Weekend Winners Club

. Sunday, May 24.  Expert picks were made for Churchill Saturday along with the Grid PP’s provided for free.  Let’s take a look at how we did with picks and what the Grid had to say about the top finishers. Payouts given are for $2 Exacta, 50 cent Trifecta, and Dime Super. . . Race […]

. Friday, May 15, 2020.  Major tracks around the US are open for business this weekend, including the reopening of Santa Anita and the delayed opening of Churchill Downs.  Other popular tracks such as Golden Gate and Charles Town also are finally open.  Large fields abound at these and other open tracks. . Oaklawn, Gulfstream, […]

. May 2020.  The Thoroughbred Stakes Calendar for North America is kind of sparse this month and is somewhat speculational.  Oaklawn, who carried the torch with huge race days and fields all April, closed its meet on May 2 with 2 Arkansas Derbies.  . . The calendar is showing racing at Santa Anita and Churchill […]

Saturday, May 2, Hot Springs, Arkansas. It’s finally here, the day we’ve been waiting all year for, the first Saturday in May. The famous Run for the Apple Blossoms will take place at Oaklawn Park today.  In fact, there will be two Arkansas Derbies with 11 great 3yo runners each today. Each race will be […]

. Friday, May 1. Oaklawn has a big Arkansas Derby eve card today with 10 races and over 110 horses running after morning scratches.  These include the featured Fantasy G3 for 3yo fillies, the Gardenia 80k also for 3yof, and the Arkansas Breeders Championship for all 3up. This is a good day to see how […]

Oaklawn Sat. April 25 Stakes Racing Pick 4 Expert Picks and Grid. Updated 4/26 with results and payouts. . Saturday, April 25. Hot Springs Arkansas continues to be the Hot Spot for horse racing, a week before the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby.  Oaklawn Park has a couple stakes races and over $600k in purse money […]

. April 22, 2020. Hot Springs, Arkansas. The first Saturday in May has a big race coming up as usual, but in a more unusual location.  The $750k Grade 1 Arkansas Derby is set to be held on May 2 on Oaklawn for some of the nation’s top 3yo horses who would normally be running […]

. April 22, 2020. Hot Springs, Arkansas.  The Grid again proved an invaluable source of handicapping at Oaklawn, getting the right chalk horses and some great long shots as well.  Just so you know we don’t make this up, you can see the full Precap article and Grid that were posted on Saturday for reference. […]

. Saturday, April 18. Hot Springs, Arkansas remains the hot spot for horse racing this month as Oaklawn hosts 2 more graded stakes races.  The featured Grade 1 Apple Blossom with a full field will follow 9 races including the Count Fleet G3.  Altogether 11 races with almost 130 horses after morning scratches. . Let’s […]

. April 24, 2020. Here is the modified schedule for the last week of April, after massive track closures. . April 25, 2020 Unbridled S        GP          Apr 25   $75k g   3yo         8.5f        Dirt         Closed on Apr 17. Fukushima Himba S (JPN-IIIT)     JRA         Apr 25   $759k a 4&up f/m            9f            Turf        Closed on Mar 17. Bachelor […]