Betting Top Horse Races: Red Smith Stakes

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The weekend after the Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships often has few graded stakes opportunities.

Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12 are no different. However, there are four graded stakes, the River City at Churchill Downs and three graded stakes at Aqueduct, for us to bet.

Check out more info on the top graded stakes races happening this weekend, plus MyBookie offers the online racebook odds for each Grade 2 and Grade 3 races.

Betting Top Horse Races: Red Smith Stakes Plus More Grade 3 Races Worth Your Thought | MyBookie Horse Racing Preview

Top Stakes Races Second Week of November: Saturday, November 11th – Sunday, November 12th, 2023

River City Stakes | Grade 3

1 3/8 miles turf – 3 year olds and up
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky

The Grade 3 River City should boast one of the most competitive graded race fields of the meet. George Arnold trained Cellist finished second in the Grade 3 Sycamore in the last.

Cellist will attract action, but Grade 3 Singspiel Stakes second place finisher Rockemperor is likely to go off the chalk. Rockemperor hails from the Chad Brown barn.

The 7-year-old gelding appears to be rounding back into his best form. Red Run, Smokin T, Grand Sonata, F Five, and Siege of Boston will also attract betting dollars.

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Pebbles Stakes | Grade 3

1 mile turf – 3 year olds
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Belmont Park, Elmont, New York

Only four right now project to run in the Grade 3 Pebbles. For sure, more will step into the starting gate, but right now, just four have committed.

Among the four, Chad Brown trained Implicated could be difficult to beat. However, Implicated likely won’t go off the chalk. Unless horses in excellent form enter, Cristophe Clement trained Silver Skillet, second in the Ticonderoga Stakes in the last, projects as the chalk.

Sacred Wish from the George Weaver barn should also break from the gate. Brown plans on entering Startup Mentality, which broke the maiden at first asking and appears to have a lot of talent.

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Red Smith Stakes | Grade 2

1 3/8 miles – 3 year olds and up
Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens, New York

Chad Brown trained Francesco Clemente put it all together in the last race. This might be the perfect event to back the Brown runner because if Francesco Clemente wins, the Dubawi sired runner will never again offer decent odds.

Soldier Rising, the Clement trainee, is likely to break from the gate the favorite. The Frankel sired 5-year-old gelding finished second in the Grade 1 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic in the last.

Chad Brown’s second runner in this, Faraday, will garner interest. Ghostzapper sired the 3-year-old gelding. Faraday is on a 2-race win streak after scoring victories in allowances at Saratoga and at Kentucky Downs. Brown could have a legit graded stakes horse on his hands.

Marwad, Limited Liability, and So Hard should also run. There’s a chance all three offer overlay odds.

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Long Island Stakes | Grade 3

1 3/8 miles turf – 3 year old fillies and up
Sunday, November 12th, 2023
Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens, New York

Like is often the case for graded turf stakes at Aqueduct, Chad Brown and Cristophe Clement will saddle runners in the Grade 3 Long Island. So far, Brown has said he will put the saddle on Dubawi sired Idea Generation.

The 3 year old filly finished second in the Grade 3 Waya in the last. Idea Generation could end up going off the favorite.

Clement will try to beat Chad’s runner with Amazing Grace, Atomic Blonde, and Avenue Niel. Among the three, Avenue Niel is in the best form after finishing third in an allowance at Aqueduct on October 19.

Brendan Walsh claimed R Calli Kim and bumps her up and into a graded event. If the Walsh runner steps it up, R Calli could produce a decent win payout.

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