By Derek Simon Several years ago, I revisited and revamped the work of one of my early handicapping heroes, William L. Scott. And the results were… well, awful. However, I still believe that Scott�...
Below are my selections and plays for the week of Jan. 18-24, 2016. Check back often, as I will be updating this post frequently as the week goes on: Monday (1/18) 9th Fair Grounds 3-TOM’S READ...
By Derek Simon WEDNESDAY (1/13/16) 1st Turf Paradise (dirt) 2-SKY’S NO LIMIT has a race-best .423 Performance Rating and has shown that he can come off the pace — which I think he’ll need to do ...
By Derek Simon If there is ever a vote to determine the most overused phrase or word in the English language, “it depends” would probably be among the top five (somewhere behind “basically,” I...
By Derek Simon When I first started writing about horse racing — back when knickerbockers were a fashion choice and not a basketball team (OK, so maybe I’m exaggerating just a little bit) — I us...
Derek Simon of US Racing talks about “scientific” training methods with thoroughbred trainer Jessie (Howell) MacWhistle. In the sports betting segment, Kevin Rogers breaks down two of the NFL Wild...
US Racing‘s Derek Simon discusses Runhappy’s big win in the Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita and Mark Jackson’s belief that Steph Curry is hurting the game of basketball. In the sports b...
By Derek Simon There’s an old racing axiom that claims “weight can stop a freight train.” In fact, many old-time gamblers like George “Pittsburg Phil” Smith felt that weight was the preemine...
By Derek Simon Runhappy makes his first start for his new/old connections on Saturday in the Grade I Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park. As most racing fans who haven’t been living in a pod (and even...
US Racing‘s Derek Simon discusses the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year controversy as well as the final outcome in the Ruby Queen debacle at Mahoning Valley. In the Sports Betting se...
