Weekend Winners Club

. Friday, January 25. Oaklawn Park is getting the jump on stakes racing this weekend with the Smarty Jones Stakes worth $150k for 3yo’s attempting to get on the Triple Crown Trail. It is a Kentucky Derby Points Race worth 10-4-2-1 as all the other Derby Prep Races have been so far. . . The […]

. 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 […]

. Saturday, January 19. The Fairgrounds of New Orleans has a nice race card on tap today with 6 stakes races highlighted by the Lecomte G3 for 3yo’s and several other MSW’s for 3yos. . . It’s an important Triple Crown Kentucky Derby Prep race day for the 3yos as the 3rd Kentucky Derby Points […]

. Friday, November 2, Churchill Downs. . Friday’s focus race is the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile G1 Stakes (BCJ). In an excellent day of racing that includes 7 stakes races, 5 or which are graded at the Churchill Downs on Friday, and 7 total races for juveniles. Many eyes will be on race 9, as people […]

. Friday May 4 2018. Today we look at how the major prep winners and runners up fared in the Kentucky Derby from 1997-2017. This is best illustrated by another busy graphic. . . You can see the horses highlighted in the darker blue who won the Kentucky Derby afterwards, but really the column on […]

. Wednesday, April 21. The Final Analysis of the Arkansas Derby and undercard reveals a lot, including that Magnum Moon won’t win the Kentucky Derby this year. If he does somehow, it will be the result of no front end runners being in the race, which is possible but not likely at this point. . […]

. April 16, 2018. The new Doug’s Double Kentucky Derby Dozen rankings are out in the aftermath of the Arkansas Derby, Lexington Stakes, and the injury or Runaway Ghost. The top 10 didn’t even change except for Hofburg taking the injury slot. . 2018 Kentucky Derby Championship Point Standings | Kentucky Derby Prep and Championship […]

. Saturday, April 14. Oaklawn Park has its big day of the year, featuring the Arkansas Derby, preceded by the Count Fleet, Oaklawn Handicap, and Northern Spur stakes. . While the Arkansas Derby is the highlight race of the day, the other stakes races will be entertaining, and we will be paying special attention to […]

. Doug’s Kentucky Derby Double Dozen is updated after each Derby prep race weekend. Last update: April 9, 2018 . 2018 Kentucky Derby Championship Point Standings | Kentucky Derby Prep and Championship Races . Get the full 2018 Kentucky Derby Grid Here with over 80 different factors including pedigree, performance, and historical criteria! . One […]

. April 6 2018 will mark the first day of Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 4, which will have 2 more days available with different odds before it ends on Sunday evening. . 23 horses have individual entries in this pool, including the top 12 in points, other selected horses from the top 25 in points, […]