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You won't find many handicapping tips on the MarketWatch Blog -- we're more associated with the breeding shed and the auction ring than with the bettor's window -- but we're so excited by one entry in an upcoming race that we wanted to share our thoughts with you. More on that in a second. The April edition of MarketWatch ...

The 136th Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) will be run Friday, April 30, 2010. Click the link for each contender to view a complimentary report.   1 - It's Tea Time (15-1) FREE TrueNicks report for It's Tea Time 2 - Jody Slew (30-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Jody Slew 3 - Quiet Temper (10-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Quiet Temper 4 - Age ...

Unbridled 1990With five Derbys photographed, I was finding my comfort zone on the final turn and had terrific assistants working with me. Unbridled and Summer Squall were together on the final turn going for home and we were able to capture a great shot.I was in the winners circle that year, a very exciting opportunity for me. Equipment for my ...

TrueNicks is offering complimentary reports for this year's Derby field. While just 13% of the Thoroughbred foal population rate A or better, an impressive 13 of the 20 Kentucky Derby entrants are TrueNicks rated A++. Juvenile champion Lookin At Lucky is the 3-1 morning line favorite for the 136th Run for the Roses. The son of Smart Strike ...

As always, there is plenty of room for longshots in the Derby, especially this year with the favorite likely going off at 7-2 or higher and nearly the entire field with morning-line odds of 10-1 or higher. As of now, here are the four horses I am looking at hardest to pull an upset or at the very least fill out exotics. Noble's Promise (12-1): ...

The 136th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will be run Saturday, May 1, 2010. Click the link for each contender to view a complimentary report. What do you look for in a Derby pedigree? Who is your Derby pedigree-pick? Let us hear your thoughts in the comments section below.   1 - Lookin At Lucky (3-1) FREE TrueNicks ...

Sarah Palin, where are you? Two weeks ago: Spent a couple of days at Atlantic City Race Course. No promotion, no advertising, but crowds so big there were lines outside the restrooms. This week: Covered part of an equine industry conference with the typical pronouncements—can’t fix the betting model; can’t agree on how to approach this or that; ...

By Kevin Stafford, the Aspiring Horseplayer Surprise, surprise - another Derby week dawns and another round of shocking news and updates is not far behind.  The updates themselves are surprising - Eskendereya out of the Kentucky Derby - but the notion that such events will unfold this time of year should not be so.  Yet, we seem ...

Now that we know Devil May Care is definitely going to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) field has been drawn, I decided to start zeroing into some of those fillies, namely one that has very much been under the radar: Ailalea. A stablemate to Devil May Care, Ailalea’s resume isn’t close to the ...

After my first Derby experience as a photographer in '85, I was hooked. Event photography is very exciting; it takes a lot of planning and work, but it’s well worth the results. During the early years of my time at The Blood-Horse, Martin Jessee (a Lexington Herald Leader photographer for many years) led the publication's photography team. He ...