Author: Cornelio

  • Travers Stakes, August 8th

    Travers Stakes, August 8th

    Well here we are, the mid summer derby, a few weeks earlier than normal. I haven’t missed a Travers stakes in person in 16 years, it is a shame to not be at this one. We do have a great day of racing on tap, 5 races from Saratoga, and capping it off with the…

  • Mid-Summer Spectacular Begins, Haskell Day, July 18th

    Mid-Summer Spectacular Begins, Haskell Day, July 18th

    This is it everyone, the Mid-Summer Spectacular racing session starts this weekend, July 18th, and will run until the Kentucky Derby on Labor Day Weekend, September 5th. It is going to be a great summer meet, and will include the Travers Stakes, which has moved to August 8th this year. We have races from Saratoga…

  • Keeneland Meet Starts, Blue Grass Stakes, July 11th

    Keeneland Meet Starts, Blue Grass Stakes, July 11th

    Last day of racing for the Belmont summer meet. I didn’t put the Ruffian in here, as there are onyl 5 entries, and I have a feeling Monomoy Girl is going to kill it! We’ve got 5 races from Keeneland up this weekend capped off with the Blue Grass Stakes. Hope you are all having…

  • Metropolitan Stakes Day, July 4th

    Metropolitan Stakes Day, July 4th

    We’ve got six races to chose the winners from on this July 4th weekend. A big day of racing at Belmont as the Metropolitan and Manhattan stakes go off today. Some great horses and a great day of racing is ahead of us. Race 1: Poker Stakes (G3) Value Proposition – coming off 2 wins…

  • Ohio Derby Day, June 27th

    Ohio Derby Day, June 27th

    The biggest race of the year so far was last weekend, the Belmont Stakes, but the racing continues, and we’ve got 6 more races in the Pick 6 Challenge on today’s schedule. We couldn’t get them all scheduled, so be sure to tune in for the Fleur de Lis stakes from Churchill at 5:15pm, to…

  • Belmont Stakes day, June 20th

    Belmont Stakes day, June 20th

    Here we are, the first of the triple crown races for 2020 starts today at Belmont. There are 6 races on the card for the Pick 6 Challenge , including one from Churchill Downs, and one from Santa Anita Park. Let’s get to it! Race 1: Pennine Ridge Stakes (G2) Decorated Invader – seems the…

  • Ogden Phipps Stakes, June 13th

    Ogden Phipps Stakes, June 13th

    Well last week we managed to go 6 for 6, but admittedly it was a bit of a chalky day. This week the stakes pickings are a little smaller with smaller fields. We were still able to get out there and find 6 races for you at various tracks. So let’s get to it. Race…

  • Summer Session Begins, Belmont Park, June 6th

    Summer Session Begins, Belmont Park, June 6th

    Racing is back, and so is the Pick 6 Challenge. the Summer Session begins this weekend with stakes races from Belmont, Churchill Downs, and Santa Anita. We couldn’t get all the stakes races in, there were just too many. We’re going to try and let you know some of the horses that have a good…

  • Florida Derby, Saturday March 28th

    Florida Derby, Saturday March 28th

    Another big prep race on the schedule this week with the Florida Derby set to run Saturday March 28th. Big fields this week too at Gulfstream so lots of horses to chose from, should make things interesting. We bring you a selection from the 10 Stakes races (6 graded) for the day. Race 1: Hal’s…

  • Louisiana Derby Day, Saturday March 21st

    Louisiana Derby Day, Saturday March 21st

    Well coronavirus has shut down most of the country, but the horse racing industry is still racing. The Kentucky Derby has been postponed until September 5th. If the race is even held on that day it will make an interesting scheduling duel with the Travers Stakes in Saratoga, scheduled for the last weekend in August.…