Weekend Winners Club

. May 7 2022.  The annual Kentucky Derby for Dummies is back again this year, due to an uproar from fans of the simpleton guide because they haven’t seen it yet.  All we’ve issued so far is these boring statistical Derby Lessons, which you’re too busy to read through. . Full Kentucky Derby Grid with […]

. May 7, 2022 Churchill Downs.  This is the Day of the Kentucky Derby, in case you’ve ben living in a cave or something.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that, as long as you get a phone and data signal somewhere near the cave.  Make sure you also check out Derby for Dummies and […]

. May 6 2021.  If there’s one lesson you should really heed, it’s this one.  In this edition of the Kentucky Derby Lessons, we shall cover the major prep races leading up to the Derby, and their inherent relativism.  We will focus on the Bob Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won the […]

. May 5, 2022.  You’ve heard it over and again, that pace makes the race.  It is true to some varying extent in every race.  It’s obviously not the only factor of course, and the Kentucky Derby is a much different type of race than most run in North America. It’s 10f on dirt with […]

. May 5 2022.  The Derby Lesson Series continues with issue 22-02 regarding the jockey and trainer connections and what kind of impact they have on a Kentucky Derby performance.  First let’s take a look at an extraction from our Triple Crown Master Database. . You may not be surprised to find many repeat offenders […]

. May 3, 2022.  Performance figures can be used to handicap any race, including the Kentucky Derby, so why not use them this weekend?  No good reason I can think of. Of course, there are many other methods, criteria and qualifications to win The Derby.  Which is why you should get the Derby Grid. . […]

. Friday, April 15, 2022.  On Saturday, Keeneland will host the Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes, the last Derby Prep race and last chance at a Kentucky Derby ticket for 5 of the runners that already have Derby Points and are vying for their chance to run for the roses. Weather will reach the low […]

. Saturday, April 9, 2022.  Keeneland continues it’s huge opening spring weekend with 5 graded stakes:  Commonwealth G3, Appalachian G2, Madison G1, Shakertown G2, and finally the Toyota Blue Grass G1 in which at least the top two finishers will stamp their Kentucky Derby ticket. . . Also today, the Santa Anita Derby G1 and […]

. Friday April 8, 2022.  Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 5 opened yesterday and will run through Saturday, rather than Fri-Sun as usual.  This constitutes a good time for the next Doug’s Double Derby Dozen +1 Top 25 to help you make your futures bets.  If you like any of tomorrow’s runners you may want to […]

. Saturday, February 12, 2022.  Tampa Bay Downs jumps into the Kentucky Derby prep series with the Sam Davis G3 today, a prep worth $250k and 17 Kentucky Derby points (10-4-2-1).  12 horses are entered after the morning scratch of Howling Time, one of 23 individual Derby Futures Pool entries. . 11 races are scheduled […]