Time is flying by and getting to the track at Saratoga six days a week has been a rush. Almost an overload on information but that was bound to happen. We find the long shots mixed in with so many difficult entries from around the county make this a very difficult job but the pick threes that hit from the selections and the refined art of maidens we are handicapping make this visit a pleasure. I have lost track of many of the tracks we feature since I am old school and use the paper copy of the DRF and that leaves me with Saratoga, Monmouth, Arlington and Del Mar so those provide the meat for Selections and it has worked to date. I hope your spreading the picks into some value and thank you for the supporting emails and continued growth in our subscribers. Stay on board and watch for some exciting news in the Newsletter next month and as always I'm on line and on the phone every Wednesday through Sunday, all year long.

Yes we are here at the SPA, and even though we arrived late Sunday night, couldn't wait till Wednesday as planned and raced in for the action on Monday. Sunny and warm and left with more than I arrived with in the wallet so things are off to a good start, the stats for the week will be posted next Tuesday and of course an update is on the phone prior to getting signed on for your selections with the play by the day. The DRF says the handle up a bit so everything is on track for a great meet and you'll enjoy it more than ever if your with The Track Maitre D for Wednesday thru Sunday selections handicapped live this month at Saratoga and of course all year long where ever you are looking at the action.

Here we go and tomorrow the first card of the Saratoga meet is on the table for handicapping Wednesdays races at The Spa for another year of excitement and to be sure lots of winners. As we noted in the newsletter we will feature stats each week in this Blog and coming off 82% hitting the board we followed up with 70% so the run is on and even with the competition at its highest we feel confident we will continue the surge into Saratoga. I have to skip Sundays card, sadly but that is a travel day to get us to our August home and the temptation is great for a side stop at Monmouth to see that big girl run but we will breeze by and catch the rerun on TV at Siro's perhaps. I don't know if this horse makes it but it's worth mentioning, Devonshire in the 7th, just as my pulse is racing the emails and calls from my connections are lighting up with input about who they see surprising the pundits and want me to have that inside track. Of course you know if you've laid your money on the line by phone or email their are many components that go into what I give back in Selections but just the same check out the first connection selection with me. Come on for your winners, every week all year long with The Track Maitre D.

The clock is ticking and its just over two weeks before I get to Saratoga for four weeks of racing, I cannot wait. Had a pretty good last week and this one is starting off good as well so I may make a bit of nice picks up at the Spa hope you on board for some of them. Taking the whole staff as usual we all seem to work as if we were back here at the ranch and still get to the paddock early every day we're there. I do take off Monday and of course Tuesday is dark but twenty days will fly by way too fast. I saw a great special on HGTV today on Evening Attire and he is boarded In New York, that would be a great side trip. Stay tuned and call in you missing out on CASH in your pocket and of course thanks for the nice comments from S. E. in D. C. we do give you a taste of the action to be sure, just to wet you interest and they are the real Selections, what else would you expect from The Track Maitre D. I'm here for you every week all year long!

Yes I have been lazy with not keeping you informed and yet I'm always trying to get the percentage up and slowly its working, of course if your on line or on the phone line you know that. The racing is unreal, combine the great ladies and the weather that won't quit I have been tearing out my hair and you know that's dangerous. If I read my words at time I feel I'm not making sense then I hear the din from the announcers covering the races and get a quote that says " these horses were bred to win" really do you think some are bred to lose? Oh well we all have days and yet the payouts keep us on track to play again and like the support of my emails you know we are getting bad luck like Sunday with two scratches and two injuries and two off the turf you just put it aside and focus forward. Like put on the blinkers, stay the course and ride it out with The Track Maitre D and you will end up a winner!

It's raining out there as if you didn't notice and that makes it hard on me as well as anyone who hates the scratches and small fields with one MTO horse after another breaking my back. Oh well when in Rome, you know...shift to the impulse and if it seems weak then settle for a smaller pay day and move on, the weather has to improve and we can win it out. I am not happy about the shift from Breeders "win and you in " from my beloved Saratoga but the loss is for the TV public for I will be there and the quality will be there and the lucky picks from The Track Maitre D will certainly be there. Oh about the weather two things, rain rain go away for August and until then take yesterdays Selections two scratches, two winners, five places and seven show tickets, yes Little D is right and cash those seven babies she did, not the only one who plays them all am I.

June and things are happening.........we continue to see success at the right percentage with the Top Ten Selections, yes the scratches are high but the weather is bad and good horses like good handicappers step back to go another day. Still the winners come in every day and we are on the board more than our fair share. BUT the big news this week is our link to betting in the UK and in fact around the world is on our home page. Yes the link exchange between The Track Maitre D and betters across the pond is live and not only can you grab onto what is offered over there we now have a toll free line in the UK for handicappers in the UNITED KINGDOM to get on board with what The Track Maitre D is offering state side. You knew when TVG made the move that international interest would rise on a constant basis and the Track Maitre D is riding with the flow. So keep calling for play by the day Wednesday through Sunday or on line for 12 months continuous service, be you from Louisville or London, ALL YEAR LONG.