Putting the caring horsemen behind Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner California Chrome on the world’s stage could not have come at a better time for Thoroughbred racing. To be sure...
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Dreams come in all shapes and sizes. Some are literal. Some are figurative. Most don’t come true. But on rare occasions they do, and that is when fairy tales are born. The fairy tale that is California...
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I’ve compared this year’s Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands to two things: a roulette wheel and the NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament. A roulette wheel because most horses can win (i...
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This has to be one of, if not the, most confusing Derbys in memory, as we have to deal with a whole new cast of characters than the one we started with last fall. The one-two finishers of the Breeders...
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In-depth analysis of the 2014 Kentucky Derby including Pace Figures and Form Cycle Pattern of each starter. Please refer to the Legend or Pattern Guide for back-up definitions and patterns. The Predicteform...
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For Kentucky Oaks Day Analysis, scroll to the second half of this blog post Saturday, Churchill Downs Race 11 The G1 Kentucky Derby By Robert Finnegan Handicapping the Kentucky Derby tends to be nasty...
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By J. Keeler Johnson (“Keelerman”) It is with a degree of confusion and uncertainty that I sit down to write my analysis of the Kentucky Derby . As of yesterday—actually, make that early this morning—the...
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Depending on the pace of the race, running out the 10 furlongs of the Kentucky Derby is as much about class as it is about pedigree. As they approach the final furlong marker it is invariably a time where...
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By Ed DeRosa Picking a Kentucky Derby favorite is much easier than picking the Kentucky Derby winner, but tabbing his (and 19 others’) off odds is among the more difficult guessing games in the Sport of...
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When Medal Count showed up at Dale Roman’s barn at Churchill Downs as a promising 2-year-old, the colt was an immediate standout. “After he started training, I thought he was our best horse,” the trainer...
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