTLEDOWN $33,900 Maiden Special Weight 6 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 2:20 PM ET
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	5-2	3	Dragon Hunter	L R Rivera
PLACE	5-1	7	Lowells Legacy	Y Yaranga
SHOW	4-1	6	Basovak Star	J Simpson
WILD CARD	3-1	4	Bumper Sticker	A Chavez
ALTERNATE 1	8-1	2	My Paisan	C Keiser
ALTERNATE 2	6-1	1	Rivers Run Fast	B Tapara
* EXACTA: 3-7 BOX, 7-6 BOX, 6-4 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 3/6/7 BOX, 4/6/7 BOX
RACE #5 THISTLEDOWN $35,800 Allowance 1 Mile ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 2:50 PM ET
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	9-2	1	Estoico	E Barbaran
PLACE	2-1	2	Lightning Speed	L Sosa
SHOW	6-1	3	Lowells Gift	K Gonzalez
WILD CARD	7-2	6	Rollin in Spiders	D J Haldar
ALTERNATE 1	8-1	9	Run Bobby Run	V R Fernandez
ALTERNATE 2	12-1	5	Workstation	L A Batista
* EXACTA: 1-2 BOX, 2-3 BOX, 3-6 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 1/2/3 BOX, 2/3/6 BOX
RACE #6 THISTLEDOWN $33,900 Maiden Special Weight 6 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 3:20 PM ET
#2 DUBLIN TIME
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	9-5	2	Dublin Time	B Tapara
PLACE	7-2	8	El Canelo One	J A Bracho
SHOW	4-1	5	Everynowandthen	T D Houghton
WILD CARD	10-1	3	Son of a G Q	V R Fernandez
ALTERNATE 1	6-1	4	Silver Zapper	A Rodriguez
ALTERNATE 2	8-1	1	Worthy of It All	L R Rivera
* EXACTA: 2-8 BOX, 8-5 BOX, 5-3 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 2/5/8 BOX, 3/5/8 BOX
RACE #7 THISTLEDOWN $21,900 Claiming 6 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 3:50 PM ET
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	2-1	7	Magic Motown	A Chavez
PLACE	7-2	2	Pecks Not Bad	D L Parker
SHOW	3-1	3	Party Pooper	L R Rivera
WILD CARD	5-1	5	Cannon Man	B Tapara
ALTERNATE 1	8-1	1	Fast and Friendly	H Haldar
ALTERNATE 2	12-1	6	Radio Silent	D J Haldar
* EXACTA: 7-2 BOX, 2-3 BOX, 3-5 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 2/3/7 BOX, 2/3/5 BOX
RACE #8 THISTLEDOWN $33,900 Maiden Special Weight 6 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 4:20 PM ET
#1 DELTA MARIE
PICK ORDER	M/L	P#	HORSE NAME	JOCKEY
WIN	3-1	1	Delta Marie	L A Gonzalez
PLACE	5-1	6	Isa Fortress	T D Houghton
SHOW	6-1	2	Sweet Vivian	H Haldar
WILD CARD	5-2	7	Tipsy Tulip	C Keiser
ALTERNATE 1	8-1	8	Bold Sally	M Cedillo
ALTERNATE 2	10-1	4	Almost Drilled	L R Rivera
* EXACTA: 1-6 BOX, 6-2 BOX, 2-7 BOX
* TRIFECTA: 1/2/6 BOX, 2/6/7 BOX

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Drew Martin MLB Diamondbacks/Cardinals Under 8.5

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Steve Merrill MLB Diamondbacks/Cardinals Over 8

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Oskeim Sports MLB Braves -1.5 runs

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Bryan Power MLB Diamondbacks/Cardinals Under 8.5

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Dwayne Bryant MLB Tampa Bay Rays