(Diamond Solitaire’s new baby by Jack Christopher)

2026 Statistics:

Days Picks 10 / 4-3-4
2026 Overall — 407 407 / 133-135-159
Win % of Top Pick 32.68%
Payoff % of Top 3 Picks Overall 34.97%
2026 Top Pick in the Money Overall — 238-407 58.48%
2026 Top Pick in the Money @ TP Winter — 222-380 58.42%
2026 Top Pick in the Money @ OP — 2-6 33.33%
2026 Top Pick in the Money @ Tampa Bay — 5-8 62.50%
2026 Top Pick in the Money @ Fair Grounds — 8-12 66.67%
2026 Top Pick in the Money @ Gulfstream Park — 1-1 100.00%
2026 Top Pick Wins @ TP Winter — 120-380 31.58%
2026 Top Pick Wins @ OP — 2-6 33.33%
2026 Top Pick Wins @ Tampa Bay — 3-8 37.50%
2026 Top Pick Wins @ Fair Grounds — 7-12 58.33%
2026 Top Pick Wins @ Gulfstream Park — 1-1 100.00%
2026 “Key Horses” @ TP Winter — 21/6-2-4 28.57% Win / 57.14%
2026 “Key Horses” @ OP — 0/0-0-0 00.00% Win / 00.00% ITM
2026 “Key Horses” @ Tampa Bay — 0/0-0-0 00.00% Win / 00.00% ITM
2026 “Key Horses” @ Fair Grounds — 4/3-0-0 75.00% Win / 75.00% ITM
2026 “Key Horses” @ Gulfstream Park — 1/1-0-0 100.00% Win / 100.00% ITM
2026 “Key Horses” Overall — 26/10-2-4 38.46% Win / 61.54% ITM

(Stats to be updated with April results)

Picks for Horseshoe Indy on Wednesday:

Horseshoe Indy
4/8/26
A B C
1 3-7 5-2-1 6-4
2 2-6 4-5-7 3
3 5-7 2 4-6-3
4 4-6-2 5 7-1
5 10-9-11 8-2-5 1-3-7
6 2-3-4 7-1 6
7 12-5-8 11-1-7 6
8 3-8-6 11-2 5-10

Betting Strategies:

Betting Strategy
1 I bet 3 WPS / Box 3-7 / Key 3-7 o/u 5-2-1
2 I bet 6 WPS / Box 2-6 / Key 2-6 o/u 4-5-7
3 I bet 5 WPS / Box 5-7 / Key 5-7 o/u 2
4 I bet 4 WPS / Box 4-6-2 / Key 4-6-2 o/u 5
5 I bet 10 WPS / Box 10-9-11 / Key 10-9 o/u 11-8-2-5
6 I bet 2-3 WPS / Box 2-3-4 / Key 2-3-4 o/u 7-1
7 I bet 12 WPS / Box 12-5-8 / Key 12-5 o/u 8-11-1-7
8 I bet 3 WPS / Box 3-8-6 / Key 3-8-6 o/u 11-2

Comments:

Comments
1 3 Drops In Class For This 1 / Top Rider Gets Up / Ran at OP Last Out — Should Fit Better Here
2 2 Is 4-5 ML Fav, But Is Vunerable / I Go With 6 In Upset / Could Improve With 3rd Start Off Layoff
3 5 Is Fav, But Should Handle These / From Top Barn / Gets Top Rider / Best Dirt Speed
4 4 Should Improve Big With 2nd Start Off Layoff / Top Barn / Rider Is OK
5 10 Ran 2nd vs. Similar Last Out / Early Speed Should Help / Gets Lasix
6 2 Ran 3rd vs. These Kind Last Time / Early Speed / May Improve at Shorter Distance
7 12 Goes For Barn That Wins With .20% In 2nd Start For Trainer / Speed Rider Up / Take Note
8 Tough Race Here, But I Go With 3 — Who Gets Lasix / Best Dirt Speed

Good Luck & All the Best / Gene