Weekend Winners Club

. Saturday June 25, 2022 represents a big day for little Thistledown as they host their signature race, The Ohio Derby G3, and 3 other stakes races.  It’s rare that we cover the tiny track, but this is a special occasion and the race of the week. . Weather in North Randall Ohio is scheduled […]

. Saturday, June 18, 2022.  Monmouth Park has its biggest day of the meet so far, with 4 stakes races, 3 graded, and an MSW on the 14 race card. In addition, they are continuing with the fixed odds wagering program, a staple in European and Australian markets, many of whom only carry Monmouth. . […]

. Friday June 17, 2022. Santa Anita’s afternoon card has 11 races scheduled to begin at 1pm, meaning it’s 4pm for everyone on the east coast that wants to stay out of the heat after work.  The 11th race is slated for 910pm and almost 90 horses are scheduled.  Weather is moderate as usual. . […]

. Friday, June 10, 2022.  Belmont Park is on the eve of the coveted Belmont Stakes card which will host 8 Grade 1 races on Saturday, which is awesome by the way.  But I like today’s card just as much.  The fields are larger and there are 5 graded races. . Today there are many […]

. Saturday, June 4, 2022.  Evangeline Downs will host  the annual Louisiana Legends lineup tonight. Saturday night’s alright for fighting for stakes titles at Evangeline Downs tonight, with 6 stakes races on the 9 race docket.  . The weather is rather warm and excellent for some night racing which will begin at 6:30PM ET.  Grab […]

. Saturday, May 21, 2022. The Grid was on fire on Friday and saw 3 top LP winners in double digit odds, as well as a top EP 7-1 winner in the turf sprint.  Today through 6 races we have only had 2 fields of more than 7,  so chalk has been plaguing the day. […]

. Friday, May 20, 2022.  The Preakness-Derby significance study is one of my most favorite statistical references of the year, because it’s always predictable and sturdily backed up by the historical results. . It’s basically the same thing every year, if I could sum up this article in one sentence.  Some of the top 8 […]

. Friday, May 20, 2022.  Pimlico kicks off its biggest weekend of the year with 6 stakes races today, highlighted by the Black Eyed Susan G2, the filly version of the Preakness, and preceded by other graded stakes including the Pimlico Special G3. . The Pimlico Special was a Grade 1 race for many decades […]

. Saturday, May 14, 2022.  Belmont Park has its unofficial Belmont Stakes prep today, mostly for those 3yo’s that weren’t in the Kentucky Derby field and don’t plan on running in the Preakness next weekend. 5 graded stakes in all including the Manhattan G1 on turf right before the Pan G2. . Belmont has 11 […]

. May 7 2022.  The annual Kentucky Derby for Dummies is back again this year, due to an uproar from fans of the simpleton guide because they haven’t seen it yet.  All we’ve issued so far is these boring statistical Derby Lessons, which you’re too busy to read through. . Full Kentucky Derby Grid with […]