Weekend Winners Club

. April 27, 2021.  In this year’s Kentucky Derby training series, we will review some handicapping elements used to select your top horses for the big race.  How important are trainers and jockeys in the Kentucky Derby?  Answer: they both have significant impact values in this race.  . Consider this:  In the 6 editions of […]

. 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 […]

. Saturday, February 6.  Tampa Bay Downs is getting its stakes racing underway with 3 graded stakes races including the Tampa Bay, Sam Davis, and Endeavor.  The listed Suncoast Stakes for 3yo fillies and Sam Davis G3 top off a big 3yo day with several maiden races on the undercard. . . The featured Sam […]

. Saturday, November 28.  Churchill Downs is hosting its unofficial annual juvenile day, with 12 races, all for 2yo’s in various categories, capped off by the Golden Rod G2 for fillies and Kentucky Jockey Club G2 for open 2yo’s.   . Over 140 juveniles are initially entered in what will be a great racing day.  […]

. November 27, 2020.  Churchill Downs.  Yes, it was only 2.78 months ago that the 2020 Kentucky Derby was run, but it’s late in the year and time to start looking at the 2021 Kentucky Derby contenders.  This initial version of the Derby Double Dozen is here because Futures Pool 1 is running this weekend, […]

. Wednesday, November 25, 2020.  The first futures pool for the Kentucky Derby 2021 edition opens this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day and will run thru Sunday.  The Juveniles have already been running for Derby points, starting on this year’s Derby day in September, and 22 have their own entry in the futures pool. . Meet the […]