Weekend Winners Club

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Saturday March 25.  The Fairgrounds at New Orleans has an awesome slate of 8 stakes races, highlighted by the Louisiana Derby G2, FG Oaks G2, New Orleans Classic G2, and Muniz Memorial G2.  Other stakes include the Crescent City Derby and Oaks. 15 races total with over 160 horses!

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We took last weekend off of precaps, but the last time we posted two weeks ago was on the Tampa Bay Derby G3 and Florida Oaks G3.  We hit a lot of great long shots that day but won’t bore you with the full recap.  But here’s what I said about the TB Derby:

R11 5:15ET 8.5f D TamDby-G3 3 YO

Let’s face it, Todd basically owns this race.  I will actually be shocked if Tapit Trice at 8-5 doesn’t win this race.  But it takes 4 to make up a superfecta.  The exacta could well involve Todd’s other steed Shesterkin at 9-2.  Best long shots to figure in:

Prairie Hawk 20-1 SLS

Classic Legacy 6-1

Classic Car Wash 8-1

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And what was the result?

6 Tapit Trice 1-2

2 Classic Car Wash 13-1

3 Classic Legacy 6-1

12 Prairie Hawk 28-1.   Super Long Shot Alert!!!!

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How did we come up with long shots like this? First, using the Grid, which we provided for FREE that day.  Also, I’m not going to be cocky but I know my 3yo’s as well or better than anyone.  You can download the Grid on that page and after deleting the scratches, see how helpful it was.

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At the FGNO on Saturday, we have the 15 races as mentioned, starting at 1PM ET and ending sometime after 8PM.  The weather is slated to be nice, mostly sunny, with little chance or rain until Sunday. 

I’ll go over a few quick picks that look good today, but first, download the FREE Fairgrounds Grid for Saturday here so you can see what I’m talking about.

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R12 6:42ET 9.5f D LaDerby-G2 3 YO 

A strong 12 horse field includes 3 Brad Cox trainees, led by favorite Instant Coffee at 2-1, 2 McPeek colts, 2 Asmussen long shots. Pletcher, Amoss, and Desormeaux will each take a longshot against him. Look, the favorite is strong after the Lecomte win, but think about it this way…

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Here’s how I see it. If you’re getting long shots from Asmussen, Cox, McPeek, and Desormeaux, and Amoss, those are some good places to start.  My favorite long shot is probably Cagliostro at 12-1 with the unknown outside of N’orleans trainer.  This race is still wide open.

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The Oaks has a short field of 5 to start, but it’s wide open too. The 2 long shots have valid shots. 

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More picks will be coming on Saturday as time allows but that’s probably it for today.

For the rest of the races, use the Grid provided to make your picks. 

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You can get The Grid for all your favorite tracks and races, including the Jeff Ruby Steaks and Sunland Derby card this weekend, right here.

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Good luck!

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