Weekend Winners Club

. Saturday, May 4. Churchill Downs. . So it’s getting late on Saturday afternoon, and despite all the excess partying going on wherever you are, you’re been playing it cool about Derby talk, telling people you want to wait to see what the odds are. But the bottom line is, you don’t know who the […]

. Friday, May 1, 2019. Churchill Downs. . You’ve probably heard the popular horse racing phrase before, “pace makes the race.” This is very true in horse racing, but if only if it were as easy as it sounds. The truth is that pace can be very difficult and sometimes impossible to predict. . Not […]

. Thursday, May 2, Churchill Downs. As part of our all-inclusive Kentucky Derby angles series leading up to the run for the roses, today we take a look at the Derby jockeys and trainers, and their relevance. This is by far the easiest of all the analytics, but also one of the most relevant. . […]

. Wednesday, May 1, Churchill Downs. Today we take our annual look at perhaps the most critical set of historical factors for the Kentucky Derby: The final prep race and specifically the Big 5 final preps. This answers a set of criteria in the Grid concerning performance in a major prep race. . Not sure […]

. Tuesday April 30, 2019. Churchill Downs. The final Derby Dozen is here, taking into account those who actually made the field this morning during the Kentucky Derby post draw. Surprisingly there have been no withdrawn entries out of the top 20 and there is only 1 alternate who needs a scratch by 9am Friday. […]

. Tuesday, April 30. Churchill Downs had its first big media event of the week, hosting the Kentucky Derby Post Draw in which the program numbers for the field were drawn. Afterwards, Mike Battaglia assigned morning line odds to each entry. . Not sure how to get in on the action? Join TVG Free and […]

. Saturday, April 6. Lexington, KY. It’s that time of year for Keeneland. Opening weekend and no time wasted in providing a huge stakes day with the Grade 1 stakes races: Blue Grass, Madison, Ashland, the G2 Shakertown and G3 Commonwealth. Almost 120 horses are scheduled to run today. . . In the Blue Grass, […]

. January 24, 2019. The first Derby Double Dozen of the year is finally released, giving you a full two dozen horses to choose from and some rationale for the ranking. The top 5 may look like a who’s who of the top finishers in the BC Juvenile. Well, it is, but there are 2 […]

. November 22, 2018. It’s never too early to start betting the 2019 Kentucky Derby, as evidenced by Derby 19 Futures Pool 1 opening on Thanksgiving Day 2018, and available until Nov.25. . . The odds will change each day and you can lock in at those odds by betting by the end of each […]

Breeders Cup Day 2: Value and Longshots . For Full Breeders Cup Grids click here. Cost $9 . Saturday, November 2, Churchill Dows. Racing is already underway for the Breeders Cup Day 2 and there have already been some long shots. I wanted to wait to see how a few races played out. Race 1 […]