Spring - Summer - Fall Racing

Handicapper's Corner

It's a return to largely racing from the "Sunshine Simulcast Center" as the winter meet at Gulfstream has ended. It's was an interesting winter in So Florida for the live racing of the "Championship Season" as so many of the cards were "less than stellar" let's say to put it kindly. But....I always enjoy the daily handicapping and visiting the live races. Obviously the highlight was Florida Derby Day - perhaps THE BEST one yet as far as enjoying the day - check the day's pics HERE! Check out the Gulfstream Meet on my Gulfstream page, HERE. On to the Triple Crown season in the spring, then the summer racing season highlighted by daily handicapping at Monmouth Park which opens in late May! Check out my handicapping profile HERE.

Spring - Summer - Fall 2024

Handicapping The Jersey Shore

Saturday

May 18

Sunday

May 19

Preakness Weekend: May 17-18

Back from our epic initial adventure of 2024 to Greece and Italy, the first big racing weekend was the second leg of the Triple Crown, Preakness Weekend. Much like Derby weekend I didn't hit the big race on Saturday but DID hit the big race for the fillies on Friday, this time with Gun Song in the Gr 2 Black-Eyed Susan. This was just one of the SIXTEEEN winners I had over the weekend as I scored with 42% of my selections while posting another profitable result with a $2.29 ROI, much in part again to the TwinSpires "Bet Back" feature that they were running at Pimlico. To see all the photos, read the stories, and catch up on the end of our international trip, CLICK HERE.

Opening Night At Canterbury Park!

May 3 - 4: Kentucky Oaks/Derby Weekend

It was a most unique Derby weekend! I've played the Oaks & Derby Day races at Churchill Downs, at Calder Race Course, at Gulfstream, and at home at the "Sunrise Simulcast Center." But as it so happens this year Kim and I were on a Viking Oceans adventure sailing thru the Mediterranean! So I handicapped the two cards while in Greece, and played Oaks Day from Greece. Then I played the Derby Day card while we were in Montenegro! At the end of the two days I'd won 39% of my bets, cashed on over 65% of them (thanks to the Twin Spires "Bet Back" promotion; and made a flat bet profit while picking the Oaks winner and four other stakes winners! CLICK HERE to read the stories from the Derby Weekend while I was in Europe!

April 26-27: It was Closing Day at Keeneland on Friday and on Saturday it was Opening Day at Woodbine, then Opening Night at Churchill Downs. For the two-day period I won with over 50% of my picks! AND had a flat bet profit! CLICK HERE to see the pics and read the stories.

Keeneland: Week 3 - April 19-20

Kingsbarns RUNS AWAY With Grade 3 Ben Ali

Weekend Racing - Continued WINNING!

Since the close of the winter racing season I've been pretty much limited to weekend racing but I've had continued high winning percentages. Saturday I had races from Aqueduct, Laurel, Oaklawn, Santa Anita, and of course Keeneland. I scored with 43% of my picks including five stakes wins, the best being an oh-so-close thrilling edition of the Grade 3 La Providencia in the final bet of the day at Santa Anita where Medoro kept her record unblemished with a desperate photo finish victory as my "prime time" play. One more weekend of racing before we are off on the first of FIVE big travel adventures for 2024. CLICK HERE to see this week's pics and read the stories.

Next Week: Viking Oceans "Empires of The Mediterranean"

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Keeneland Week 2: April 12 - 13

It was the final opportunity to earn points towards a berth in the Kentucky Derby in Keeneland's Lexington Stakes on Sat. I didn't have the winner there, but "cashed" my ticket thanks to the Twin Spires bonus promotion. On Friday I hit on four of five selections, including the BET of the Weekend in the Gr 1 Maker's Mark Mile. Then Saturday I had eight winners from twenty selections, including the winner of the Grade 1 Apple Blossom at Oaklawn where Bob Baffert's Adare Manor went wire to wire impressively. Included in my wins were two stakes at Laurel, a Gr 3 at Keeneland and the supporting Gr 3 Count Fleet at Oaklawn. AND our Florida Panthers won in overtime to clinch home ice advantage in the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs! CLICK HERE to see the pics and read this week's stories.

Spring 2024: Opening Weekend

With the Gulfstream Winter Meet behind us we moved into the Spring/Triple Crown Season this weekend as Keeneland's Spring Meet kicked off on Friday. Saturday was the "Florida Derby Day" at Aqueduct, Keeneland, and Santa Anita. Didn't hit any of the big Derby or Oaks preps but I did score in the first 2yo race of 2024 and with the BET of the Weekend. Also, with live racing at Gulfstream decidedly less appealing in quality this weekend marked the "opening" of the Sunrise Simulcast Center where nearly all my racing adventures will take place until next December. CLICK HERE for the pics and stories of Opening Weekend.