Weekend Winners Club

. The second year of the Preakness Futures Pool is underway this week, with Pool 1 closing at 8PM Saturday, after two three-year- old prep races are run, and before the other 2.  The Gotham G3 at Aqueduct is slated for 5:36PM, and the depleted Fountain of Youth G2 is set for a 6:10PM post […]

. Saturday, March 11, 2023. Tampa Bay Downs hosts a big card today with the Tampa Bay Derby G3, Florida Oaks G3, Hillsborough G2, Challenger G3, Columbia Stakes, and some other assorted MSW’s for 3yo’s.  the Challenger and Hillsborough are for older horses but we’ll focus on the 3yo’s today. . First, download today’s free […]

Saturday, February 25, 2023. Oaklawn Park has a strong program today featuring the Rebel Stakes G2, Honeybee G3, and 3 other key 3yo races on the 12 race card. . Racing begins at 1PM ET / 12PM Oaklawn time with over 100 horses slated to run after morning scratches. Unfortunately it’s the coldest day of […]

. Saturday, November 19, 2022.  Desi Arnaz and Cary Grant will be making appearances at Del Mar, despite the fact they’ve both been dead since 1986, Desi having died in Del Mar that year in November.  Today they will be appearing as stakes races on the 9 race card beginning at 12:30 PST. . Grab […]

. Saturday, November 5, 2022.  Breeders’ Cup Day 2 is underway on Saturday with 9 outstanding G1 races in all sorts of categories.  We’re still reeling on the heels of a 40-1 winner of the BC Turf Sprint, after the frontrunning favorite broke last and never did catch up, leaving Caravel to go gate to […]

. Saturday, October 29, 2022.  Sunny Santa Anita has a scary schedule Saturday with seven scary stakes races including one that begins with S for our alliteration purposes.  Weather is sunny as usual and racing will begin at 1PM/ 4PM ET.  Here’s the stakes agenda: . Autumn Miss S (G3T)      SA           Oct 29   $100k g […]

. Saturday, October 8, 2022. Keeneland is having a big time opening weekend, with 5 graded stakes races, 3 G1’s and 3 Breeders’ Cup Challenge races.  Friday opened the weekend in style with 3 graded stakes, all BCC races, on Friday.  . . Today we look forward to the Coolmore Futurity G1, Turf Mile G1, […]

. Saturday, September 16, 2022. Churchill and Woodbine loom large this weekend with big 2yo stakes races and MSW’s.  As we wind up towards the Breeders’ Cup in early November, the younguns are warming up for the BC Juvenile and possible Triple Crown run.  . Churchill Downs’ pair of G3’s include the Iroquois for 2yo’s […]

. Friday, August 25, 2022.  Charles Town is hosting a huge race day with 9 stakes races, highlighted by the Grade 3 CT Oaks and Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.  All 13 races besides the Oaks, for 3yo fillies, will be for 3 and up for male or female at various distances. . Racing begins […]

. Saturday, August 20, 2022.  Del Mar has a strong late afternoon / evening card today with 10 races, featuring the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks with 14 3yo fillies going 9f on turf.  There are also 3 MSW’s at 80k for the top west coast 2yos. . Racing will begin at 5PM ET which […]