Weekend Winners Club

. 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 […]

. November 19, 2020.  The 2021 Kentucky Derby Central subsite has been deployed and updated. The pages that are updated weekly after each qualifying race include the following popular pages: 2021 Derby Points Leaders 2021 Derby Prep and Championship Series Races and Results 2020 American Free Handicap 2yo rankings The links for these pages will […]

. Friday, November 6, 2020.  Lexington, KY.  Today’s spotlight race is the Friday feature Breeders’ Cup race, the Grade 1 BC Juvenile.  14 strong young 2yo colts will begin paving their way to a 2021 Triple Crown campaign, racing 8.5f in Keeneland’s last race tody. . Listed below are the primary contenders in order of […]

. Wednesday, April 26, 2020.  The long awaited (almost) final and Definitive Derby Dozen is here. Normally it’s the Double Dozen but the field has finally narrowed down to 21 after the year long battle of attrition.  In the last Dozen 2 months ago, even after the removal of Nadal and Charlatan, there were still […]

. Saturday, August 15, 2020.  Monmouth Park is hosting a last chance race to Run for the Roses next month, the Pegasus Stakes.  No, it’s not the $1 Million race in January at Gulfstream, but it does offer 20 points to the winner to help a Kentucky Derby ticket, and 8-4-2 for the also rans. […]

. Saturday, August 8.  Saratoga is having its historically biggest race day of the year today, with no fans in the stands, which is quite a strange spectacle.  The Travers G1 “Midsummer Derby” is the featured race, preceded by the Test G1 and several other graded stakes. . This also the last 100 point prep […]