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For what it's worth (probably not much), here are my late Pick 4 selections for the Preakness day card. With Big Brown seemingly a ''free'' selection on the back end, it seems like a tantalizing Pick 4 to play. Because most of you seem to play on a budget similar to mine, I limited myself to a ticket under $100. This $1 bet will cost ...

  First, let me begin by saying there are no sure things in horse racing. We'll all been around long enough to know this. The most overused phrase in handicapping is undoubtedly, ''He's a lock.'' If somebody tells you this, walk the other way. With that being said, if Big Brown should lose the Preakness, I would be shocked. He is just too ...

  Hey boys, anybody out there ready to talk some Preakness? After the week that racing fans had to endure, I know I am. Let's get right to it. With only a week left until the second leg of the Triple Crown, the obvious question is: Can anyone challenge Big Brown? As it looks now, the Derby champ should have 11 challengers, maybe as many ...

  Because this is mainly a blog dedicated to racing and handicapping, I normally do not find myself writing about political subjects. However, in light of the Eight Belles tragedy, its aftermath, and many of the comments that have been posted, I will give my take on the issue. After this, we'll move on and start talking Preakness and ...

  He talked the talk and he walked the walk. Well, actually, Big Brown walked the walk for him, but you get the point. The week prior to the Derby, I wrote on this blog that trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. had gone too far in proclaiming that he didn't see ''how his horse could get beat.'' While I still believe Dutrow was being a bit too cocky and ...

  Well, we are finally here. Time to make Derby selections. Considering the inconsistency of many of the top 3-year-olds, inexperience of some of the contenders (mainly Big Brown), and trying to decipher how these synthetic track horses will run on the Churchill dirt, this year's handicapping challenge has been daunting. But after being ...

  After hearing much of the public opinion and reviewing the comments on this blog, it is fair to say that most of us disagree on who will win the Kentucky Derby. In fact, admitting that we disagree is probably the only thing we will agree on! With that being said, let's turn our attention for a moment on not WHO we will bet in the Derby, ...

  ''It's a horse race, and I have the best horse in the race. It's that simple. We're going to Kentucky to win, anything less than that is not going to be OK with us. I love the spot I'm in. I can't see anyone going into this race nearly as well as we are. There's such good karma going around the stable now that I don't see how he can get ...

  Okay, so what's the point of having a Triple Crown blog if you don't have a Kentucky Derby contest? There is none. This one is very simple. Pick your top four horses, in order. Whoever gets the most points wins. The point system is as follows: First place: 15 points Second Place: 8 points Third Place: 5 points Fourth Place: ...

  Big Truck. Bob Black Jack. Denis of Cork. El Gato Malo. For the past couple months we have all heard talk of and read about each of these colts as possible Kentucky Derby starters and/or contenders. The problem is, as of now, all of them are on the outside looking in based on graded earnings. Taking a look at the top 20 earners ...