With the Breeders Cup getting ever closer, now only two weeks away, you can expect that major graded stakes races would die down in the few weeks, and they have. There are only few graded races this weekend, but Belmont and Keeneland continue to have full fields, and there are dozens of stakes races valued [...]
Racing starts off with a big bang in October as a Santa Anita opens its doors and hosts 4 Grade 1 races, to go with 5 Grade 1’s and a Grade 2 at Belmont on Saturday! This is the biggest race day we’ve seen in a while, as most of the top class horses will [...]
For the Belmont Stakes on June 11, Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom has been installed as the favorite at 2-1, followed by Derby runner up Nehro at 4-1, and Preakness champ Shackleford at 9-2. Wise guy horse Master of Hounds and overachiever Mucho Macho Man are next at 10-1. Full field here: 1 Master Of [...]
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Large carryover pools remaining from Derby Day, where believe it or not, nobody won the Pick 6 or the Derby Hi5. Churchill grid
Tomorrow April 23 is the last day of the Rainbow 6 at Gulfstream. That means they will have a mandatory payout of every winning ticket, and there will likely be plenty of them. If you’re not familiar with it, the reason it carries over is because only one unique ticket can win the whole pool. [...]
Here’s how I profit off the Kentucky Derby almost every year, that is when I’m smart enough to bet on what the GRID tells me. The GRID has been in use for a while but never available to the general public before this year. It has indicated the Derby champion in 12 of the last [...]
This weekend’s 3yo races include the Hutcheson and Fountain Of Youth at Gulfstream Park, and the Borderland Derby at Sunland. Please keep in mind that the Hutcheson and Fountain of Youth winners have done nothing in the Kentucky Derby this century, but they do count as points in RTTR contest at www.roadtotheroses.com
Derby Futures Pool 1 will run this weekend, opening on Thursday and going through Sunday. You will generally want to wait until Sunday afternoon to bet, ensuring you watch the Risen Star on Saturday and San Vicente on Sunday, both 3yo preps. Just don’t miss the polls, they will close sharply at 6pm. Fair Grounds [...]
We may be issuing a free grid for this tomorrow. Note that the Wednesday card has been canceled in favor of fuller races Thursday through Sunday, which will be the last day of the meet.