Free Kentucky Derby Picks - January 26, 2012

This Saturday is the annual Sunshine Millions at Gulfstream Park and we'll have a pair of the stakes races on our East Coast racing newsletter.

Today we again have two races apiece from both Aqueduct & Tampa Bay Downs.

From the west we continue our run at Santa Anita with four premium racing selections.

Get all of today's premium racing selections here.

East Coast Results: Tampa Bay Downs Race #4 Top Pick #4 (Atlantic Paws) $3.40.

Tampa Bay Downs Race #7 Best Bet #7 (Won O Won) $7.00.

Aqueduct Race #5 Top Pick #2 (Thunder Princess) $4.20.
Exacta (2-5) $11.00.

West Coast Results: Turf Paradise race #2 Top Pick #5 (No Team Spirit) $3.00.
Exacta (5-6) $17.00.
T-fecta (5-6-7) $31.20.

Today's Picks:

TAMPA BAY DOWNS Race #2 at 12:55 PM Eastern

Top pick: #1a (ZONGA ZING) - Hard hitting mare is (19-6-5-1) overall and until this past fall had been competing against better and had a lot of success. Claimed by trainer Jamie Ness on Oct. 5 for $25K, she won back five weeks later at Penn National at the purchase price. In her local debut she just missed at this level sprinting on the turf 11 days ago. She comes back quickly for this and Ness switches her back to the dirt and sends her a bit farther. The horse to beat.

2nd pick: #1 (Music Please) - She's a more than ample entry-mate with "Zonga" and was a stakes winner earlier in the career racing against fellow Maryland-breds. Races second off a Ness claim and mare raced evenly last out going two-turns on the turf. She's a perfect 3-for-3 at this distance and completes a strong entry from the barn.

3rd pick: #5 (Bells of Concerto) - Nice mare won $63K in 2011 as she went (15-2-3-2) overall and closed out the year win an allowance win here on Dec. 22. Latest effort saw her weaken after setting a pressured pace racing in a starter-hdcp on the grass. Shortens-up for this, moves back to the dirt, and can factor with her best.

4th pick: #2 (Edie) - Price play has the rail, some closing kick, and may pass enough in the stretch to reach the bottom of the same race exotic bets.

Results: 2-6

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Horse-Racing-Picks-January-25-2012
TURF PARADISE Race #1 at 11:30 AM PacificTop pick: #6 (TWO POINT TONY) - He finished 3rd here at this level and distance two weeks ago in his first start in 7 weeks. Veteran gelding had a fine year in...

Horse-Racing-Picks-January-25-2012
AQUEDUCT Race #1 at 12:20 PM EasternTop pick: #8 (WARRIOR FROM ABOVE) - Gelding stretches-out off a near miss at this level sprinting here Jan 7th and has been showing steady improvement since coming ...

Horse-Racing-Picks-January-24-2012
PARX RACING (PHILADELPHIA PARK) Race #1 at 12:25 PM EasternTop pick: #2 (HARRIET) - Filly from the first crop of "Hard Spun" is working both steadily and fast for trainer Tony Dutrow (25% first time o...

Horse-Racing-Picks-January-24-2012
TURF PARADISE Race #1 at 11:30 AM PacificTop pick: #7 (BERT'S PAL) - Nice effort here on Jan. 9 saw him set a fast pace and tire in the last furlong. Effort was the best of his career and came in his ...

Horse-Racing-Picks-January-23-2012
TURF PARADISE Race #2 at 12:00 PM PacificTop pick: #6 (PINE GROVE) - Veteran mare finished second here last out at this level in her best start since last April and the best any of these ran last out....