Weekend Winners Club

. June 3, 2020.  The Belmont Stakes has been scheduled for June 20, a typical date for the race.  But everything about it is atypical this month.  For one, there has been no Kentucky Derby; secondly there was no Preakness Stakes; and thirdly, the distance has been reduced to 9 furlongs, vastly different from the […]

. June 3, 2020.  Belmont Park is finally open for racing this year, only about a month later than usual, but better late than never.  Opening day festivities include 10 races with over 100 horses running after morning scratches, and the featured Beaugay G3 on turf, which will be contested by 5 horses, all of […]

. Saturday, May 30.  Churchill Downs has a nice 11 race card with over 110 horses competing after morning scratches.  The card includes the featured Mint Julep G3 as the last race, with 14 ready to run including 2 alternates.  The Winning Colors has a shorter but competitive field of 8. . . Conditions in […]

. Friday, May 29.  While eastern tracks are busy taking races off turf with huge fields of 20 that they have to cut down to 12 every day, it remains sunny at Santa Anita where they have much shorter but still competitive fields.  There’s a Pick 6 Jackpot carryover of $487k today. . . A […]

. Thursday, May 28, 2020.  Churchill Downs was today’s free Precap track with picks provided for every race top down.  Lately we’ve been trying to issue a report card for every day we issue picks so the public can keep track of how we’re doing, and to show how the Grid is used in handicapping. […]

. Thursday, May 28, 2020.  Churchill Downs continues to roll along in its spring meet with large competitive fields and good handles.  Today’s card has over 100 horses racing after morning scratches in 10 races.  . . TRACK: Fast   TURF: Firm (Lane 2, 15 ft.) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST: A 30 percent chance of showers […]

. Wednesday, May 27.  Today is Tampa Bay Downs Wednesday because they’re not open on Tuesday or Thursday which would make for better alliteration.  Also there is no North American track open this week which starts with W or rhymes with Wednesday.  . . In fact, Tampa is the only major track having races today, […]

. Monday, May 25.  Sunny Santa Anita offers a welcome break from the rainy eastern tracks this Memorial Day, hosting and 11 race card with three graded stakes races: Monrovia G2, Gamely G1, and the featured Shoemaker Mile G1 which is worth an automatic entry to the Breeders’ Cup Mile On November 7 at Keeneland. […]

. Friday, May 22, 2020.  Sunny Tampa Bay Downs has a 9 race card with about 90 horses running after morning scratches.  The card includes 2 pick 4’s and lots of competitive racing for your viewing and wagering pleasure.  Conditions at noon are fast and firm. . . Weather is hot with a strong chance […]

. Saturday, May 16. Churchill Downs has its opening day a tad later than usual this year as we all know, and without a Kentucky Derby as the highlight of the early meet.  But they’re getting started in style, with an 11 race card, over 160 horses entered including alternates, meaning probably about 120 will […]