Eddie Mac’s Book: Odds-on Tiz the Law a Derby Cinch, Hopefully By Ed McNamara A morning line with eight runners at 50-1, four at 30-1, two at 20-1, one at 15-1. The first odds-on favorite in 28 year...
Kentucky Derby Profile: South Bend By Ed McNamara This late entry and fellow 50-1 shot Necker Island are the only horses in the field with two wins at Churchill. Unfortunately for South Bend, he’s l...
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Mr. Big News By Ed McNamara This deep closer with no Derby points will be one of the longest shots in the 18-horse field. His best race this year was a 46-1 upset April 1...
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Enforceable By Ed McNamara A deep closer, Lecomte (G3) winner Enforceable made a big run to be second despite serious traffic problems in a division of the Risen Star (G2...
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Major Fed By Ed McNamara Closer is 1-for-6 lifetime, 0-for-4 in stakes, with his career highlight a close second to Modernist (division of G2 Risen Star), who wasn’...
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Thousand Words By Ed McNamara Made a surprising jump back onto the Derby trail with his front-running upset of Honor A.P. in the 1 1/16-mile Shared Belief. After Thousand...
By Ed McNamara Three undefeated 3-year-old stars in April, a trainer’s dream. He could not have had a stronger hand for a Kentucky Derby, but unfortunately for Bob Baffert, he wouldn’t be able to ...
Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Attachment Rate By Ed McNamara Louisville native Dale Romans grew up in his father’s barn at Churchill Downs. Winning the Derby has been a lifelong dream that hasn&...
2020 Kentucky Derby Contender Profiles By Ed McNamara The Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner looks like one of the few who’s capable of upsetting Tiz the Law. Honor A.P. jockey Mike Smith tells us: ...
2020 Kentucky Derby Contender Profiles By Ed McNamara Trivia question: Who’s the only horse in the Derby field to finish ahead of Tiz the Law? It’s Finnick the Fierce, the one-eyed gelding wh...
