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Jockey Club Gold and Del Mar Derby, the end of Summer Sept 4, 2021
It is the end of the summer meets at Del Mar and Saratoga. It is also the last week of the Pick 6 Challenge, I sure am missing not seeing the Woodward this weekend. Let’s see what we’ve got today. Race 1: Prioress Stakes (G2) Souper Sensational – Has lots of speed, dropping in distance,…
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Travers Day at Saratoga, August 28 2021
A great day of racing is in store for Saratoga. Saturday is the 152nd running of the Travers Stakes, the feature race of the meet. There are a whole bunch of stakes races on the card, and lots of great horses will be running. Let’s get a look at the six races I’ve chosen for…
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Big day out West with the Del Mar Classic and Handicap, August 21, 2021.
Lots of big races out West this weekend and we’ve got a lot of them up for the Pick 6 Challenge this weekend. Look for much later start times with the 3 hour time difference. We’ll start with two races from Saratoga. Let’s have a look. Race 1: Lake Placid Stakes (G2) Technical Analysis –…
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Pick 6 is back for Arlington Park and the FourStarDave Saratoga Stakes Races
After a two week hiatus we are back with the Pick 6 Challenge for 6 races this weekend at Arlington park and Saratoga. Race 1: Pucker Up Stakes (G3) Flown – 3rd in the Regret and 5th in Appalachian Stakes races, 4 of last 5 races greater than 1 mile on turf, finished in the…
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Opening Week at Del Mar and Saratoga, and the Haskell at Monmouth, July 17, 2021
It’s a busy weekend as the summer meets open at Del Mar and Saratoga. Plus, this weekend is the million dollar grade one Haskell at Monmouth. Lots of great races to chose from but I could only pick 6. Let’s have a look at them. Race 1: Monmouth Cup (G3) Ny Traffic – Second in…
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Belmont, Delaware Stakes, and a Return to Woodbine, July 10 2021
We’ve got some more graded stakes races from Belmont and Delaware on the schedule this weekend, and a return to Woodbine! I haven’t scheduled a Woodbine race in a while, so it will be interesting to see how the horses do on the poly surface. A tight schedule for this weekend, with the first race…
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Return of the Summer Spectacular! Week 1, Suburban and Princess Rooney, July 3, 2021.
We are back with the 2021 version of the Summer Spectacular. I expect the segment will run through the end of the Saratoga meet, ending the first weekend of September. There will be a lot of great races this segment, and some weekends off for a vacation for Cornelio. Let’s see what races we have…