Weekend Winners Club

. Sunday, Feb.24, Sunland Park. New Mexico’s finest track brings us the race of the week, the Mine That Bird Derby, named after the horse who didn’t win anything here but placed 4th, then went on to win the Kentucky Derby at about 50-1. . . The MTB Derby could be a stepping stone for […]

. Feb.22 2019: It’s time once again for a renewal of the Kentucky Double Derby Dozen, taking into account last weekends stakes actions in the Risen Star G2, Southwest G3, El Camino Real Derby, and Miracle Wood, the last of which is not a points race but there is some significance. Here our list included […]

. Monday, February 18, 2019. President’s Day at Oaklawn host 3 graded stakes races. The Bayakoa G3, Razorback G3, and finally the Southwest G3, making it an exciting day for racing in Hot Springs. . This weekend we have 2 races of the week. Today we have the Southwest G3 at Oaklawn. We also had […]

. Friday, February 15. The Fair Grounds at New Orleans will host 4 graded stakes racing on Saturday to end their 12 race card. It starts with the Mineshaft G3 for 4up on dirt, then the Fairgounds Handicap G3 on turf, for 4up fillies, and back to dirt for the Rachel Alexandra G2 for 3yo […]

. Saturday, Feb.9 2019. Tampa Bay Downs gets into the Kentucky Derby fever today with the Sam F Davis G3 stakes for 3yo’s wanting to make a run for the roses this year. The 12 race card also has the Endeavor G3 on turf for fillies and mares 4 and up, the Suncoast Stakes for […]

. Friday, Feb.8 2019. Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 2 begins today and runs through Sunday, Feb.10. As usual there are 23 individual entries and one entry for other horses not listed by name, known as “The Field.” . . To kick off, The Field is the favorite with a morning line of 5-2. Bob Baffert’s […]

. Saturday, Feb.2, 2019. It’s a huge day for 3yo’s at Gulfstream Park today, with the important Holy Bull G2 prep, which will hand out 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Derby points to the top 4 finishers. . . A field consists of 8 non-points earners taking on Maximus Mischief, who already has 10 points from his Remsen […]

. Friday, January 25. Oaklawn Park is getting the jump on stakes racing this weekend with the Smarty Jones Stakes worth $150k for 3yo’s attempting to get on the Triple Crown Trail. It is a Kentucky Derby Points Race worth 10-4-2-1 as all the other Derby Prep Races have been so far. . . The […]

. January 24, 2019. The first Derby Double Dozen of the year is finally released, giving you a full two dozen horses to choose from and some rationale for the ranking. The top 5 may look like a who’s who of the top finishers in the BC Juvenile. Well, it is, but there are 2 […]

. Saturday, January 19. The Fairgrounds of New Orleans has a nice race card on tap today with 6 stakes races highlighted by the Lecomte G3 for 3yo’s and several other MSW’s for 3yos. . . It’s an important Triple Crown Kentucky Derby Prep race day for the 3yos as the 3rd Kentucky Derby Points […]