Weekend Winners Club

. Monday, September 6, 2021.  It’s Labor Day in America and Saratoga is hosting a 12 race card with over 100 horses competing.  The featured Grade 1 Hopeful has 11 of the top juveniles on the east coast.  3 other MSW’s for 2yo’s are on the undercard along with the Bernard Baruch G2. . We’ll […]

. Saturday, June 26, 2021.  Churchill Downs’ closing day will have some great graded stakes races including the Stephen Foster G2, Wise Dan G2, Fleur De Lis G2, Bashford Manor G2 and Debutante for 3yo’s, and another pair of stakes races for 3yo’s.  . To add some excitement, the Pick 6 has a carryover of […]

. Sunday, June 20, 2021.  It’s closing day for Santa Anita’s summer meet and they offer 2 graded stakes races and a pair of juvenile stakes.  Interestingly, there are no Baffert trainees on in the 2yo races, and none on the card at all.  But life goes on and I’m sure he’s enjoying a great […]

. Saturday, May 1, 2021.  The final down and dirty Derby Dozen was actually released in one of the Derby Lessons articles as a number in the ranking column, but if you didn’t catch it, this is what it looks like, relabeled as the column DD. . For those smart enough to catch on to […]

. April 28, 2021.  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 Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won the Kentucky Derby in two consecutive years. . . Obviously, the final prep […]

. Saturday April 3, 2021.  Keeneland opening weekend rolls on in style today with 6 graded stakes races featuring the Blue Grass G2 and preceded by the Appalachian G2, Commonwealth G3, Shakertown G2, Ashland G1, and Madison G1.  There are also 4 other 3yo races on the card making it 7 total for 3yo’s. . […]

. Saturday, March 6, Tampa Bay Downs will host 5 stakes races today, 3 graded, highlighted by the Tampa Bay Derby.  Before that, the Florida Oaks, Hillsborough, Columbia, and Challenger Stakes will fill out a great race card for Saturday.  Racing starts at 12:17 so hurry up! . Kentucky Derby preps and other big stakes […]

. Friday, March 6.  Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 4 opened today and will be open until Sunday at 6pm.  The Kentucky Oaks pool is also open. The Down and Dirty Derby Double Dozen thus makes its next appearance today as an appropriate guide on raising some good long shot specials.   . Visit Kentucky Derby […]

Gulfstream Park Saturday Feb.27:  Gulfstream Mile, FOY, Davona Dale, Oh My.  Stakes Precap . Saturday, February 27.  Gulfstream Park in sunny Miami hosts the best North American stakes card of the month today, with 9 stakes races, 8 of which are graded.  The highlight of course is the Fountain of Youth G2, but also we […]

. Friday, February 12, 2021.  A new edition of the 2021 Kentucky Derby Futures Pool, number 3 to be exact, is underway this weekend.  Remember to place your bets by Sunday at 6PM ET, regardless of whatever this 2:59AM time that it keeps stating on the TVG site. . But also remember, you get locked […]