First it was Team Uncle Mo throwing a curveball by going to the Timely Writer at Gulfstream instead of the Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II). Now there is a chance that the connections of the Kentucky Derby (gr...
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How much have the Dude's improved since their Florida Derby meeting? Let's take a brief second to review their year so far... First Dude : For 2010, he is 5-1-2-1. Including the place in the Preakness...
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The Florida Derby. Let's be honest, how many of us believe in hunch bets as handicappers? If you answered 'Yes', would we bet on First Dude and Game On Dude? Would we also put money on Radiohead since...
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If you're a regular reader of this blog you know by now that I am a big fan of Odysseus. I liked him when he broke his maiden and even more after his allowance. His run in the Tampa Bay Derby, while not...
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Last week, we at the NTRA were excitedly getting ready for our first-ever NTRA Live Webcast, featuring live video streaming of Rachel Alexandra’s and Zenyatta’s comeback races. The end result was a disappointment...
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There are three ways of looking at the Florida Derby (gr. I): the best horse won, the best horse finished second, and both horses ran sensational races and established themselves as major Kentucky Derby...
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Two of the last three Kentucky Derby winners have come out of the Florida Derby, so this race demands our respect for at least that reason. Though the field is not overly-deep from top to bottom, the three...
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<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=18691697e5" >Live Blog: Friday,...
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On several occasions over the past few years, Todd Pletcher has reached into his hat to pull out a rabbit, and in most cases the trick didn't go quite as planned. Despite some bad hare days, Pletcher has...
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The Florida Derby is this weekend, which means we are starting to hit the home stretch. After this weekend and next, which gives us the Illinois Derby, Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby, we will finally...
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