Tag: racing

  • Return to Keeneland, Week 5 October 9 2021

    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…

  • Grade 1’s out West and at Belmont this week, October 2, 2021.

    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…

  • Week 2 brings races from Belmont, Churchill Downs, and Woodbine. Sept 18, 2021.

    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…

  • Fall Segment starts with racing from Kentucky Downs, September 11, 2021.

    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…

  • Fountain of Youth, Saturday February 29th

    Fountain of Youth, Saturday February 29th

    Our Kentucky Derby contenders are hoping to turn back the clock 4 years during the Fountain of Youth stakes on February 29th, leap day! Welcome to the Week 2 race analysis.  Week 1 saw a couple long shots come in and some chalk as well, so a little bit for everyone out there.  Let’s see what…

  • Kentucky Derby, Saturday May 7th

    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…

  • Arkansas Derby, Saturday April 16th

    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…

  • Wood Memorial and More, Saturday April 9th

    Wood Memorial and More, Saturday April 9th

    Well, there were a ton, of great stakes races to chose from this weekend, and I had a really hard time choo – choo – choosing which 6 to make the Pick 6 for this weekend.  There were three Derby Prep races scheduled for this weekend, the Wood Memorial, the Bluegrass Stakes, and the Santa…

  • Florida Derby Day, Saturday April 2nd

    Florida Derby Day, Saturday April 2nd

    Well last week we saw some upsets in the races we selected for our 6 races of the weekend.  Will that be the case again this weekend?  We will see.  This weekend we have two derby prep races going on, the Spiral Stakes and the Florida Derby.  There are a whole host of graded stakes…

  • Louisiana Derby, Saturday March 26th

    Louisiana Derby, Saturday March 26th

    Well, we did pretty good on our picks last week, so let’s see if we can keep the run going this week.  Six races on the day, all from the Fair Grounds racetrack.  The Derby prep race for this week is the Louisiana Derby, our 5th race this week.  Since there are no races with…