While every contender in the 2011 Kentucky Derby field hails from SEC country*, with a handful bred in Florida and all the rest repping Kentucky, Ocala\’s own Mucho Macho Man might be the best option as far as local rooting interests go, by which I mean the horse to bet on if you\’re into betting on horses based on dumb stuff besides how fast they are at circling. Of course you are! Not only is …
The draw for the post positions held Wednesday has made some big changes to the betting lines and Vegas odds for the 2011 Kentucky Derby. Rail position \”winner\” Archarcharch went from 10/1 odds on Tuesday to 3/1 today. Interesting move that probably reflects public sentiment and name awareness as much as anything. The favorite for the 137th running of the Derby is now Dialed In who comes in …
Owner Mike Repole informed a group of about 75 members of the media Thursday outside trainer Todd Pletcher\’s barn at Churchill Downs that a decision on whether Uncle Mo runs in Saturday\’s Kentucky Derby would come Friday morning. Uncle Mo, the 2010 champi.
When your sitting back In your rose pink Cadillac Making bets on Kentucky Derby Day -Townes Van Zant (Rolling Stones) \”Steadman wanted to see some…
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Hang around the Downs long enough and you’ll hear them all — the excuses, the braggadocio and other verbal atrocities that are just flat-out infuriating to anyone within earshot. Hang around the Downs long enough and you’ll hear them all — the excuses, the braggadocio and other verbal atrocities that are just flat-out infuriating to anyone within earshot. Here’s a short glossary of things I’ve …
Hang around the Downs long enough and you’ll hear them all — the excuses, the braggadocio and other verbal atrocities that are just flat-out infuriating to anyone within earshot. Hang around the Downs long enough and you’ll hear them all — the excuses, the braggadocio and other verbal atrocities that are just flat-out infuriating to anyone within earshot. Here’s a short glossary of things I’ve …
(14/1) DON’T PUSH IT(Jonjo O‘Neill) Bidding to become the first horse since Red Rum in 1974 to land back-to-back victories but faces a stiff task off top weight. Nevertheless, he loves Aintree and shaped well on his prep run a Cheltenham. Rating 8 (out of 10).
Going back to the 1940s for a system may seem like reaching too far back into the mists of time – but maybe not. Combing through my old – and very old – books the other week I came across a host of system ideas that stand the test of time.
(14/1) DON’T PUSH IT(Jonjo O‘Neill) Bidding to become the first horse since Red Rum in 1974 to land back-to-back victories but faces a stiff task off top weight. Nevertheless, he loves Aintree and shaped well on his prep run a Cheltenham. Rating 8 (out of 10).