maximus-ruler Stories - And Down The Stretch They Come
Reviewing the 2010 Triple Crown Season - Part I
[I'm going to take a two part look at this year's Triple Crown season starting with today's week-by-week overview of the entire spring. In Part II I'm going to select my top performances, disappointments, jockeys, trainers, and prep races, as well as take a stab at what we might expect going...
Ky Derby Future Wager Odds vs. Vegas Odds
Pool 1 of the "official" Kentucky Derby Future Wager went live this morning. Below are the betting interests for Pool 1, along with a comparison of the opening odds, currents odds (as of the date and time of this post), and a sample of the current odds you can find for the same horses in Vegas. ...
Road to Kentucky Derby 136 - vol. 3
Another week goes by on the road to the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Here are a few Derby related news and notes, a review of last week's prep races, a look ahead to the next preps on the horizon, and an initial list of Top 10 contenders. Early Triple Crown nominations were released on Sunday and...
Road to Kentucky Derby 136 - vol. 1
Beginning this Wednesday and continuing every Wednesday until the first Saturday in May, I'll take a look at where things stand on the road to this year's Kentucky Derby. I'll re-cap any preps from the week before, take a quick peek at any races coming up, and eventually provide some sort of Top...
Saturday Stakes Open Thread
This will be the catch-all thread for today's racing action. I'll be mainly focused on the events in Florida and Louisiana today, but feel free to comment about any racing taking place today. There's no word yet on whether Santa Anita was able to drain the tub. (UPDATED: SA has announced that...
Wednesday Morning Quick Hits - P6 Carryover & Derby Futures
A couple of thoughts from around the world of horse racing on this Wednesday morning: Pick Six Carryover There is a $111,916 Pick Six carryover at Aqueduct today as the Inner Dirt meet rolls on. A couple of those tricky New York state-bred conditions are littered through the sequence today with...
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