California Chrome is dual classic winner, winning the 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Since 2014, California Chrome has run 13 times (finishing in the top three 11 times), at seven different...
One of the race-day situations that I dread the most is, after having done all of my handicapping for a particular card, finding out that there are a number of scratches in the races I felt best about...
The Rebel Stakes has been one of the most telling Kentucky Derby preps in recent years and the 2016 edition was no different. The Bob Baffert-trained Cupid invaded and conquered, going from a maiden w...
In his master work, “Winning at the Races: Computer Discoveries in Thoroughbred Handicapping,” William Quirin called early speed the “universal bias.” And although its importance has diminishe...
Jackpot Wagers, Smart Play or Waste of Time? A lot of people are against jackpot wagering. I guess they don’t think the investment and takeout is worth it, considering you have to be the sole winner...
Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the Big ‘Cap, the San Felipe, the Honeybee and the Tampa Bay Derby. He also gives his impression (not literally, that would be hard) of the Kentucky Derby and Ke...
The richest race so far this year on the road to the Kentucky Derby (GI) is Saturday’s $900,000 Rebel Stakes (GII) at Oaklawn Park, which is also the final prep for the track’s centerpiece event o...
The Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap has been a prestigious race for older fillies and mares since 1935, when the race was open to three-year-old females and older; it was restricted to older fil...
Mohaymen and Nyquist head into their showdown in the Florida Derby on April 2 as the favorites to win the Kentucky Derby. But for bettors who are not convinced that these two are a slam dunk, there ...
Cathryn Sophia was brought to Gulfstream Park for her 2016 debut, the Forward Gal, where she crushed the field. She romped again in the Davona Dale Stakes over the same track, making it natural to ass...
