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Return to Keeneland, Week 5 October 9 2021
Last week looked like it was going to be tricky, but we had 3 teams get all 6 races picked correct. What will happen this week? We’ve got 5 races from Keeneland and the Joe Hirsch from Belmont. Four of these races are breeders Cup qualifiers. Let’s see what we’ve got today. Race 1: Woodford…
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Grade 1’s out West and at Belmont this week, October 2, 2021.
We’ve got races from Belmont and Santa Anita this weekend, including 4 Breeders Cup qualifiers. Some small fields this week might make you believe this will be an easy pick 6, but there are lots of good horses to pick from, and I think this will be a far from easy week. Last week saw…
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Week 2 brings races from Belmont, Churchill Downs, and Woodbine. Sept 18, 2021.
We’ve got 6 races on tap for this week with 2 each from Belmont, Churchill Downs, and Woodbine. The Jockey Club Oaks and Derby headline the start of the fall meet at Belmont. We’ve got 4 Breeder’s Cup qualifiers this week. Last week was tough picking with large fields and lots of good horses, will…
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Fall Segment starts with racing from Kentucky Downs, September 11, 2021.
We are starting the fall segment of the Pick 6 Challenge which will run through the Breeders Cup the first week in November. It will be fun trying to decide on just 6 races that day. There is a scoring change for this segment. The highest amount of money won will be the primary decider…
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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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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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Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn, March 13, 2021
We’ve got six stakes races for you this weekend headlined by the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, the only Derby points race of the weekend. But don’t let that fool you into thinking this is some minor stakes race. Past winners of the Rebel Stakes include Smarty Jones, Lookin At Lucky, Curlin, and American Pharoah.…
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Pick 6 Challenge is Back
Call it fate, call it a long cold winter, call it what you like, but the Pick 6 Challenge is back this year. You get six races to chose the winners for each week. Let’s have at it. It is an off week of racing in the 2020 Derby Championship Series with no races awarding…
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Kentucky Derby, Saturday May 7th
Well here we are, we finally made it to Derby Day, where the best 3 year olds square off to see who can take home the first leg of the Triple Crown. We’ve got six races to review from Churchill Downs. It will be a true Pick 6, as I selected races 7-12 on the…
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Arkansas Derby, Saturday April 16th
Well here we are with the final week of the Pick 6 Challenge, and the finally weekend of the Derby Prep Races. We have two races left for Derby hopefuls to get in, with the Lexington at Keeneland, and the Arkansas derby at Oaklawn Park. Thanks to some poor horse selection last week, the top…