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Kentucky Derby Day, Last Day of the Mid Summer Spectacular, September 5th
It is the last day of the 2020 Mid Summer Spectacular segment, so make your picks count. It is close at the top. We’ve got 5 grade 1 stakes races for you today. Two races from Saratoga, and 4 from Churchill Downs. Let’s get to it! Race 1: Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) Cezanne –…
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Faux Travers day includes Amsterdam, Forego and Sword Dancer Stakes
Here we are on what would have been Travers weekend, but that day has already passed with Tiz the Law romping down the course. Formula one is racing at Spa Belgium, but there is different horsepower for show at the Spa in Upstate New York. We’ve got 4 great stakes races from Saratoga and one…
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Fourstardave Handicap and Pacific Classic, Saturday August 22nd.
I wish we had a few more big races out East, but it looks like it is the West’s day to shine with a lot of races out of Del Mar this weekend. As a reminder, this segment of the Pick 6 Challenge will go through the Kentucky Derby, which is being run the first…
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Alabama Stakes Day, Saturday August 15th
Some lean weeks here with the Kentucky Derby 3 weeks away. We’ve got a few races from the states, and a few races from Woodbine. The grade 1 Alabama is our feature race of the day, lets get to it! Race 1: Dance Smartly Stakes (G2) Elizabeth Way – won last race at woodbine, showing…
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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…
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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…