Weekend Winners Club

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  Doom and gloom have settled upon countless countries around the world as people live in fear of a spreading virus.  Most are staying home by choice, and some are being forced to stay home, where many don’t know what to do with themselves and are already going stir crazy.

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Most people like to have some kind of entertainment such as sports, but even all the great American spring sports have been canceled:  The Masters Tournament, NCAA Basketball tournaments, all team sports in general at every level.  All sports except for horse racing.  

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This is a great time to reconnect with the sport of kings, especially since all the other live sports are unavailable.  But racing continues worldwide, and you can have someone to root for, when you watch the little muscular humans mount those big beautiful beasts and race around.  

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One of the world’s oldest sports, horse racing has survived many wars in which horses participated, the rise and fall of the Roman Empire and the Third Reich, two world wars, an Ice Age, the Dark Ages, and countless plagues and floods.  And it will survive the latest virus outbreak and anything that follows.  

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Let’s face it: you need a distraction, and horse racing not only fills that bill, but gives you a chance to make some extra money while you’re sitting at home already getting tired of your family nagging you, and doing chores to try to keep them happy. This weekend, racing continues at most race tracks around the world.

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In fact, Keeneland is the only major US track that has canceled its spring meet.  Aqueduct, Oaklawn, Gulfstream, Santa Anita, and most others are continuing to run without spectator attendance.  They can do this because most of their spectators view and bet remotely from wherever they are around the world.

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One such track still racing is the Fairgrounds of New Orleans, which will host a crowded Grade 2 Louisiana Derby this weekend.  It’s unclear why they’re not running it in 2 divisions like they did the Risen Star G2 last month, but a very competitive field of 14 with 2 alternates is waiting to run for the $1 million purse.

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FGNO will begin the day with the Crescent City Derby, for a much smaller purse, they have the Crescent City Oaks, 3 MSW’s for 3yo’s, and 3 more graded stakes including the FG Oaks G2.  Altogether, there are 12 races with over 140 horses entered, running for about $2.6 million in purse money.

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So the possibilities on the day are endless, but to give you the best chance, get The Grid and make your picks with that.  It just so happens we already have the Grid posted for this Saturday’s Fairgrounds card (free) along with some free analysis of the Louisiana Derby and other races and long shot specials.

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As always, you can Get the Grid here and never miss the best info for every major track and race.

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