Weekend Winners Club

. Saturday, April 1. No fooling here, this is a huge day for horse racing, in particular the Triple Crown Trail and Road to the Roses. Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 6 with 39 individual entries and the field, closes at 6pm, which will be BEFORE 11 of the entries run in the Arkansas Derby and […]

. 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 […]

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 […]

. Friday, November 4, 2022.  Lexington Kentucky. The Breeders’ Cup is getting underway with a 10 race card custom made for the 2yo’s, highlighted by 5 BC Grade 1 juvenile races to end the day.  The undercard includes two more 2yo races at 7f that will be used for comparative sakes.  Here’s the stakes rundown. […]

. Saturday, September 16, 2022. Churchill and Woodbine loom large this weekend with big 2yo stakes races and MSW’s.  As we wind up towards the Breeders’ Cup in early November, the younguns are warming up for the BC Juvenile and possible Triple Crown run.  . Churchill Downs’ pair of G3’s include the Iroquois for 2yo’s […]

. Saturday, August 20, 2022.  Del Mar has a strong late afternoon / evening card today with 10 races, featuring the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks with 14 3yo fillies going 9f on turf.  There are also 3 MSW’s at 80k for the top west coast 2yos. . Racing will begin at 5PM ET which […]

. Saturday, July 16, 2022.  Today the Spa features two graded stakes races: the Diana G1 for females on turf, and the Sanford G3 for juveniles on dirt.  Weather is very moderate for this time of year, with no chance of any significant rain.  A Pick 6 Carryover of $532k goes in today to sweeten […]

. May 6 2021.  If there’s one lesson you should really heed, it’s this one.  In this edition of the Kentucky Derby Lessons, we shall cover the major prep races leading up to the Derby, and their inherent relativism.  We will focus on the Bob Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won the […]