Two weeks out from the first Saturday in May, the 2026 Kentucky Derby is shaping up to be one of the more genuinely debatable fields we have seen in years. You have a clear morning line favorite in Renegade at 4-1, a horse who just put up a speed figure that towers over anything else […]...
Which Post Positions Win at Churchill Downs The post position draw for the 2026 Kentucky Derby is set for April 25, one week before the gates open on May 2 at Churchill Downs. For serious bettors, that draw is not a formality. It is a handicapping event in its own right. The geometry of Churchill [&...
Congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and Journalism for setting up a rematch of the Triple Crown rivals. It's so rare to see superstars take each other on in their season debuts, and it will be a treat for fans to watch these two go at it Saturday in the 1 1/8-mile Oaklawn Handicap (G1)...
The post-position draw is still ten days out, and the Kentucky Derby field is still sorting itself out. But two names from the international road are already generating real conversation at the rail: Wonder Dean, the Japanese-bred colt who outfinished Six Speed in the UAE Derby at Meydan, and Six Sp...
Three weeks out from Churchill Downs and the conversation among serious handicappers keeps coming back to the same place: the Beyer Speed Figures and the way they could shape the 2026 Kentucky Derby betting landscape. That is where it starts when you are trying to cut a 20-horse field down to someth...
The grind is over. The Arkansas Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Wood Memorial, Santa Anita Derby, Louisiana Derby, and Jeff Ruby Steaks — they have all been run. The Kentucky Derby prep races are in the books, the points are locked, and now every serious bettor needs to turn their full attention to Chur...
Here we go again, this time at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where Sovereignty and Journalism open their 4-year-old campaigns in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2). The 3-year-old stars of 2025 will line up against each other for the third time in a six-horse field of older horses goin...
All 20 Starters Ranked by Winning Probability We are three weeks out from the first Saturday in May, and the picture is about as clear as it is going to get before the April 25 post draw. The Kentucky Derby projected field is taking shape, the points are mostly locked in, and if you have […]...
The Road to the Roses Reaches Its Final Destination The dust has finally settled across the major prep circuits, leaving us with a definitive list of the stars ready to run for the roses on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Churchill Downs has updated the official standings, and the depth of this year's field ...
Renegade new No. 1 ahead of Commandment in final top 10 There’s a new No. 1 in the final US Racing Kentucky Derby Top 10 – Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Renegade. The deciding factor in Renegade moving ahead of Florida Derby (G1) winner Commandment comes after top jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr chose to rid...
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