LOUISVILLE, KY – The crowd noise that creates a wall of sound engulfing Churchill Downs will return this year as the 20 thoroughbreds make their turn for home in Americaās […]
The anticipatory aura in the air as āMy Old Kentucky Homeā plays while the horses parade on the track before the Kentucky Derby (G1) is unmatched in American sports tradition. […] Read More
Michael Spector, a freelance writer and frequent RacingDudes.com contributor, is the winner of the fourth annual Ron Rippey Award for Handicapping Media for his 2017 Kentucky Derby Pace ThesisĀ that appeared […] Read More
The final piece of the 2016 Kentucky Derby pace puzzle has come together with the post-position draw now complete. The post positions are of utmost importance in charting out how […] Read More
āPace makes the raceā is not just a catch phrase.Ā Pace is one of the most important factors in handicapping a horse race.Ā The speed at which a race is […] Read More
The puzzle of handicapping the Kentucky Derby is a complex riddle wrapped inside an enigma, but the axioms that build the fundamentals of handicapping still apply in this unique race. […] Read More