Weekend Winners Club

. Monday, September 7, 2020.  Kentucky Downs reopens today for their typical big time turf racing with big purses and big fields. On Labor Day, 120 horses will be laboring to reel in a piece of about $2.5 million in purse money, including $1million total for the 2 futurities. . . The featured Tourist Mile […]

. Sunday, September 6, 2020.  Just when you thought all the Derby talk was done, it’s not.  Another September Derby will run today at Del Mar as a dozen horses will compete in the G3 Derby on turf.  There’s also a $750k Derby at Kentucky Downs this week, and don’t forget the Olahoma and Canadian […]

. Friday, September 4, 2020.  The race of the day is obviously the Kentucky Oaks, but you probably don’t need us to tell you Swiss Skydiver will win at even money, Speech will get 2nd at 3-1, and Gamine will be a huge underlay 3rd at 8-5, making for the lowest paying trifecta in Oaks […]

. Saturday, August 29, 2020.  Saratoga has another Saturday saturated with graded stakes such as the Saranac, Sword Dancer, and AmSterdam, and Forego Stakes. I tried to put as many S’s in there as possible in case anyone is reading it out loud. . The initial outlook is that the main track is muddy and […]

. Friday, August 27, 2020.   Charles Town has a big race day starting at 5PM ET, a 12 race card featuring the G3 Oaks and G2 Classic, along with 5 other exciting stakes races for various categories.  Racing should continue thru 11PM unless severe weather gets in the way. . The bad news is that […]

. Saturday, August 15, 2020.  Monmouth Park is hosting a last chance race to Run for the Roses next month, the Pegasus Stakes.  No, it’s not the $1 Million race in January at Gulfstream, but it does offer 20 points to the winner to help a Kentucky Derby ticket, and 8-4-2 for the also rans. […]

. Saturday, August 8.  Saratoga is having its historically biggest race day of the year today, with no fans in the stands, which is quite a strange spectacle.  The Travers G1 “Midsummer Derby” is the featured race, preceded by the Test G1 and several other graded stakes. . This also the last 100 point prep […]

. Saturday, July 25.  Woodbine race track is hosting a big day for 3yo’s racing in Canada today, including the Grade 3 Marine Stakes for three year olds and the corresponding Selene, also G3, for 3yo fillies.  10 races on the card with about 100 horses running after scratches makes for a competitive race day. […]

. Wednesday, July 8, 2020.  Indiana Downs is dominating the stakes scenes today with 5 stakes races including two Grade 3’s, the Indiana Derby and Oaks.  The stakes racing begins at 5:38ET and continues until the Indiana Derby scheduled for 7:45ET.  12 races are on the great midweek card. . In the Derby, most of […]

. Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Keeneland has its long awaited opening day in July after canceling its spring meet this year.  A healthy 9 race card with over 90 horses competing is on the docket. The dirt is fast and the turf is good, and there is a very slight chance of rain today, unlike […]