Posted on: Apr 05, 2016
Yesterday we talked about the Triple Crown prop bet posted at William Hill’s Nevada sportsbooks. Today we’ll look at the more intriguing of their two Kentucky Derby proposition wagers ‘The Apollo Prop’. To understand this bet ....
Posted on: Apr 04, 2016
The Kentucky Derby is set for May 7, 2016 at Louisville’s iconic Churchill Downs Racetrack. With his resounding victory in the Florida Derby the role of Kentucky Derby betting favorite has been taken over by the Doug O’Neill trained Nyqui....
Posted on: Apr 03, 2016
Horse racing–even at the highest levels–is a very strange sport. Sometimes it makes less sense than professional wrestling from a country in which you don’t speak the language. Saturday was a perfect example as two Kentucky Derby qu....
Posted on: Apr 02, 2016
Not even the relentless cheerleading of the ‘serious horse racing media’ could help Kieran McLaughlin’s Mohaymen at Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby. Reigning Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion Nyquist dominated....
Posted on: Mar 31, 2016
During the early part of the 21st century, no jockey was feared more at Churchill Downs than Calvin Borel. With Borel aboard, longshots at Churchill Downs immediately attracted betting interest and favorites got ‘steamed’ at race books al....
Posted on: Mar 30, 2016
The biggest Kentucky Derby prep season race so far will take place on Saturday at Gulfstream Park as Mohaymen and Nyquist will face each other (and a field of eight other horses) in the $1 million Grade 1 Florida Derby. Both horses are undefeated and....
Posted on: Mar 29, 2016
Kentucky Derby winners are seldom in the sport for the long haul. Some take a shot at the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup Classic before quickly being retired to a career as a breeding stallion. 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah is a per....
Posted on: Mar 29, 2016
Historically, horsemen have made every effort to avoid their biggest rivals in Kentucky Derby prep races. Whether it was superstition or just a good tactical decision you’d seldom see the top Kentucky Derby contenders go head to head before the....
Posted on: Mar 27, 2016
Gun Runner was the big winner in Saturday’s Louisiana Derby as the Steve Asmussen trained horse won his second straight Derby prep race at Fairgrounds in as many months. The 100 points he collected for Saturday’s win along with 50 earned ....
Posted on: Mar 26, 2016
In many ways, Saturday’s Grade 2 $1 million Louisiana Derby was ‘deja vu all over again’ for winner Gun Runner and fourth place finisher Mo Tom. For Gun Runner, it was another stellar win as he swept the two big Kentucky Derby prep ....