Weekend Winners Club

. Friday, August 27, 2021.  Charles Town is running under the lights tonight, starting a stakes-packed card at 5PM ET.  Races include the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic, Grade 3 Oaks, and 6 other stakes races.  That’s 8 stakes races for an action packed evening that will last until 11PM ET.  Weather: cloudy. . After […]

August 1, 2021.  The Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule for North America and Japan is updated and released today.  As usual, Saratoga and Del Mar will own the most graded stakes, but Woodbine, Colonial, Charles Town, and Ellis Park will chime in with some great stakes racing. .

. July 2021 Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule for North America, Japan, and Ascot has been updated, with 200 stakes races scheduled for this month. . Saratoga and Del Mar will open mid-month and have short graded stakes fields. Racing schedule is sortable by columns at the top. . .

. Friday, July 2, 2021.   Prairie Meadows kicks off its biggest racing weekend of the year with the Iowa Derby and Oaks and the Cornhusker Handicap, which they will follow up with 3 stakes races tomorrow.  It’s unclear if there gate was damaged such that it only can contain 6 horses now. . We can […]

. Saturday, June 26, 2021.  Churchill Downs’ closing day will have some great graded stakes races including the Stephen Foster G2, Wise Dan G2, Fleur De Lis G2, Bashford Manor G2 and Debutante for 3yo’s, and another pair of stakes races for 3yo’s.  . To add some excitement, the Pick 6 has a carryover of […]

. Sunday, June 20, 2021.  It’s closing day for Santa Anita’s summer meet and they offer 2 graded stakes races and a pair of juvenile stakes.  Interestingly, there are no Baffert trainees on in the 2yo races, and none on the card at all.  But life goes on and I’m sure he’s enjoying a great […]

. Tuesday, June 16, 2021.This just in from the NYRA.  Saratoga will open with full capacity on July 15, featuring two graded stakes races.  Belmont general admission will resume on June 24.   Here are the details. . To entice people into receiving Covid vaccinations, anyone with the CDC vaccination card will receive free admission to […]

. June 2021. The latest Thoroughbred Stakes schedule for North America, Japan, and Ascot is now amended and released. Belmont Park will kick off the June Stakes schedule with the legendary Belmont Stakes weekend. .

. Tuesday, June 1, 2021.  The Belmont Stakes had its post draw today with official posts and morning lines issued.  As luck (or lack thereof) would have it, we lost another good long shot.  Last week we lost Brooklyn Strong and this week UAE Derby winner Rebel’s Romance is out.  . So now all 5 […]

. Monday, May 31, 2021.  Santa Anita has a big day of racing starting at 4PM Eastern or 1PM California time.  Grade 1 racing includes the Hollywood Gold Cup, Gamely, and Shoemaker Mile, all with fields of 7 or less as is the norm nowadays.  Let the Precapping begin. First get today’s Free Grid. . […]