The Road to the Kentucky Derby accelerates this week as Churchill Downs opens the third of six Future Wager pools. From January 16 to January 18, bettors have a critical window to secure prices that will not exist by May. While casual fans wait for the first Saturday in May to review the program, sh...
Why New Orleans is Now the Center of the Derby Universe The road to the Kentucky Derby officially shifts its gravity toward the Big Easy this week. While casual observers look toward the flash and speed of Florida or the glamour of Southern California, professional handicappers fix their eyes on Fai...
Why the Public is Overvaluing Ted Noffey in January The road to Churchill Downs often appears mathematically certain by mid-January. You look at the current Kentucky Derby leaderboard and see a horse like Ted Noffey sitting on a massive 40-point cushion. He dominated the juvenile season; he looks ph...
New Orleans is a fine place to spend the winter, and in recent years, the Fair Grounds has become a popular base for trainers with Kentucky Derby (G1) hopefuls. Horsemen like the track surface, and the mild weather minimizes disruptions in workout schedules. The Fair Grounds’ 2026 road to the Trip...
Many years ago – maybe 1997 – I managed to pick the winner in every one of the 16 Eclipse Award categories. An officer of the National Turf Writers Association saw my ballot and sent a postcard to congratulate me. Any accurate prediction is always a highlight, especially when it comes to horse r...
Every January, while most bettors are still overreacting to the first prep races replays they saw on X (Formerly known as Twitter), the smartest money in Kentucky Derby Betting is already at work. Not at the windows on race day. In the future pools. Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 is where value ...
As the countdown to the next round of Kentucky Derby Prep races continues and the Lecomte Stakes sits just days away, bettors searching for an edge are once again turning their eyes south. Not to Florida. Not to California. To New Orleans. Over the past decade, the Fair Grounds Race Course has quiet...
While the field for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) is still taking shape, bettors and racing fans are gearing up for one of the leading luxury sports events in South Florida. Pegasus World Cup Day at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida is Saturday, Jan. 24. The card is p...
California’s march to the Kentucky Oaks (GI) set for May 1 at Churchill Downs finally gets underway Saturday as a field of five newly turned 3-year-old fillies will race the 7 furlongs in the $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes. The race was originally set for Jan. 3 but postponed because of heavy rains in...
In the quiet weekends of winter, when there are no major Kentucky Derby Prep races on the calendar, serious bettors do not stop working. They shift focus. Instead of watching race replays, they turn to the work tab, scanning early morning training reports from tracks like Palm Beach Downs and Santa ...
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