Saratoga Slim

2019 Kentucky Derby Early Pace Projection: Part 1

Forget everything that you’ve learned so far on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile races don’t mean anything. The one-turn, 1-mile races mean even less. They […]

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Kentucky Derby Trail Tracker: Gotham a Play-In Race for Sprinters

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Kentucky Derby points system was first instituted for qualification into the race in 2013, the news release read that the goal […] Read More

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Kentucky Derby Trail Tracker: Fountain May Drown Out Holy Bull Memories

Almost every year around this time, a huge longshot unexpectedly wins a major Kentucky Derby points race, kicking up a dense cloud of dust along the Derby trail and making […] Read More

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Derby Trail Tracker: Holy Bull, Lewis, & Withers Time

Coast-to-coast action on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby kicks into the next gear Saturday as we journey our way down the long and windy road to Louisville. This […] Read More

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Asmussen Unleashing 2019 Kentucky Derby Prospects

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has done everything in horse racing. Well, almost everything. Just shy of 8,300 career wins and $300 million in career earnings – including two […] Read More

Fantasy Horse Racing

2019 Racing Dudes Fantasy League Rules and Draft Results

The results are in! The 6th Annual Dudes’ Triple Crown Fantasy League Draft is now complete. This year, the league expands to 10 teams, adding four new players to the […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

East vs West: Breeders’ Cup Classic Division

While Mike “Saratoga Slim” Spector and Curtis “Magic” Kalleward have a healthy respect for each other as writers and handicappers, that all goes out the window when it comes to […] Read More