(Lake Life ain’t no good life, but it’s my life…to paraphrase a great American song-writer)

2026 Statistics:

Days Picks 10 / 0-6-4
2026 Overall — 354 354 / 118-113-139
Win % of Top Pick 33.33%
Payoff % of Top 3 Picks Overall 34.84%
2026 Top Pick in the Money Overall — 206-354 58.19%
2026 Top Pick in the Money @ TP Winter — 190-327 58.10%
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 — 105-327 32.11%
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 — 16/5-1-3 31.25% Win / 56.25% ITM
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 — 21/9-1-3 42.86% Win / 61.91% ITM

(Stats to be updated with April / May results)

Friday’s Picks:

A B C D
1 6-1 2-4-5 3 xxxx
2 1-4 2 5-8 7-6
3 7-3 8 6-1-5-9 2-4
4 7 2 3-1-8 6-4
5 6-9-3 1 4-5 xxxx
6 2 3-4-9 7-6 5-1-8
7 1-7-2 8 xxxx 5-6-9
8 9-3-5 4 8 6-1
9 5 10-9-1 7-8-4-3 xxxx

Friday’s Betting Strategies: 

Betting Strategy
1 I bet 6-1 WPS / Box 6-1 / Key 6-1 o/u 2-4-5
2 I bet 1-4 WPS / Box 1-4 / Key 1-4 o/u 2-5-8
3 I bet 7 WPS / Box 7-3 / Key 7-3 o/u 8
4 I bet 7 WP / Double-Triple Win Bet / Key 7 o/u 2-3-1-8
5 I bet 6-9 WPS / box 6-9-3 / Key 6-9-3 o/u 1
6 I bet 2 WPS / Key 2 o/u 3-4-9-7-6
7 I bet 1 WPS / Double Down Win / Box 1-7-2 / Key 1-7-2 o/u 8
8 I bet 9-3 WPS / Box 9-3-5 / Key 9-3-5 o/u 4-8
9 I bet 5 WPS / Double Down Win / Key 5 o/u 10-9-1-7-8-4-3

Friday’s Comments:

Comments
1 Hoping For Slight Upset Here With 6 / Hot Rider / Drops in Class / Ran 3rd vs. Tougher
2 1 Looks Best / But? / Rider is 0-for-26 This Meet / Ugh / Barn Winless in Last 3 When Drops Like This
3 7 Goes For Hot Barn = .34% This Meet / Rider is Having Great Meet, Too
4 7 Goes For Barn That Wins .34% With Beaten Favs / Rider isw 4-4-2 in Last 12 for Barn
5 6 Is 2YO Colt by Flightline / Been Waiting These Monsters to Show Up / Let’s See
6 2 Goes For Ice Cold Barn — 1-for-18 / But?/Ran Huge 2nd in Last /
7 1 Trainer Is Having Super Meet / Top “Young” Trianer in Game Today
8 Wide Open Race / 9 Goes For Barn That Wins .17% in Sprints / Jockey is 0-for-26 This Meet / Ugh
9 Love 5 Here / Rider Is Suspect / But? / Barns Wins .18% in 3rd Off Layoff

Good Luck & All the Best / Gene