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The Lexington Stakes, Last Week, April 16, 2022
We made it to the last week of the Run For the Roses Derby Prep Challenge 2022. Only one last Derby Prep race on the ticket today, the Lexington Stakes. I think Charismatic was the last horse to win the Lexington and the Kentucky Derby in 1999. We will also head out to Woodbine, Keeneland,…
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Stakes racing back at the Big A, and a trio of Derby Preps, April 8, 2022
Once again we go into another big weekend of Derby Prep races, and there are just too many stakes races to chose from. We’ve got a trio of Stakes from Keeneland finishing up with the Blue Grass Stakes. I grabbed the Wood Memorial and Carter from Aqueduct (wish I could get the Remsen in there…
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Trio of Derby Preps Today, April 2, 2022
There were so many great stakes and steaks races today, that it was difficult to chose just 6 of them. There are 3 Derby Prep races today, the Jeff Ruby Steaks, Florida Derby, and the Arkansas Derby. That leaves only 3 races available for the undercard. I had to go with the Kitten’s Joy Appleton,…
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Louisiana Derby Weekend, March 26 2022
We head to the Fair Grounds race track in Louisiana today for 5 races including the Louisiana Derby prep race, and then on to Santa Anita for our late day closer. There are smaller fields this week, but still plenty of good horses to chose from, I suspect another week with not enough selections to…
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Luck of the Irish? Irish O’Brien Stakes and More, March 19, 2022
Another week of multi-track racing action. This week we go to Oaklawn, Gulfstream, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita Park. We’ve got six stakes races on the calendar, two of them Grade 3 (Whitmore and Essex). Let’s have a look at the fields. Race 1: Whitmore Stakes (G3) Greeley and Ben – Has made a career at…
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Tampa Bay Derby, March 12, 2022
We head to Tampa Bay this weekend for the Tampa Bay Derby and Oaks. Also picked up the Azeri Stakes and head out West for the San Luis Rey Stakes. As always, it should be an interesting day of races, and at the end of the day, a few horses will be closer to the…
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Gotham and Fountain of Youth Stakes, March 5, 2022
We’ve got a huge day of prep races and racing this Saturday. There were so many races I just couldn’t fit them all into the Pick 6 Challenge. So disappointing. But that doesn’t mean you can’t watch them and bet on your own time. Let’s have a look at the races we do have in…
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Rebel Stakes, February 26, 2022
We are hitting a lot of tracks this weekend, a total of 5 different tracks. We kick it off with the Royal Delta at Gulfstream, hit the feature in Race 5 with the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn, and then wrap up the evening with the Wintergreen Stakes at Turfway Park. Let’s get a look at…
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2022 Derby Prep Challenge Starts Today
The Pick 6 Challenge is back for our annual Derby Prep Challenge. Each weekend we will feature a race from the Derby Prep schedule. This segment will run through April 16th, ending with the Lexington Stakes. We’ve got races from 2 different tracks this week, Laurelton Park and the Fair Grounds. Our feature race this…