Dan Illman

Let's take a peek at some of this weekend's stakes action: DEARLY PRECIOUS STAKES - AQUEDUCT - RACE 4:

Here are the top 25 Winning Beyer Speed Figures from last week's racing action (1/30/12 - 2/5/12):

Let's take a look at some of the weekend's major stakes races: AQUEDUCT - RACE 3 - TOBOGGAN STAKES: Let's scratch #J J'S LUCKY TRAIN.  Please note that #4 RULE BY NIGHT will race with one bar shoe.

Thursday's HandiGambling 269 exercise is the eighth race at Gulfstream Park, a $50,000 maiden claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs for 3-year-old fillies.

On Saturday afternoon, I received a call from one of my "colleagues." "Dan, where is your weekend update?  We need content.  CONTENT." I tried to explain that I wasn't being lazy, and that this weekend wasn't about me, my selections, or even the good races across the country.  This past weekend was about 480 of the best handicappers in the world and their quest for a million dollars.