TweetHandicappers gathered far and wide across the internet on Friday night via a chat room for the Derbyologist Triple Crown Fantasy Horse Racing League. Fantasy Football is estimated to be a 3 billion dollar annual economic impact by Forbes magazine. Horse Racing has yet to tap into this un-developed market. Seven men and one women Read the full article…
TweetA dominating win by Vicar’s In Trouble in the Lecomte validated the high speed figure and visually impressive win in his last race. In his maiden breaker he drew off by the length of the stretch. The Lecomte pace scenario played out as expected. Vicar’s In Trouble sat off slow pace of 1:13 and change Read the full article…
TweetThis week on Down to the Wire we review the Sham Stakes, make selections for the LeComte and also preview the Smarty Jones. Candice and I both select Vicar’s In Trouble in the Smarty Jones, with her 2nd selection Got Shades. I make the case for Smarty’s Echo as a longshot who might run 2nd. Read the full article…
TweetThe Smarty Jones Stakes kicks off the Triple Crown Trail in Arkansas. Oaklawn Park has designed a series of 3 year-old preps for horses of all levels and distances and usually a few shippers from the west coast spice up the fields in the Rebel and Arkansas Derby. Coastline enters off a disappointing effort in Read the full article…
TweetSophomore colts go down to the Bayou for this traditional Fairgrounds prep. A solid cast of sophomores has entered this first leg of a 3 race series with the next progression the Risen Star and the final prep the Louisiana Derby. Roman Unbridled was not an early bird nomination for the LeComte being nominated to Read the full article…
TweetHorseracing is a giant puzzle and many people talk about the numbers in Horse Racing, when times what quantifies as enlightenment is more often than not cherry-picking. Many times people will point out that Horse A is better than Horse B because he ran “wider”, failing to point out when Horse B runs less feet Read the full article…
TweetWhile watching the BCS National Championship game on Monday night, the announcers started talking about how the teams were built and how much football “talent” was in Florida and Florida State captured a lot of talent from the Sunshine State. I decided to fire up the Derby database and find out where the most Kentucky Read the full article…
TweetA six horse field awaits the starting gate for Saturdays Sham stakes. My Sham Stakes Preview has already been posted. This week on Down to the Wire, Candace and I review the Jerome Stakes, preview the Sham stakes, handicap a MSW race at Oaklawn Park on Friday and a MSW race for 3 year-olds on Read the full article…
TweetThe Sham stakes has been designated a Kentucky Derby qualifying points race by Churchill Downs with 10 points to the winner and 4 points to the runner-up it . With the one mile distance it gives horses who may have started late a chance to jump up in class and see how they fit into Read the full article…
TweetFriday’s Gulfstream Park Allowance race, was one of the most anticipated and discussed 3 year-old prep races last week. Top Billing debuted at 6 furlongs at Laurel Park and was attempting to run 9 furlongs in his 2nd lifetime start. While handicapping the past performances of the Gulfstream Park race last week, it occurred to Read the full article…