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Preakness Futures Pool 1 Closing Saturday March 2, 2024 at 8PM ET; 4 Three Year Old Preps this Weekend

. The second year of the Preakness Futures Pool is underway this week, with Pool 1 closing at 8PM Saturday, after two three-year- old prep races are run, and before the other 2.  The Gotham G3 at Aqueduct is slated for 5:36PM, and the depleted Fountain of Youth G2 is set for a 6:10PM post […]

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Kentucky Derby Pool 1 Results: Final Odds and Analysis

. Thursday, November 9, 2023. In the Breeders’ Cup aftermath, let’s see what happened in Kentucky Derby 2024 Pool 1, which opened on Tuesday the 1st and closed the day before the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile G1 was run on Friday evening at Santa Anita. . The favorite was the field (all other 3yo males not […]

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Oaklawn Sat.Feb.25 precap: Rebel, Honeybee, other key 3yo races.

Saturday, February 25, 2023. Oaklawn Park has a strong program today featuring the Rebel Stakes G2, Honeybee G3, and 3 other key 3yo races on the 12 race card. . Racing begins at 1PM ET / 12PM Oaklawn time with over 100 horses slated to run after morning scratches. Unfortunately it’s the coldest day of […]

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Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 4 Open: Closes Feb.12 at 6pm

. Kentucky Derby 2023 Futures Pool 4 Open Feb.10-Feb.12 . The 4th Futures Pool for the 2023 edition of the Kentucky Derby opens Friday, February 10 and will close at 6PM Eastern time on Sunday, February 12.  The morning line favorite is the field at 2-1, which means all other 3yo’s not listed as one […]

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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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Sat.April 16: Lexington “Last chance at Derby” Stakes Precap. Endless Possibilities!

. Friday, April 15, 2022.  On Saturday, Keeneland will host the Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes, the last Derby Prep race and last chance at a Kentucky Derby ticket for 5 of the runners that already have Derby Points and are vying for their chance to run for the roses. Weather will reach the low […]

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Keeneland April 9 Precap: 5 Graded Stakes including Blue Grass G1, 3 Key Derby Preps

. Saturday, April 9, 2022.  Keeneland continues it’s huge opening spring weekend with 5 graded stakes:  Commonwealth G3, Appalachian G2, Madison G1, Shakertown G2, and finally the Toyota Blue Grass G1 in which at least the top two finishers will stamp their Kentucky Derby ticket. . . Also today, the Santa Anita Derby G1 and […]

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Ky Derby Prep Alert! Sam F Davis G3 Tampa Bay Downs Precap + Bonus Coverage…

. Saturday, February 12, 2022.  Tampa Bay Downs jumps into the Kentucky Derby prep series with the Sam Davis G3 today, a prep worth $250k and 17 Kentucky Derby points (10-4-2-1).  12 horses are entered after the morning scratch of Howling Time, one of 23 individual Derby Futures Pool entries. . 11 races are scheduled […]

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Kentucky Derby: Doug’s Down and Dirty Derby Double Dozen +1 Feb.11/ Futures Pool 3 Grid

. Friday February 11, 2022.  Kentucky Derby Futures Pool 3 opened today, so it’s a good time to release the next Derby Dozen and One Top 25 rankings for male 3yo’s.  It’s been 3 weeks since the Future Pool 2 and the last Top 25 but a few things have changed. . Since then, Messier […]

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Fairgrounds Sat.Jan.22 Grid Recap: The Lecomte G3 and Long Shot Specials hit big!

. Monday, January 24, 2022. Occasionally we like to remind you how you can use the Grid to get great long shots to hit, especially when we’re talking about young 2yo and 3yo horses.  It so happens we provided the Grid AND some free analysis and long shot specials for Saturday at the Fair Grounds. […]

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