Mine That Bird

Rich Strike Vs Mine That Bird: Comparing Kentucky Derby Upsets

Aaron compares the winning rides that led to historic Kentucky Derby (G1) upsets in 2022 with Rich Strike and in 2009 with Mine That Bird. Tell us YOUR thoughts in […]

Kentucky Derby

Top 5 Worst Kentucky Derby Winners of the 2000s: 2018 Edition

Monday, we listed the five best Kentucky Derby winners of the 2000s. Today, let’s look at the worst. It’s hard to make a list like this because they did win the […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

The 5 Worst Derby Winners of the 2000s

Yesterday, we listed the five best Kentucky Derby winners of the 2000s. Today, let’s look at the worst. It’s hard to make a list like this because they did win the […] Read More

News

Top 5 Longshots I NEVER Saw Coming

We all have our favorite longshots…longshots make the game so great! They can be both a good or bad thing. Sometimes you have the longshot on your ticket and your payday […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis: Part 3

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

Kentucky Derby

The Worst 5 Derby Winners of the 2000’s

We did the five best Kentucky Derby winners of the 00’s yesterday…now lets move on to the worst. It’s always hard to make a list like this because lets face it […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis: Part 2

“Pace makes the race” is not just a catch phrase. Pace is one of the most important factors in handicapping a horse race. The speed at which a race is […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis: Part 1

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

Track Reports

Oaklawn Park Barn Notes: Hall of Fame Jockey Calvin Borel to Retire

Hall of Fame jockey Calvin Borel has retired, effectively immediately, his agent, Larry Melancon, confirmed Wednesday morning at Oaklawn. Borel, Oaklawn’s leading rider in 1995 and 2001, couldn’t be reached […] Read More

Dudes Challenge

Racing Dudes Kentucky Derby Handicapping Challenge Rules

After a couple weeks off, the Racing Dudes Handicapping Challenge is back in a big way! That’s right, it’s Derby week and we are doing it big. As you probably […] Read More