The Belmont Stakes returns to Saratoga for the 2nd year in a row while Belmont Park gets a face lift, which means the distance is shortened to one and a quarter miles instead of the normal mile and a half. Here is your Belmont Stakes rundown: Weather There is a chance rain will linger into […]
****Undercard plays at the bottom**** With Sovereignty out, looks like a watered-down Preakness again this year and its obvious a change is needed to the structure of the Triple Crown as horses need more than 2 weeks’ turnaround time. We will hope for change in the years to come and perhaps the traditionalists will finally […]
Welcome to Derby 151 !!!! I think we all know the derby is a complete crapshoot and now we are adding another wildcard into the mix with the weather and the uncertain track condition. The forecast has been wrong all week so maybe they will be wrong again and the track will be dry or […]
2024 belmont stakes picks
Looks like we have another watered-down Preakness field and if we are looking at this objectively, it is not a great betting race. Muth was the ML favorite and he is SCRATCHED. Along with his defection, the pace should be slower. The only speed horses left in the field are the Baffert horse, Imagination, and […]
Past Derby’s offer a window into lessons learned. In the 2018 Derby, I had some degree of confidence that Justify and Good Magic would finish 1-2 but really had no idea on who would round out the 3rd and 4th spots. I took a “SUPER” stab that day with Instilled Regard as a huge longshot […]
As of this writing, we are more than 3 weeks out from Derby 2024 and I am taking a different approach with an early post for this year’s Derby. Primarily, the change in tactics is due to the fact that I have already made up my mind on the race, as there are two standouts […]
Astute blog followers know that the Belmont Stakes is my favorite race of the year as it usually presents great opportunities to make some cash. We’ve had success over the years and the trend continued last year with the cold deck exacta. Lets get right to the picks, and my top 4 predicted order of […]
****************UPDATE *************** The 8 horse is scratched which changes the whole complexion of race and makes the race a pass for me…. The 8 was one of the favorites and we were keying him up top in the wagers. Suggestion would be to save your money for the Belmont as now Mage becomes 3-5 and […]
