Weekend Winners Club

The main draw at Santa Anita today is probably the Pick 6 carryover of $104k. As Trevor Denman would say, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for the Pick 6 pool to reach $300 or even half a million today. I fully expect it to reach at least $300k and half a million is not out of […]

We probably need not remind you again that the Kentucky Derby is upon us, in case you haven’t caught the fever yet. In recent news, the post positions were drawn to finalize the field yesterday, but trainer Bob Baffert pulled a surprise by scratching Hoppertunity, a legitimate contender this morning. This opens the door for […]

It’s Churchill Downs’ opening day for the summer meet, and the Derby Trial G3 is the featured race. What’s interesting is that the Derby Trial has no points in the Kentucky Derby championship series, and therefore is meaningless, or is it? 1 of Bob Baffert’s confirmed Derby duo, Chitu is scheduled to compete along with […]

You know what time of year it is now, but I have to remind you anyway because that’s my job. I apologize for deserting you for so long, but life has been very busy for me this year with multiple jobs and projects going on. If you’re new to the newsletter, then welcome aboard! The […]

Hawthorne offering $500 grand to the Illinois Derby winner today. The 4-5 morning line favorite is Baffert’s Midnight Hawk, who already ranks at 15 in the Kentucky Derby point standings. There are no points offered for the Illinois, so this is most likely a tuneup for the Midnight Lute colt and a relatively easy way […]

Keeneland’s feature event Saturday April 12 is the Bluegrass Stakes G1 for 3yo’s with a field of 15 set. Bobby’s Kitten (Chad Brown) is the favorite, switching from turf to polytrack, in a bid to run in the Kentucky Derby on dirt. The field includes a pair from Pletcher including Divine Oath, trying polytrack and […]

Lots of great racing at Gulfstream Park today. The Florida Derby marks the much anticipated arrival of Kentucky Derby bound horses from the southeast. Four other graded stakes races on the 14-race card make it an unbelievable race day. Top that with a $4.2 million Pick 6 Jackpot carryover up for grabs. Download Gulfstream Saturday […]

Gulfstream Park’s main event is the Hutcheson G3, where some of the fastest 3yo horses in the business will run for the money and some hope to run for the roses. As an added bonus, Gulfstream has a Pick 6 Jackpot carryover of $272k which will increase drastically during the big race day. Download Gulfstream […]

Great racing at Saratoga continues on Sunday with the Adirondack G2 for 2yo fillies and the Saratoga Special G2 for 2yo’s. We’ll get to see how next year’s Kentucky Derby crop begin to stack up against each other. Download Saratoga Sunday Grid Here FREE

The long awaited Saratoga meet is underway and features the Sanford G2 Stakes on Sunday. These 2yo’s are vying for a Triple Crown birth but starting at 6f on dirt. It shall be interesting. We’ll see what happens along the way. On the undercard is the Fiddlers Patriot stakes sprint on turf. Download Saratoga Sunday […]