Handicapping
Somo’s Keys – Top Picks for Del Mar Opening Weekend and Saratoga
Well, last weekend was a roller coaster of horse racing emotion. I just missed a $40k Pick 5 score by a nose and then connected the very next Pick 5 […]
Pletcher
Saratoga
The Saratoga Skinny: Dandy Match Race
Each week on Dark Tuesdays, we will bring you “The Saratoga Skinny” looking at the coming week of racing at Saratoga and looking back at the big action the week […] Read More
Saratoga
The Saratoga Skinny: Top 5 Questions for 2017 Saratoga Meet
It’s Saratoga opening week! Living only a short drive from Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York, I dream of this week all year long. When I’m shoveling 18 inches […] Read More
Saratoga
FIRST LOOK: 2017 Saratoga Meet (Part 1)
Forty days of pure horse racing bliss is less than a month away. The 154th meet at historic Saratoga Race Course starts on Friday, July 21, through Labor Day and […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
2017 Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis
Now is when the real Derby work begins. With the post-position draw complete, the pace of the 2017 Kentucky Derby can be constructed. With 20 horses stampeding out of the […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
2017 Kentucky Derby Strong Ties to 2016 Saratoga
For some at Saratoga, the dream of making the Kentucky Derby starts a year prior to the first Saturday in May. For one 2017 Derby entry, Practical Joke, that dream […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
Derby Trail Tracker
UPDATED ON APRIL 15 at 9:00 p.m. EDT: This Derby Trail Tracker will monitor and list all of the 2017 Kentucky Derby contenders and where they will be running next. […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
Derby Trail Tracker: Bob & Todd Part 2
A dense fog has now engulfed the Kentucky Derby Trail, as it’s tough to see what lies ahead on our journey to Louisville. The wins by Girvin in the Risen […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
Derby Trail Tracker: Bob & Todd Part 1
The real Kentucky Derby trail fun is about to begin, as the biggest names in the game will now start unleashing their cavalry of top Derby prospects all over the […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
Derby Trail Tracker: “Under the Radar” Top 10
Not to take anything away from all of the Top 10 or Top 20 Kentucky Derby lists floating around the internet and Twitter (including the great weekly list put together […] Read More