There's a fantastic three race sequence at Aqueduct on December 4, showcasing top two year olds in the Remsen Stakes & Demoiselle Stakes. Then there's the Cigar Mile Stakes, one of the best races of late fall every year, with this year being no exception.

This week's Key Races and Bets podcast looks at three races on closing weekend at Del Mar including the Jimmy Durante Stakes and Hollywood Derby, both on the grass with big fields.

This week's Key Races & Bets starts off with the Red Smith Stakes, a great betting turf race at Aqueduct, shifts south for the Jean Lafitte Stakes for two year olds at Delta Downs, then cross-country to Del Mar for the Native Diver Stakes, a race with some suspect favorites and a good opportunity for profit.

This week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers a trio of exceptionally good betting races, all stakes. We start with the James F. Lewis III Stakes at Laurel for two year olds, move to Aqueduct for the Artie Schiller Stakes on the grass and go across the border to Woodbine for the Maple Leaf Stakes at the classic distance of a mile and one-quarter.

This week's Key Races & Bets podcast covers the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf as part of a tremendous day of racing at Del Mar.

This week's Key Races and Bets podcast covers a tremendous three race sequence at Keeneland on closing day including the Bowman Mill Stakes & Bryan Station Stakes.

This week's Key Races & Bets covers a trio of superb stakes races. We start with the Noble Damsel Stakes on the turf at Belmont, move down to Keeneland for the Perryville Stakes for three year olds on dirt then shift back to Belmont for the Hill Prince Stakes on the grass.

Three wide open races for profit are on this week's Key Races & Bets podcast. Two are at Belmont Park including the Sands Point Stakes and the other is a very nice turf race at Santa Anita.

Opening weekend at Keeneland is one of the highlights of the year and this week's Key Races & Bets podcast features two big races with Breeders' Cup implications in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Breeders' Cup Juvenile) and the Keeneland Turf Mile (Breeders' Cup Mile). We also cover a really important race at Belmont Park, the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic, which serves as a prep for the Breeders' Cup Turf.

Opening weekend at Santa Anita featured a number of top quality stakes which led into the Breeders' Cup the first weekend in November. The Santa Anita Sprint Championship, Awesome Again Stakes and John Henry Turf Championship are part of this week's Key Races & Bets podcast, as well as is the Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park.