Every year when I make my Kentucky Derby picks, I find it the most difficult race of the entire season to handicap.
Perhaps it’s due to the quirky nature of this race: Three-year old thoroughbreds matching up twenty horses across going 1.25 miles and racing in front of 150,000+ screaming fans (on sloppy tracks a high ...
A very interesting and diverse field of accomplished contenders versus those with potential, this year's Pegasus should be a great one. | Jan 26, 2025, 4:40pm ET
If the great filly Thorpedo Anna wins the Distaff, her trainer thinks she's a serious contender for Eclipse Horse of the Year award. | Nov 1, 2024, 3:29pm ET
The competition in this race is insane. So many great competitors and stories. But, I do have a favorite to win. And, it's not an American horse. | Oct 31, 2024, 12:02pm ET
This year's Travers Stakes will be an amazing, rare competition of heavy hitters that might decide who the Champion 3-yr old colt will be this year. | Aug 23, 2004, 8:49pm ET
While it's a shame the favorite scratched out, it opens the door a little further for Mystik Dan, the Kentucky Derby winner. But does he have the stamina to keep the Triple Crown in play? | May 16, 2024, 6:24pm ET
Read more about why I'm in favor of revising the Triple Crown schedule to help with horse safety and attract more Kentucky Derby participants. | May 10, 2024, 4:48pm ET
Will the favorite win the Derby this year? Or, will the best Japanese-bred contender to come along take the glory? I think (and hope) the race may come down to a duel between those two, but you never know what will happen on the first Saturday in May.
Will "this generation's fastest horse" run his best race today? Or, will Flightline be upset by another, more seasoned horse in the Classic? | Nov 5, 2022, 2:46pm ET
As an amateur handicapper, this Kentucky Derby has been especially brutal to figure out. Such a wide open field with no clear favorite. Can't wait to see who takes the victory home (and if I got it right). | May 7, 3:00pm ET
The swan song of Knicks Go career is upon us. Will he finish with a big win and cement his legacy as a Hall of Fame horse? Or, will his young rival Life is Good take the glory? | Jan 28, 2022 at 6:11pm ET
I picked four of the top five finishers of the TVG Juvenile in this article. Excellent choices given that these are two-year-olds, if I don't say so myself. :) | Nov 4, 2021, 7:55pm ET
The third leg of the Triple Crown this year will not host a Baffert horse. But, the competition will still be strong. Who takes home the trophy? | June 5, 2021, 11:45am ET
The second leg of the Triple Crown is upon us. Will Medina Spirit add on to his success? Or, will his talented stablemate seize the moment? | May 14, 2021, 5:53pm ET
We're back on track schedule-wise for this year's Derby. We'll see if the "favorite" can win again or if a long-shot will make history on the first Saturday in May. | May 1, 2021, 1:11pm ET
Well, we made it to one of the greatest weekends on the horse racing calendar, capped off by the premiere event in North America beyond the Triple Crown Series. Who do I think will win? | Nov 6, 2020, 2:20pm ET
The final leg of the Triple Crown is: The Preakness Stakes? Yep, that's Covid 2020... Will Authentic do it again? Or, will we see a more fresh new shooter upset him? | Oct 2, 2020, 3:15pm ET
The Derby will showcase a very talented group this year, including the favorite who might just leave Churchill Downs with a shot at superstardom. | September 4, 2020, 4:20pm ET
The 2020 Triple Crown season has been upended with the Belmont Stakes first and shortened. I'll complain about that, but there is a lot to look forward to in this race. | June 19, 2020, 5:39pm ET
The first two legs of this year's Triple Crown have been... interesting. What will the third look like? Check out how I handicapped the race and who I picked as my favorites. | June 7, 2019, 3:55pm ET
This year's Preakness been a difficult one to handicap. Without a super horse in the field amongst a deep, talented group, this is a wide open one. | May 16, 2019, 11:43am ET
With a wide-open field this year after the favorite Omaha Beach withdrew to injury, it's been a tough handicapping week. I like one of Baffert's horses to cross the finish line first. But, which one? | May 4, 2019, 5:09pm ET
With six weeks left to go until the big race, I'm taking a preliminary look at who I think the favorites should be. Most boast top speed numbers among the rest of the pack. | March 22, 2019, 5:35pm ET
I'm breaking down the entrants of this prestigious race and making my picks. Hint: I think Accelerate could be taken over by City of Light once again. | Jan 24, 2019, 5:13pm ET
It's the best two-day American horse racing festival and this time, it took place in Louisville. I handicapped the Juvenile, Turf and Classic. | Nov 2, 2018, 12:27pm ET
