Weekend Winners Club

Gulfstream Park to Host $750k Florida Derby G1 despite Global Dampanic . Saturday, March 2, 2020.  Gulfstream Park may be closed for in-person spectators, but the racing continues this weekend with a spectacular 14 race card on Saturday headlined by the $750k, Grade 1 Florida Derby.  180 horses are entered on the day, competing for […]

. . Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  Racing continues at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans this weekend with its biggest race day of the year.  8 stakes racing culminating in the $1 Million Grade 2 Louisiana Derby will have over 140 horses competing for $2.6 million in purses. . You won’t be watching any live professional […]

. Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Churchill Downs officially announced the postponement of the Kentucky Derby until September 5, at which point the coronavirus causing global panic will have been magically cured. Governor Larry Hogan followed suit and decreed the Preakness postponed to September as well. . . The only prior postponement of the famous Triple […]

. Saturday, March 14, 2020.  Turfway Park has the famous Jeff Ruby Steaks G3 today, which is an excellent pun and proof that Jeff Ruby is still a cool dude. I recall him visiting our table at his restaurant a decade or so ago and telling us how he recently kicked out OJ Simpson because […]

. March 2020 Thoroughbred Stakes Calendar for North America, Japan, Ascot . March Stakes Highlights (full schedule below this) Mar.6-8  Churchill:  Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 3/ Oaks Pool 1 Mar.7- Aqueduct:  Gotham G3, Tom Fool G3, Busher, Stymie Mar.7- Tampa Bay:  Tampa Bay Derby G2, Fla Oaks G3, Hillsborough G2, Challenger G3 Mar.7- Santa Anita: […]

Precap of This Weeks’ Big 3yo races: San Felipe, Tampa Bay Derby, and Gotham Stakes. Grid PP’s . Saturday, March 7, 2020.  The Big 3 Derby Prep races of early March will be run on Saturday, with Aqueduct hosting the Gotham Stakes G3, the Tampa Bay Derby G2 at Tampa Bay Downs, and the San […]

Thursday, March 5, 2020.  The Kentucky Derby and Oaks Futures Pool 3 opens on Friday March 6 and will run through Sunday March 8.  The favorite as usual is the field (all other 3yo’s) of which there are several prominent ones not listed in the pool, some of which are running this weekend. . . […]

. Saturday, Feb.29, 2020.  Gulfstream Park will host 10 total stakes races, including 3 Grade 2 events and 6 Grade 3 races. The Fountain of Youth for 3yo’s aiming for the Kentucky Derby is the headline race. This will follow 2 stakes races for 3yo’s and 2 for 3yo fillies among the other stakes. The […]

. Saturday, February 15, 2020. Fairgrounds has it’s biggest day of the year so far, by far. Two Risen Star G2 fields with 25 horses entered, with each worth 50 Kentucky Derby points to the winner. Derby Double Dozen #2 Anneau D’or will run along with 3 other ranked 3yo colts. . Preceding that will […]

. February 7, 2020.  Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 2 opens on Friday and will go on through Sunday.  Note that the odds will change in real time daily.  The morning line favorite is “all other 3yo’s” as usual, and the individual favorite is Tiz the Law after his Holy Bull G3 win last week. . […]