Weekend Winners Club

. 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 […]

. Saturday, April 13, 2019. Hot Springs, Arkansas has a huge racing weekend to get underway at 1:30PM ET, including the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and G2 Oaklawn Handicap today, along with the Count Fleet G3 Sprint and several MSW races to see how the 3yo’s are stacking up to the big boys. . Not […]

. 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, […]

. April 5, 2019. Again overdue, the new Doug’s Double Derby Dozen and One (i.e. top 25) is out just in time for Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 4 which begins today and runs through Sunday. This is no coincidence, and we also posted the Futures Pool Grid separately to show how the competition stacks up. […]

. Friday, April 5, 2019. Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 4 is here and runs through Sunday, so we have kindly provided The Grid for this endeavor, for you to see how they competition stacks up. . Stay tuned for the Derby Double Dozen, which will also be posted today as an added resource for you […]

. Saturday, March 30 2019. Gulfstream Park has it’s biggest race day of the year, hosting the Florida Derby G1, Pam Am G2, and GP Oaks G2 along with some other assorted stakes. Over $2 million in purse money is up for grabs, with $1 million in the Derby. . Kentucky Derby enthusiasts will have […]

. March 18, 2019. It’s way past time to give you an updated Kentucky Derby Double Dozen, but always better late than never. Things have been in turmoil since Santa Anita closed earlier this month, canceling the San Felipe G2 and leaving west coast contenders in a mad scramble elsewhere to prep. . Those contenders […]

. Monday, March 18, 2019. Oaklawn Park had a big race day on Saturday, picking up some slack for the cancellation of the San Felipe by adding a 2nd Rebel Stakes. They officially stamped at least 2 Kentucky Derby tickets given that each Rebel G2 win was worth 37.5 points, and 2 others look to […]

. Friday, March 15, 2019. Hot Springs, Arkansas is the hot spot for thoroughbred racing today, as Oaklawn Park hosts the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, times two, worth 37.5 points to each winner and at least 2 Kentucky Derby tickets which each winner will earn. . First, a brief explanation is in order. With the […]

. Tampa Bay’s Saturday March 9 card included several stakes races featuring the Tampa Bay Derby G2. Let’s see how that went down, and what The Grid had to say about the matter. . . R11 5:25ET 8.5f D TamDby-G2 3 YO: The surprise winner was Tacitus at 9-1, 3rd in EP and 4th in […]