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 last week’s results)

Tuesday, April 7 Picks at “The Shoe:”

Horseshoe Indy
4/7/26
A B C
1 8-1-4 5 2-7
2 3-4 1 5-6-2
3 3-6 2-4-1 5
4 3 6-9-7 5-4
5 5-6 1 4-10-8-7-11
6 3-11-10 8-(14)-4 5-7
Merrill C. Roberts ‘Cap 7 3-7-6 12-1 9-11
Brian Elmore ‘Cap 8 10-6-9 3-7 5-2-8

Betting Strategies:

Betting Strategy
1 I bet 8 WPS / Box 8-1-4 / Key 8-1-4 o/u 5
2 I bet 3 WPS / Box 3-4 Sternly / Key 3-4 o/u 1
3 I bet 3 to WP / Double Down on Win Wager / Box 3-6 / Key 3-6 o/u 2-4-1-5
4 I bet 3 to WP / Double Down on Win Wager / Key 3 o/u 6-9-7-5-4
5 I bet 5 WP / Double Down on Win Wager / Box 5-6 / Key 5-6 o/u 1
6 I bet 3-11 WPS / I bet 3 WPS, Again / Box 3-11-10 / Kley 3-11 o/u 10-8-14-4
7 I bet 3 WPS / Double Down on Win Wager / Box 3-7-6 / Key 3-7-6 o/u 12-1
8 I bet 10-6 WPS / I bet 10 WPS, Again / Box 10-6-9 / Key 10-6-9 o/u 3-7

Comments:

Comments
1 8 Draws Outside & That May Assist / Top Rider Up / Should Help With Return to Dirt / Drops in Class / Pick
2 3 Is Another Klopp Horse & They Are Always Threats / Barn Wins With .19% in Claimers
3 3 Is 6-5 ML Fav / Won Debut Race Here / Lasix May Help / Sharp Work on 3-28 / Lots to Like
4 It’s Rabbit Season, Right? Easter Sunday Just a Couple of Days Ago / Hunch Play Is 3, Who is 2-1 ML Fav / Early Speed Helps
5 5 Is 6-5 ML Fav / Barn Wins With .40% When Returning as a Beaten Fav / May Improve With Lasix
6 3 Ships In for Godolphin / Barn Wins With .24% When Returning As a Beaten Fav / Drops in Class Here / My Pick
7 Love 3 Here / Sharp Work on 3-28 / Looks Ready to Fire / Barn Wins .19% in Sprints
8 10 Is “The Other” Klopp Horse In This One / But? / I Prefer This 1 / Trainers Wins .21% When Won Last Time Out / 3-for-3 at Distance

Good Luck & All the Best / Gene