Horse Racing Picks Today: Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park & Fair Grounds Best Bets + Longshot Plays – 3/20/26

Aqueduct Race 2

6 Come to Papa took 20 starts for this Gelding to finally break his Maiden and was claimed out of that victory. Trainer Rob Atras ran this one back on 7 days rest at this level today and won by over 4-lengths. Maybe if Gelding raced strictly here at the Big A, he wouldn’t have taken 20 starts to get his first W. He’s won 2 of 3 starts here with a placing. Top Pick 

4 Apalta drops in class of a win for trainer Linda Rice who hits at a sweet 45% winners off that angle. Win Contender 

1 Military Road is another in here dropping in classfor a trainer who does extremely well off that scenario. Don’t Ignore

Selections 6-4-1-2

Gulfstream Park Race 4

6 Victoriously returned from 4 month layoff and ran a respectable 3rd beaten just under a length at this level last out. Filly should be much more fit second off the layoff today and with a couple of want-the-lead types to his inside, I believe he gets an ideal pace set up to run them down in the stretch drive. Win Contender 

5 Nina’s Last Gift also makes her second start off the pine after nearly winning on her return, losing by just a head at mile on the green. Mare should should relish the cut back in distance today. Win Contender

4 My Dennsse is an intriguing Longshot who is worth a play, especially in the deep exoctics. Filly returned from a 4-month hiatus and showed early interest while racing wide throughout. Gal had nothing left for the stretch drive and finished 7th. She now makes her second start off the layoff. The last time this Filly made her second start off the bench, she lit up the toteboard as a 30-1winner in a 300k local Stakes, just saying. LIVE LONGSHOT 

Selections 6-5-4-7

Fair Grounds Race 8

3 Neat is the class of this field but hasn’t seen race day in over 7-months. This Rob Atras trainee has run well off a similar layoff line and the work tab looks tight. Plus his lone start on the Fair Grounds Green was a 3 and a half length score. LIVE LONGSHOT 

5 Higgins Boat is one of few in here who is not entered here off an extended layoff. Gelding is in good form having won last two starts here on the turf. He’s won 3 of 5 with a placing when competing over the blades here at the Fair Grounds. He’ll still need to move forward versus this field Win Contender 

1 West Hollywood is one of many in here entered off a long layoff. He is out of Uncle Mo and has been dealing with injuries throughout his career. His Trainer Brad Cox is one of the best off these long layoffs. Major Threat

6 Point Proven was no match last out at the Grade 3 level but fits well here. Don’t ignore

STOGIE PLAY FOR TODAY

Fair Grounds Race 8

$10WPS #3 Neat(10-1)

$1 Exacta Box 1,3,5

$1 Trifecta Box 1,3,5= $42