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May 06 2022

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Kentucky Derby Lesson 22-04: Major Derby Prep Races 1997- Present and Impact Values

. May 6 2021.  If there’s one lesson you should really heed, it’s this one.  In this edition of the Kentucky Derby Lessons, we shall cover the major prep races leading up to the Derby, and their inherent relativism.  We will focus on the Bob Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won the […]

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Kentucky Derby 2022 Series Lesson 03: Pace Makes the Race

. May 5, 2022.  You’ve heard it over and again, that pace makes the race.  It is true to some varying extent in every race.  It’s obviously not the only factor of course, and the Kentucky Derby is a much different type of race than most run in North America. It’s 10f on dirt with […]

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Derby Lesson 22-02: Jockeys and Trainers, Connections, and Impact values

. May 5 2022.  The Derby Lesson Series continues with issue 22-02 regarding the jockey and trainer connections and what kind of impact they have on a Kentucky Derby performance.  First let’s take a look at an extraction from our Triple Crown Master Database. . You may not be surprised to find many repeat offenders […]

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Kentucky Derby Training 212: Major Derby Prep Races 1997- Present

. April 28, 2021.  In this edition of the Kentucky Derby Lessons, we shall cover the major prep races leading up to the Derby, and their inherent relativism.  We will focus on the Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won the Kentucky Derby in two consecutive years. . . Obviously, the final prep […]

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2020 Kentucky Derby for Dummies Part Deux!

. September 5, 2020.  It’s Saturday afternoon and you’re hearing all this talk about the Kentucky Derby as usual, the first Saturday in September. It doesn’t matter, day month or year, it’s Derby Day! And the Derby for Dummies is back by popular demand. . We put together a Dummy grid for you, basically summarizing […]

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Kentucky Derby Training 204: The Pedigree

. September 4, 2020.  It’s only a day before the Kentucky Derby, so it’s time to get all your horses in a row so you can avoid the mad scramble and get your bets in ahead of time. Today we take a look at pedigree and how these horses should stack up. . . We’re […]

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Kentucky Derby Training 202: Major Prep Races in 1997- Present

. September 2, 2020.  In this edition of the Kentucky Derby lesson series, we shall cover the major prep races leading up to the Derby, and their inherent relativism.  We will focus on the Baffert Era which began in 1997 when he won 2 straight Kentucky Derbies.  . . Obviously, the final prep race for […]

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Kentucky Derby Training 201- Trainers and Jockeys

. September 1, 2020.  In this year’s Kentucky Derby training series, we will review some handicapping elements used to select your top horses for the big race.  How important are trainers and jockeys in the Kentucky Derby?  Answer: they are both very important aspects.  . . Consider this:  from 2015-2018, ZERO trainers or jockeys won […]

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Gulfstream Feb.29 Stakes Recap – By the Numbers (Fractions)

. Tuesday, March 3, 2020.  Yesterday we looked at the odds of all the winners and our Grid long shot specials who won and hit the board on the huge stakes day of February 29 at Gulfstream Park.  Today we look at the fractions of all the dirt races on the day, with a close […]

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Belmont Stakes Analysis and Picks

. Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Belmont Stakes week is here again so it’s time to overanalyze it and make some picks. While others might give you some ridiculously obvious and unhelpful facts such as, “every time the Kentucky Derby winner didn’t run in the Belmont Stakes, it was won by a non-Derby winner,” we actually […]

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