Tag: handicaping

  • Final Big Breeder’s Cup Qualifier Day, Joe Hirsch, 5 Grade 1’s, October 8, 2022

    Final Big Breeder’s Cup Qualifier Day, Joe Hirsch, 5 Grade 1’s, October 8, 2022

    It is another big weekend of racing with lots of Breeder’s Cup qualifying races scheduled. I’ve put 5 up to challenge you this weekend. The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic is not a Breeder’s Cup win and you’re in qualifier, but I still think it will be a great race so I added it to the…

  • 3 Breeder’s Cup Qualifiers from Woodbine, September 17, 2022

    3 Breeder’s Cup Qualifiers from Woodbine, September 17, 2022

    Week six of the Pick 6 Challenge brings us 3 Breeder’s Cup Qualifier races from Woodbine. We’re also hitting what they are calling Belmont at the Big A for 2 races, and Churchill Downs for the Iroquois Stakes. Every week there is always interesting racing, so things never get old. Let’s have a look at…

  • 4 Breeder’s Cup Qualifiers and the End of Summer, September 3, 2022

    4 Breeder’s Cup Qualifiers and the End of Summer, September 3, 2022

    Its the unofficial last weekend of summer, but the racing is still going strong at Del Mar. We’ve got 3 Del Mar races this weekend ending with the Del Mar Handicap. Two races from Saratoga’s closing weekend, and one from Kentucky Downs fill out the program. Lets have a look at these good sized fields.…

  • Alabama Day and we Journey to the Century Mile for the Canadian Derby, August 20, 2022

    Alabama Day and we Journey to the Century Mile for the Canadian Derby, August 20, 2022

    It’s been a long time since I’ve had to add a new track to the database, but this week we are out in Edmonton, Canada at the Century Mile for the Canadian Derby. Toss in a few more races from Saratoga, Del Mar, and Monmouth, and we’ve got quite the day of racing. Let’s have…

  • Beverly D and Fourstardave Weekend, August 13, 2022

    Beverly D and Fourstardave Weekend, August 13, 2022

    We are back with the 2022 Breeders Cup Qualifier Challenge. Each week we will have a different Breeder’s Cup qualifier race to pick from and a few stakes races thrown in there too. This week we have 2 races from Saratoga, Churchill Downs, and Del Mar. Good luck everyone, happy racing, happier betting. Race 1:…

  • Six Stakes Races, Dwyer and Stephen Foster, July 2, 2022

    Six Stakes Races, Dwyer and Stephen Foster, July 2, 2022

    We’ve got six Graded Stakes races this weekend from Belmont, Churchill, and Gulfstream Park. Small fields, and low odds, but maybe we’ll see some exciting racing? Let’s have a look at the fields. Race 1: John A. Nerud Stakes (G2) Speaker’s Corner – Giving him the edge here since 3/3 at distance and 2/3 at…

  • Preakness Hangover Weekend, May 28 2022

    Preakness Hangover Weekend, May 28 2022

    Well it is the week after the Preakness, and Epicenter came in second again. After a week of binge drinking we find ourselves with 6 more races scattered around the country this Saturday. Let’s have a look at the fields and see if we can find any value plays. Race 1: Cliff Hanger Stakes Mid…

  • Preakness Stakes Weekend, May 21, 2022

    Preakness Stakes Weekend, May 21, 2022

    It is the second leg of the Triple Crown, but we will see no Triple Crown winner this year with Rich Strike not making the race. We’ve got 5 races from Pimlico, biggest race day of the year there. Then we tack on one from Churchill Downs, the Louisville stakes. Let’s have a look at…

  • New Segment starts, Kentucky Derby, May 7, 2022

    New Segment starts, Kentucky Derby, May 7, 2022

    The newest segment of the Pick 6 Challenge starts off with the biggest race of them all, the Kentucky Derby. We’ve also got 5 other races scheduled today, with the first at 1:56pm, the Pat Day Mile. Get your picks in and see how your skills match up against the rest. Race 1: Pat Day…

  • The Lexington Stakes, Last Week, April 16, 2022

    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,…