A Winning Day at the Races!
Monthly Archives: July 2026
July 10th, 2026 Free Picks & Plays
Since the launch of this site ten years ago, our statistics have remained consistent. The race winner is in the top three selections 65% of the time, 16,557/25,611 and the top choice first or second 46% of the time, 11,804/25,611. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity. You will often find the triple and super in our picks.
*Friday’s Full Card Saratoga Picks/Plays below…
Saratoga Selections
Race 1: Strength Variable:
#1 Hadrian’s Wall 4-5 19 scratched
#4 Commerce 7-2 18 1st $6.88
#3 Pauillac 8-1 17 3rd $2.64
#5 Presidential Power 5-1 16 2nd $4.10 Tri $72.08
Race 2:
#7 Mary’s Gunna Run 8-5 18 3rd $2.10
#1 Pros and Cons 2-1 17 1st $6.12
#5 Inside Edge 12-1 16 4th
#3 Fire Angel 10-1 15
Race 3:
#2 B Thedonald 8-5 31 4th
#1 New York Scrappy 6-1 30 1st $11.40
#5 Kenny Be 5-2 29 2nd $5.90
#7 Trust Fund 8-1 28
Race 4:
#4 Favorable Scenario 9-5 33 2nd $2.68
#5 Debt Limit (FR) 5-1 32 scratched
#7 Golden Channel 7-2 31 4th
#6 Elnajd 5-2 30 1st $6.48
Race 5:
#4 Contrary Thinking 2-1 34 2nd $3.44
#3 Vibrant Express 5-2 33
#1 Tiger Twenty Four 8-1 32 4th
#7 Dapper Moon 6-1 31
Race 6:
#3 Felixyn 9-2 18 2nd $5.30
#5 Loveontheleftbank 3-1 18
#1 Gum 6-1 17 3rd $4.00
#7 Epic Selloff 7-2 16
Race 7:
#8 Abientot 9-2 31 3rd $3.40
#4 Something Stronger 6-1 30
#6 Quiet Confidence 4-1 29 2nd $8.66
#3 Sadie Earp 2-1 29
Race 8:
#5 Jackie the Joker 8-5 28
#6 Play Good Pay Good 4-1 27
#2 Baby Sassicaia 5-1 27 1st $15.72
#4 Miss Lao 8-1 26
Race 9:
#2 Iron Orchard 5-1 33
#10 Goodall 3-1 32 2nd $3.78
#6 Peach Tie 12-1 32
#5 Tommy Jo 7-2 31
Race 10:
#4 Ink Lies 8-5 17 3rd $2.34
#1 Two Ducks 5-2 16 1st $9.04
#5 Twenty Two Black 5-1 15 2nd $5.42 Tri $59.40
#7 Relative Risk 15-1 15 4th Spr $616
Saratoga Plays
Early Pick 5:
Race 1: 1,4,3,5 *1 scratched using 4,3,5,6
Race 2: 7,1
Race 3: 2,1,5
Race 4: 4,5,7 *5 scratched using 4,7,6
Race 5: 4,3
$.50 Ticket: $72
Early Pick 4:
Race 2: 7,1
Race 3: 2,1,5
Race 4: 4,5,7,6 *5 scratched using 4,7,6,2
Race 5: 4,3
$.50 Ticket: $24
Pick 5 (3-7):
Race 3: 2,1,5
Race 4: 4,5,7,6 *5 scratched using 4,7,6,2
Race 5: 4,3
Race 6: 3,5,1,7
Race 7: 8,4,6
$.50 Ticket: $144
Pick 4 (4-7):
Race 4: 4,5,7,6 *5 scratched using 4,7,6,2
Race 5: 4,3
Race 6: 3,5,1,7
Race 7: 8,4,6,3
$.50 Ticket: $64
Pick 6:
Race 5: 4,3
Race 6: 3,5,1,7
Race 7: 8,4,6,3
Race 8: 5
Race 9: 2,10
Race 10: 4,1
$1.00 Ticket: $128
Late Pick 5:
Race 6: 3,5,1,7
Race 7: 8,4,6,3
Race 8: 5,6,2
Race 9: 2,10,6
Race 10: 4,1
$.50 Ticket: $144
Late Pick 4:
Race 7: 8,4,6,3
Race 8: 5,6,2
Race 9: 2,10,6,5
Race 10: 4,1
$.50 Ticket: $48
“Strength Variable” – Is a numerical value that gets assigned to each runner, the end result of the system that I use, which evaluates the horses in as many as thirty categories per race. It gives a visual of races where there are standouts , or conversely, heats where it is very difficult to separate. The races with better quality of horses will score higher values, while lower level claimers and maiden races with limited information will be lower numbers. Top picks that eclipse the second and third choice by three, four or more points will be runners that have a higher percentage of winning. These may be races where it is easier to find a single, where as races in which the values are close , and even tied in some instances may be races to spread in.
July 9th, 2026 Free Picks & Plays
Since the launch of this site ten years ago, our statistics have remained consistent. The race winner is in the top three selections 65% of the time, 16,552/25,602 and the top choice first or second 46% of the time, 11,800/25,602. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity. You will often find the triple and super in our picks.
*Thursday’s Full Card Saratoga Picks/Plays below…
Saratoga Selections
Race 1: Strength Variable:
#1 Snide 2-1 31 scratched
#2 Royal Bobbie 5-1 30 scratched
#6 Bow Draw 9-2 29 1st $4.52
#3 Tough Street 5-2 29 2nd $2.52 Ex $11.66
Race 2:
#2 Excessif 8-1 18 4th
#6 Generational 5-2 17 1st $7.54
#4 Captain G 12-1 16
#3 Just a Holiday 9-2 16 2nd $5.50
Race 3:
#5 Cold Spell 2-5 20 1st $2.66
#7 Lil Tipsy 8-1 18 3rd $2.48
#3 Rose to Riches 8-1 17 4th
#4 Fletch’s Rockette 9-2 17 2nd $4.20
Race 4:
#5 Karey 5-1 27 1st $9.44 Dbl $13.44
#3 Amelia’s Echo 7-2 26 scratched
#2 Twirly 7-2 25 scratched
#6 Defining Role 5-1 24 4th
Race 5:
#3 Soaring High 1-1 31 1st $3.22 Dbl $18.14
#1 Madam Opus 7-2 30 Pk 3 $20.84
#6 I’m a Cutie Pie 15-1 29 4th
#4 Will Not Be Swayed 8-1 28
Race 6:
#5 Brisbane (FR) 5-1 32 3rd $4.86
#3 Scythian 10-1 31
#2 Play With Fire 3-1 30 2nd $3.96
#6 Pop Art 15-1 29 scratched
Race 7:
#6 Big Hat Willie 8-1 29
#9 Red State 7-5 29 2nd $3.36
#5 Burninhunkoflove 8-1 28
#2 Gatsby 9-2 27 1st $11.64
Race 8:
#2 Bridle a Butterfly 9-2 28 4th
#7 Joker On Fire 4-1 28 2nd $4.68
#8 Counter Move 7-2 27
#6 Launch Control 10-1 27
Race 9:
#9 Okefenokee 8-1 19
#11 Ollie Luke Out 10-1 18
#10 C J Star 9-2 18
#5 Coordinator 2-1 17
Saratoga Plays
Early Pick 5:
Race 1: 1,2,6,3 1,2 scratched using 6,3,5,4 6
Race 2: 2,6,4,3 6
Race 3: 5 5
Race 4: 5,3,2 *3,2 scratched using 5,6,4 5
Race 5: 3,1 3
$.50 Ticket: $48 $87.90
Early Pick 4:
Race 2: 2,6,4,3 6
Race 3: 5 5
Race 4: 5,3,2 *3,2 scratched using 5,6,4 5
Race 5: 3,1 3
$.50 Ticket: $12 $29.64
Pick 5(3-7):
Race 3: 5,7,3,4
Race 4: 5,3,2 *3,2 scratched using 5,6,4
Race 5: 3,1
Race 6: 5,3,2
Race 7: 6,9
$.50 Ticket: $72
Pick 6:
Race 4: 5,3,2 *3,2 scratched using 5,6,4
Race 5: 3
Race 6: 5,3,2
Race 7: 6,9
Race 8: 2,7,8
Race 9: 9,11,10,5
$1.00 Ticket: $216
Late Pick 5:
Race 5: 3,1
Race 6: 5,3,2
Race 7: 6,9,5,2
Race 8: 2,7,8
Race 9: 9,11,10,5
$.50 Ticket: $144
Late Pick 4:
Race 6: 5,3,2,6
Race 7: 6,9,5,2
Race 8: 2,7,8
Race 9: 9,11,10,5
$.50 Ticket: $96
“Strength Variable” – Is a numerical value that gets assigned to each runner, the end result of the system that I use, which evaluates the horses in as many as thirty categories per race. It gives a visual of races where there are standouts , or conversely, heats where it is very difficult to separate. The races with better quality of horses will score higher values, while lower level claimers and maiden races with limited information will be lower numbers. Top picks that eclipse the second and third choice by three, four or more points will be runners that have a higher percentage of winning. These may be races where it is easier to find a single, where as races in which the values are close , and even tied in some instances may be races to spread in.
July 5th, 2026 Free Picks & Plays
Since the launch of this site ten years ago, our statistics have remained consistent. The race winner is in the top three selections 65% of the time, 16,549/25,594 and the top choice first or second 46% of the time, 11,797/25,594. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity. You will often find the triple and super in our picks.
*Middle Pick 5 for us at Churchill Downs last Saturday… $427.13 on a $121.50 ticket…
*Pick 6 for us at Aqueduct last Saturday… $1,174.08 on $144 ticket…
*Check back later in the week for Saratoga Picks/Plays…
July 4th, 2026 Free Picks & Plays
Since the launch of this site ten years ago, our statistics have remained consistent. The race winner is in the top three selections 65% of the time, 16,542/25,583 and the top choice first or second 46% of the time, 11,792/25,583. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity. You will often find the triple and super in our picks.
*Middle Pick 5 for us at Churchill Downs last Saturday… $427.13 on a $121.50 ticket…
*Pick 6 for us at Aqueduct last Saturday…$1,174.08 on a $144 ticket…
*Happy 4th of July!!…
*Saturday’s Full Card Saratoga Picks/Plays below…
Saratoga Selections
Race 1: Strength Variable:
#1 Feminism 3-1 32 2nd $3.16
#4 Mashallah 3-5 31 1st $3.10
#3 Lovely Christina 5-2 29 3rd $2.18
#5 Lightscape 15-1 28 4th
Race 2:
#4 Eponine (IRE) 5-2 311st $4.32
#2 Accent (GB) 8-5 30 2nd $2.86 Ex $11.12
#1 Ori 8-1 29
#6 New Rose 10-1 28
Race 3:
#5 Secretly Delighted 9-2 20 4th
#6 Shelzawa (FR) 5-2 19 1st $5.28
#2 Fango Creek 8-1 18 3rd $7.90
#4 Romala 10-1 18
Race 4:
#4 Angel Gift 12-1 28
#8 Grace and Grit 7-2 28 1st $7.20
#6 Baseball Lady 8-1 27
#1 Lightning Strike 9-5 26 2nd $3.20
Race 5:
#2 Booked 3-1 30 1st $4.74
#5 Vissino 6-1 29 2nd $4.02 Ex $22.50
#1 Waggley 6-1 28 scratched
#7 Ashcroft Lane 5-1 28 scratched
Race 6:
#5 Rhyton 6-1 19 2nd $7.18
#4 Truman’s Commander 5-1 18 1st $13.36 Ex $103.38
#2 Cristobal 9-2 18
#11 Van Vollenhoven 7-2 17
Race 7:
#6 Fitz Right 6-1 34 3rd $5.32
#2 Time to Dream 12-1 33
#1 Just Aloof 8-1 32
#4 Faithful Departed 5-1 32 2nd $5.04
Race 8:
#9 Stars and Stripes 6-1 39
#4 Parchment Party 8-1 38
#1 Classicist 20-1 37
#5 Tiztastic 12-1 36 3rd $5.74
Race 9:
#8 West End Kid 3-1 34 2nd $6.70
#3 Remember Mamba 7-2 33 3rd $2.70
#2 Bottas 10-1 33
#1 Blackmail 12-1 32
Race 10:
#7 Capital Idea 4-1 37 4th
#3 Full Screen (ON) 7-2 37 2nd $4.06
#8 Bramito 5-1 36
#6 Tuscan Sky 10-1 35
Race 11:
#11 Silly Season 2-1 17
#6 Nobody Knows 10-1 16
#1 Morning Prayer 7-2 16
#4 No Ordinary Love 8-1 15
Saratoga Plays
Early Pick 5:
Race 1: 1,4,3 4
Race 2: 4,2 4
Race 3: 5,6 6
Race 4: 4,8,6,1 8
Race 5: 2,5,1,7 *1,7 scratched using 2,5,8,9 2
$.50 Ticket: $96 $113.02
Early Pick 4:
Race 2: 4,2 4
Race 3: 5,6,2,4 6
Race 4: 4,8,6,1 8
Race 5: 2,5,1,7 *1,7 scratched using 2,5,8,9 2
$.50 Ticket: $64 $43.09
Pick 5 (3-7):
Race 3: 5,6
Race 4: 4,8,6,1
Race 5: 2,5,1 *1 scratched using 2,5,8
Race 6: 5,4,2
Race 7: 6,2,1
$.50 Ticket: $108
Pick 4 (4-7):
Race 4: 4,8,6,1
Race 5: 2,5,1,7 *1,7 scratched using 2,5,8,9
Race 6: 5,4,2,11
Race 7: 6,2,1
$.50 Ticket: $96
Pick 5 (5-9):
Race 5: 2,5,1,7 *1,7 scratched using 2,5,8,9
Race 6: 5,4,2,11
Race 7: 6,2,1,4
Race 8: 9,4
Race 9: 8,3
$.50 Ticket: $128
Pick 6:
Race 6: 5,4.2,11
Race 7: 6,2,1,4
Race 8: 9,4
Race 9: 8,3,2
Race 10: 7,3
Race 11: 11
$1.00 Ticket: $192
Late Pick 5:
Race 7: 6,2,1,4
Race 8: 9,4,1,5
Race 9: 8,3
Race 10: 7,3,8
Race 11: 11,6,1
$.50 Ticket: $144
Late Pick 4:
Race 8: 9,4,1,5
Race 9: 8,3,2,1
Race 10: 7,3,8
Race 11: 11,6,1
$.50 Ticket: $72
“Strength Variable” – Is a numerical value that gets assigned to each runner, the end result of the system that I use, which evaluates the horses in as many as thirty categories per race. It gives a visual of races where there are standouts , or conversely, heats where it is very difficult to separate. The races with better quality of horses will score higher values, while lower level claimers and maiden races with limited information will be lower numbers. Top picks that eclipse the second and third choice by three, four or more points will be runners that have a higher percentage of winning. These may be races where it is easier to find a single, where as races in which the values are close , and even tied in some instances may be races to spread in.
July 3rd, 2026 Free Picks & Plays
Since the launch of this site ten years ago, our statistics have remained consistent. The race winner is in the top three selections 65% of the time, 16,538/25,572 and the top choice first or second 46% of the time, 11,789/25,572. The algorithm is very good at zeroing in on live runners with regularity. You will often find the triple and super in our picks.
*Middle Pick 5 for us at Churchill Downs last Saturday…$427.13 on a $121.50 ticket…
*Pick 6 for us at Aqueduct last Saturday…$1,174.08 on a $144 ticket…
*Friday’s Full Card Saratoga Picks/Plays below…
Saratoga Selections
Race 1: Strength Variable:
#5 Pretty Boy Miah 6-1 34 3rd $4.56
#4 Fact 5-2 33
#7 Copious 6-1 32
#6 Founders 3-1 31
Race 2:
#5 Timbertop 3-1 19
#9 Rockabye 4-1 19 2nd $4.52
#8 Bourbon Madness 20-1 18
#3 Charlotte’s Beach 7-2 18 4th
Race 3:
#3 Anyway 5-2 32 1st $5.34
#1 Mo for the King 8-5 31 3rd $2.10
#5 Blue Roof Beau 4-1 30 scratched
#7 The Toy Cannon 6-1 29
Race 4:
#8 Restless Renegade 6-1 16
#7 Mr R T 7-2 15 2nd $4.88
#5 Ryan’s Shadow 4-1 15
#3 Private Flight 5-2 14 3rd $2.98
Race 5:
#9 One More Guitar 9-2 29
#6 One Last knock 6-1 28 3rd $4.18
#1 Minute by Minute 7-2 28
#3 Paula’s a Star 4-1 27
Race 6:
#3 Prove Worthy 7-2 29
#4 Metatron’s Muse 5-2 29 1st $9.62
#8 First Trumpet 8-1 28 scratched
#6 Petrolo 6-1 27 3rd $2.86
Race 7:
#6 Magnanimous Max 4-1 34
#3 Hit the Post 7-2 33
#1 Silver Talent 7-2 33 3rd $3.66
#7 White Smoke Rising 9-2 32 1st $7.76
Race 8:
#11 Pillar of Beauty 8-1 30 2nd $8.10
#2 Paris Carver 12-1 29
#7 To a Flame 9-2 28 1st $7.50
#8 Lovely Grey 4-1 28
Race 9:
#5 Washton 4-1 29 scratched
#8 Luminous Beauty 3-1 28
#4 Madeleine Swann 8-1 27
#1 Voyager 7-2 26 2nd $4.26
Race 10:
#11 Arizona Territory 5-2 31 4th
#7 Glavine 4-1 31 3rd $3.50
#1 Siyouincanada (FR) 9-2 30
#3 Go Grey 12-1 30
Race 11:
#10 Brokealltherules 7-2 29
#5 Dividend Recap 2-1 28
#3 Salt Princess 8-1 27
#6 Pretty Lavish (IRE) 4-1 27
Saratoga Plays
Early Pick 5:
Race 1: 5,4,7,6
Race 2: 5,9,8,3
Race 3: 3,1
Race 4: 8,7,5
Race 5: 9,6,1
$.50 Ticket: $144
Early Pick 4:
Race 2: 5,9
Race 3: 3,1
Race 4: 8,7,5,3
Race 5: 9,6,1,3
$.50 Ticket: $32
Pick 5 (3-7):
Race 3: 3,1
Race 4: 8,7,5,3
Race 5: 9,6,1,3
Race 6: 3,4
Race 7: 6,3,1
$.50 Ticket: $96
Pick 4 (4-7):
Race 4: 8,7,5,3
Race 5: 9,6,1,3
Race 6: 3,4
Race 7: 6,3,1,7
$.50 Ticket: $64
Pick 5 (5-9):
Race 5: 9,6,1,3
Race 6: 3,4
Race 7: 6,3,1
Race 8: 11,2,7,8
Race 9: 5,8 *5 scratched using 8,4
$.50 Ticket: $96
Pick 6:
Race 6: 3,4
Race 7: 6,3,1
Race 8: 11,2,7,8
Race 9: 5,8 *5 scratched using 8,4
Race 10: 11
Race 11: 10,5
$1.00 Ticket: $96
Late Pick 5:
Race 7: 6,3,1,7
Race 8: 11,2,7,8
Race 9: 5,8 *5 scratched using 8,4
Race 10: 11,7,1
Race 11: 10,5
$.50 Ticket: $96
Late Pick 4:
Race 8: 11,2,7,8
Race 9: 5,8,4,1
Race 10: 11,7,1,3
Race 11: 10,5
$.50 Ticket: $64