Weekend Winners Club

. Saturday March 25.  The Fairgrounds at New Orleans has an awesome slate of 8 stakes races, highlighted by the Louisiana Derby G2, FG Oaks G2, New Orleans Classic G2, and Muniz Memorial G2.  Other stakes include the Crescent City Derby and Oaks. 15 races total with over 160 horses! . We took last weekend […]

. Saturday, March 11, 2023. Tampa Bay Downs hosts a big card today with the Tampa Bay Derby G3, Florida Oaks G3, Hillsborough G2, Challenger G3, Columbia Stakes, and some other assorted MSW’s for 3yo’s.  the Challenger and Hillsborough are for older horses but we’ll focus on the 3yo’s today. . First, download today’s free […]

. March 9, 2023.  The 5th but not final Kentucky Derby futures pool opens Friday March 10th and will close Sunday the 12th.  Pool 5 also includes Kentucky Oaks potential contenders.  There are 39 individual entries in each Pool, so necessarily over half of them will not even make the field in either race. . […]

Saturday, February 25, 2023. Oaklawn Park has a strong program today featuring the Rebel Stakes G2, Honeybee G3, and 3 other key 3yo races on the 12 race card. . Racing begins at 1PM ET / 12PM Oaklawn time with over 100 horses slated to run after morning scratches. Unfortunately it’s the coldest day of […]

. Kentucky Derby 2023 Futures Pool 4 Open Feb.10-Feb.12 . The 4th Futures Pool for the 2023 edition of the Kentucky Derby opens Friday, February 10 and will close at 6PM Eastern time on Sunday, February 12.  The morning line favorite is the field at 2-1, which means all other 3yo’s not listed as one […]

. Saturday, July 23, 2022.  Monmouth is having its big summer day with 14 races and over 125 horses slated to compete after scratches.  There are 5 graded stakes races, featuring the UN G1 on turf and the Haskell G1 for 3yo’s on dirt.  Pick 6 carryover of $100k is nice. . We’ll break down […]

. Saturday June 25, 2022 represents a big day for little Thistledown as they host their signature race, The Ohio Derby G3, and 3 other stakes races.  It’s rare that we cover the tiny track, but this is a special occasion and the race of the week. . Weather in North Randall Ohio is scheduled […]

. Saturday, June 18, 2022.  Monmouth Park has its biggest day of the meet so far, with 4 stakes races, 3 graded, and an MSW on the 14 race card. In addition, they are continuing with the fixed odds wagering program, a staple in European and Australian markets, many of whom only carry Monmouth. . […]

Belmont Stakes Day 2022 Recap;  Right on Belmont, Other races here and there . Thursday, June 16, 2022.  It’s time for a little recap of the Belmont Stakes.  We did real well in that race, and in the 1st race. But there was, right, wrong, good, bad, ugly and stuff in between.  Let’s look at […]

. Saturday June 11, 2022.  Belmont Park is having it’s biggest day of the year, offering 7 Grade 1 races and a G2, highlighted by of course, the fabled Belmont Stakes:  Test of Champions.  Let’s go over that and a couple more races to get you primed.  Yesterday the Grid gave us some great long […]