The Stretch Drive

        Buffalo Raceway brings another strong card of racing to everyone this Wednesday, July 1st.  There's 13 races on the night and Mike and PC have their selections ready to go.  We spent the afternoon filming our selection video at Zambistro Restaurant in Medina, NY.  Zambistro is a sponsor of the show.  Thanks to Mike and the crew for having us out.  Please go visit Zambistro, you will not be disappointed.          We ate good, now we're ready to make some money Wednesday night at Buffalo.  Follow along with us and good luck to everyone!! Buffalo Raceway  Wed, July 1        PC's Picks        Mike's Picks        Race 1  5-4-3  2-3-5   Race 2  3-2-4  3-5-2   Race 3  1-2-5-3  1-3-5-2   Race 4  3-2-1-7  3-2-1-5   Race 5  4-2-1  4-1-2  Race 6  3-4-2-8  3-5-2-7 ...

          The 3 Year Old Colt Pacers invaded Tioga Downs on Sunday and put on quite the show.  It was a great day of NYSS racing once again.  Let's cover a couple of the highlights to start with.          - RACE 3 - NYSS 3YO COLT PACE - $38,233 We were all looking forward to this race and seeing what Splash Brother could do against this group of colts.  After a very impressive showing at the Meadowlands last week where he won from the 10 hole in 1:48.2, we figured another big mile was to come.  Tyler Buter put Splash Brother right on the front and went the half in 53.  But Major Betts and Dexter Dunn sat a very comfy 2 hole trip and coming down the stretch the Major easily cruised by Splash Brother for the 3 length win in 1:49.4.  A very impressive showing for this one trained by Mark Harder.          - RACE 6 - NYSS 3YO COLT PACE - $38,934 This one looked like a very competitiv...

        Once again "The Stretch Drive" crew spent the night in the simulcast center, watching racing from Buffalo Raceway, Meadowlands, Scioto, and Northfield.  Tons of action all evening long.  Ray Fisher Jr. had another great night in the bike at Buffalo, leading all drivers with three wins.  In the 7th race, Fisher and Western Conquest came from the clouds and were flying down the stretch to pick up the win in 1:57.  Western Conquest paid $12 to win in the Class B AE: OPT CL $12,500 event.  In race 8, the Class AA -OPEN, Shawn McDonough fired Class Six out of the 6 hole and sat in the pocket behind China Dream.  Down the stretch Class Six came through the passing lane and got up to win by a neck.  Trainer Sabrina Shaw has Class Six real sharp, winning three in row at Buffalo.          Our night of gambling at Buffalo was a strange one.  Mike and PC started the night off hot.  But as things ...

        NYSS racing is back in action at Tioga Downs Sunday, 6-28 and Mike and PC have some picks ready for you.  There's nine stakes races on the card, bringing you some good 3 year old colt paces.  Post time is 4pm.  Take a look at the picks and enjoy some great NYSS racing with us. Tioga Downs NYSS **Picking NYSS races only**  Sunday, 6-28        PC's Picks        Mike's Picks         Race 1  5-4-1-3  5-1-4-3   Race 2  7-5-2-1  2-7-1-4   Race 3  1-2-4-5  1-2-5-6   Race 4  1-2-5-6  1-5-2-8   Race 5  4-2-6-5  4-2-3-6   Race 6  3-6-7-5  7-8-2-6   Race 7  2-1-8-6  2-6-1-8   Race 10  5-6-1-7  6-5-1-4   Race 11  3-2-1-4  2-3-6-5

        The crew spent the day poolside today grilling clams and steaks, thanks to some good late night action from Scioto Downs last night.  We hit a few bets and decided to hang out by the pool to shoot our picks video for Buffalo Raceway.  Check for that on Twitter and Facebook shortly.  Let's hope we have some more luck tomorrow night at Buffalo.  We really like the card so take a good look at our selections and let's all make some more steak money!! Buffalo Raceway Picks  Saturday, 6-27        PC's Picks        Mike's Picks         Race 1   2-1-3   2-4-6   Race 2   6-5-2   6-5-1  Race 3   3-1-2-5   1-3-2-4   Race 4   1-3-2-6   1-2-6-3   Race 5   2-1-3   3-2-1   Race 6   8-2-4-3   7-2-4-8   Race 7   1-5-2   2-1-6   Race 8   1-2-5-3   2-1-4-6   Race 9  ...

        What a night of racing at "The Stretch Drive" simulcast center.  We had racing on the TV and two laptops from 4pm - 11:30pm.  There's never enough action.  Let's start with some highlights from NYSS racing at Vernon Downs.  Jason Bartlett and Scott Zeron each won two of the stakes races respectively.  Zeron won NYSS 3 year old colts and geldings 2nd division and it's $58,000 purse.  Berkery J, trained by George Ducharme got the W in 1:54.2 and paid $13.60 to win.  In race 6, the 3 year old colts and geldings 1st division, the Ake Svanstedt entry picked up the win and the $59,000 purse.  Also driven by Ake, Third Shift won the race in a time of 1:54.3.  Mike and PC managed to give us four combined winners on the night.  They both picked Third Shift to win the 6th race, which he did easily.  There wasn't much money to be made overall today at Vernon Downs, so we moved on to Buffalo Raceway for the...

        Today's blog is going to be double duty.  We're giving out our picks for two tracks, both racing on Wednesday, 6-24.  First up is our Buffalo Raceway picks, followed by our selections for NYSS racing at Vernon Downs.  Bet wise and prosper.  Let's get the money! Buffalo Raceway  Wednesday, 6-24       PC's Picks        Mike's Picks        Race 1  2-3-1  2-5-3  Race 2  2-1-5  1-5-4   Race 3  2-1-3-4  1-2-4-3   Race 4  2-6-8-4  2-6-1-4   Race 5  6-2-1  2-5-6   Race 6  1-6-4-3  6-1-3-4   Race 7  1-2-6  1-2-7   Race 8  1-6-3-4  1-4-6-3   Race 9  5-2-1-4  2-3-1-5   Race 10  3-6-1-4  4-6-1-3  Race 11  2-5-1  2-3-1   Race 12  1-4-5  4-1-5   Race 13  6-3-2-5  6-3-2-5 BEST BETS PC - Race 3 - # 2...

             The first day of NYSS racing from Tioga Downs proved to be an exciting one.  The racing and wagering kept us here at "The Stretch Drive" on the edge of our seats.  We spent the night squeezing home some much needed winners.  Tim Tetrick had a very productive day in the bike, leading all drivers with three wins.             The 5th race was the NYSS 3YO Filly Trot with a purse of $55,000.  Love A Good Story, with Andy Miller went off the betting favorite and went wire to wire in 1:53 to take home the easy victory.  In the 8th, The Roll With Joe Open Pacing Stake with a purse of $164,000, Backstreet Shadow went a very impressive mile winning in 1:49.  The driver trainer combo of Tetrick and Burke was too much to handle for the favorite, Bettor's Wish, who went a brutal mile but still managed to get up for 3rd at the wire.           It wa...

        Saturday night at Buffalo Raceway had some extremely exciting racing.  The first race was a sign of things to come for the rest of the night.  Spring Terror made a huge move to pull off the major upset right at the wire over Story Book.  David McNeight III had a perfect drive getting up just in time at a huge price of 30-1.  Triple Sticks had a very nice night with three wins on the card.  Another highlight on the night was the AA -OPEN HDCP.  ILUVTOMAKEMONEY and driver Ray Fisher Jr. got the big win in a loaded field.  More huge payouts as this one paid $48.20 for the win.  We hope you had it!     Our handicappers Paul and Mike had some good picks and some just misses.  Mike's picks had a bit of a tough night and race 1 was one tough beat.  Mike picked 4-1-7 in the first.  The 7, Spring Terror just got up at the light to beat the 4, Story Book.  At odds of 30-1 and 8-1 this exacta paid a r...

        It's NY Sire Stakes season, and "The Stretch Drive" blog and social media team will be covering as much of these great races as possible.  Myself, Mike and Pauly have been huge fans of NYSS as long as I can remember.  These are some of the best horses you'll see race all year.  The first day of races is Sunday, 6-21 at Tioga Downs.  Mike and Pauly capped up the program and although these are some tough races, we plan to get the money.  If you haven't seen NYSS races before, do yourself a favor and make time to watch on Sunday, you won't regret it. NYSS picks from Tioga Downs, Sunday, 6-21-20.  Sunday, 6-21-20       PC's Picks        Mike's Picks        Race 1  2-4-3-6  4-7-6-2   Race 2  1-5-4-2  1-5-4-3   Race 3  6-7-3-4  7-3-6-5   Race 4  4-7-1  6-2-1   Race 5  3-1-4  3-1-4   Race 6  5-6-4 ...

                  We're back.  It's time for some live racing action from Buffalo Raceway on Saturday, 6-20.  "The Stretch Drive" cappers studied all day to bring all of you some more winners.  It's a nice looking card, and we're all hoping to make some serious cash.  We also taped our selection show which you can find on Mike and Pauly's FB pages, as well as on our twitter account, and YouTube.  We're all super excited for a great racing weekend including Buffalo on Saturday, The Belmont Stakes, and some great NYSS races from Tioga on Sunday.  Let's get to the picks from Mike and Pauly for Buffalo Raceway on Saturday.  Saturday, 6-20       PC's Picks        Mike's Picks        Race 1  1-6-4  4-1-7  Race 2  2-4-8  5-2-4   Race 3  6-2-1-4  1-2-6-4   Race 4    1-5-4-2  5-1-4-6   Rac...

        "The Stretch Drive" crew took in another night of live racing from Buffalo Raceway last night. Let's cover some of the highlights from the night to get things going.  Once again, Billy Davis Jr. lead all drivers with five wins on the night, adding to his massive lead in wins.  Billy's hotter than a Times Square Rolex right now.  Jim Morrill Jr. followed up with a respectful three wins for the night. Morrill's night featured an impressive win with Lucky Sheila out of the 8 hole in the Class A-B HDCP.  Returning a huge price of $32.80 for the win.  In the FM Open, Gia's Surreal looked awfully impressive from the rail, winning in a time of 1:56.1.  Driven by John Cummings Jr. and trained by Jim Graham, Gia's Surreal took down the win in a very competitive field.           As far as "The Stretch Drive" selections go, it was a night of mixed results.  Mike and Pauly combined for 11 total winners.  PC...

          After a pretty successful Saturday night at Buffalo Raceway for our handicappers Paul and Mike, we're right back at it for Wednesday night racing.  Our guys have the program capped and are ready to get you some more winners.  If you haven't seen it yet, we did tape our first picks show, and it's currently posted on Facebook.  We're working on other ways to get it out to all of our followers ASAP.  So thanks for hanging with us, and keep checking back for our picks and harness racing analysis.           In other news, after speaking to a few people, we will also be covering the upcoming New York Sire Stakes races.  Something that we here at "The Stretch Drive" look forward to every year and have followed for a long time.   Picks for Buffalo Raceway, Wednesday, June 17th.  Wednesday, 6-17       PC's Picks        Mike's Picks    ...

        It was another great night of harness racing at Buffalo Raceway on Saturday night.   Jim Morrill Jr. looked comfortable in the bike, leading all drivers with five total wins on the night.  He won early and often, taking home the win in the first three races.  As far as trainers go, "Lightning" Lee Dahn lead the night with three victories.  Dahn got back to back to back wins in races two through four.                 "The Stretch Drive" handicappers had a pretty successful night picking winners also.  Pauly and Mike combined for 11 winners on the night.  They both picked Nesh Cruiser in race 8, who paid a whopping $18.60 for the win with Shawn McDonough aboard.  Mike's picks had seven winners which also included his best bet.  PC's longshot special, Motor Shark, finished second in the 11th race, paying $17.80 and $9.50 to place and show.  He had the exacta box which paid...

                   Our first set of picks on Wednesday weren't too bad, but we really hope to improve our selections moving forward.  Mike and PC have the Saturday card for Buffalo handicapped and ready to go.  We'll have the simulcast center set up for a great night of harness racing.  And you can bet we'll have some good food and maybe an adult beverage of choice.  That's a stone cold trifecta we're down with, racing, eating and drinking. So as usual, follow along with us and...…. Get the money!  Saturday 6/13        PC's Picks                 Mike's Picks             RACE 1     4-1-2     4-1-3   RACE 2          2-1-4     1-3-5  RACE 3         1-3-2-6     1-3-2-4   RACE 4     2-3-5-1     2-...

          Billy Davis Jr. put on another driving display last night at Buffalo Raceway, adding five more wins to his total.  Trainers Maria Rice and Sabrina Shaw also tied with three wins a piece on the night.  It was a fun night of racing and wagering as usual for us here at "The Stretch Drive".  We got together and watched racing from Buffalo and Northfield in our simulcast center, as we like to call it.  We also took in some racing from Scioto Downs, and they have huge Pick 5 carryover tonight which Mike and Pauly have handicapped and we will give you a ticket to play later in the blog.         Let's cover some of our picks from last night at Buffalo.  It was not an easy night at all, but we did manage to put together a few winning selections.  PC's picks had five winners on the night, including his Longshot Special in the second race.  Empire Earl N was 6-1 on the ML, unfortunately he ende...

        Ok, today's the day we release our first set of picks for Buffalo Raceway for Wednesday, June 10th.  We don't claim to be experts so use our picks at your own risk.  But we do understand that we have an edge that a lot of people don't have when gambling on horses.  We have many years of experience following the same horses, drivers, and trainers.  Our handicappers use all of this info to make their selections.  Mike and Pauly have been handicapping the Wednesday races for the last couple of days and are confident in their picks.  Let's all have some fun, and hopefully make a small pile of cash while doing so.  Get the money! RACE 1 PC's Picks - 5-3-6 Mike's Picks - 3-1-7 RACE 2 PC's Picks - 4-3-2 Mike's Picks - 2-3-4 RACE 3 PC's Picks - 6-1-2-7 Mike's Picks - 1-2-6 RACE 4 PC's Picks - 5-4-8-3 Mikes Picks - 2-4-5 RACE 5 PC's Picks - 2-6-1 Mikes Picks - 2-1-4 RACE 6 PC's Picks - 3-5-4-2 Mike's Picks - 4-2-3 RACE 7 PC's P...

          First of all, thanks for clicking on our brand new harness racing and gambling blog, "The Stretch Drive".  This is a quick introduction to the three guys that will be running this blog, and what to expect from us.  My name is Erik, and I'll be doing most of the writing.  We also have my brother Mike and my cousin Pauly contributing to the site with expert harness racing analogy and of course, their winning picks.  Between the three of us we have damn near 75 years of experience in the harness racing industry in some compacity.  Including gambling.  Our families have owned harness horses since we were all very young.  This has cultivated an extreme passion in us for harness racing and wagering.  We've been going to race tracks together as far back as I can remember.  Local tracks like Batavia Downs and Buffalo Raceway, and we've traveled to other tracks like Northfield Park, Tioga, and Vernon.   ...