Weekend Winners Club

. Saturday May 22, 2021.   Churchill Downs has decided once again that Saturday night’s alright for racing, so get a little action in.  To sweeten the deal, they have a couple stakes races featuring the Winning Colors G3 sprint for fillies and mares, and later the Keertana for females 12f on turf. . The shortest […]

. Sunday, May 16, 2021. Sunny Santa Anita has a mandatory Jackpot 6 payout today with a $550k carryover coming in. That means a couple of things. First, you don’t need a unique ticket to win; anyone with the all the winners on their 20ct (or more) ticket ticket will win part of the final […]

Preakness Picks for Pricks.  Precap, Past Performances, Pace Predictions, Possibilities . Saturday, May 15, 2021.  It’s the 3rd Saturday in May and therefore it’s time once again for the Preakness Stakes.  We’ll take a look at some past performances, pace predictions, and possibilities in today’s biggest race. . Obviously Medina Spirit is going to be […]

. Friday, May 13, 2021.  Preakness is upon us again, barely 6 months after the 2020 edition. Thus it is time once again for our annual study on the top Kentucky Derby and Preakness horses during the Baffert Era, which began officially in 1997 although he was training well before that. . This exercise is […]

. Saturday, May 1, 2021.  The final down and dirty Derby Dozen was actually released in one of the Derby Lessons articles as a number in the ranking column, but if you didn’t catch it, this is what it looks like, relabeled as the column DD. . For those smart enough to catch on to […]

. April 30, 2021.  It’s only a day before the Kentucky Derby, so it’s time to get all your horses in a row so you can avoid the mad scramble and get your bets in ahead of time. Today we take a look at pedigree and how these horses should stack up. . We’re going […]

. April 29, 2021.  In today’s Derby lesson we will be analyzing the performance figures for the Kentucky Derby contestants.  Performance or speed figures indicate how well a horse performed in their prior races, and while some vendor’s PF’s are better than others, none of them are infallible. . We will primarily look at the […]

. April 28, 2021.  In this edition of the Kentucky Derby Lessons, we shall cover the major prep races leading up to the Derby, and their inherent relativism.  We will focus on the Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won the Kentucky Derby in two consecutive years. . . Obviously, the final prep […]

. April 27, 2021.  In this year’s Kentucky Derby training series, we will review some handicapping elements used to select your top horses for the big race.  How important are trainers and jockeys in the Kentucky Derby?  Answer: they both have significant impact values in this race.  . Consider this:  In the 6 editions of […]

. Saturday, April 17.  Oaklawn Park will run the fabled Grade 1 Apple Blossom stakes for fillies and mares. as the featured event on the 12 race card which also includes the G2 Oaklawn Handicap for males 4up, and a nice MSW3 worth 93k.  . For this precap we’re going to cover the featured stakes […]