February 8, 2012

Joyful Victory dazzles in Kentucky Oaks work

Joyful Victory breezed five furlongs in :59 1/5 this morning at Churchill Downs. The gray daughter of Tapit looked wonderful doing so as she cut off splits of :11, :22, :34 1/5 and :46 2/5. She is preparing for the Kentucky Oaks and looks plenty ready to give it her best effort after that work.

This lass has been highly impressive in 2011 with wins in the Honeybee and Fantasy Stakes. She cruised in both wins and beat the up and coming Arienza in the Fantasy. She sat just off the pace in that race before blowing past Arienza like it was nothing.

Trainer Larry Jones is excellent at what he does, but he is particularly good with fillies. In 2008 he won the Kentucky Oaks with Proud Spell. Will Joyful Victory be our pick to win the Kentucky Oaks? There is only one way to find out. Click here to learn how to get our Oaks and Kentucky Derby picks. Consider wagering with a online sports betting site that offers fixed odds. She may get  bet down hard.

Kentucky Oaks and Derby Selections

The above video is of Mine That Bird winning the Kentucky Derby in 2009. You probably didn’t bet him to win. Are you prepared to right that wrong this year? I am more than ready and willing to help.

Gradedstakes.com will be providing full card selections for Churchill Downs along with Kentucky Derby and Oaks picks and exotic plays. I have deeply analyzed the field and I’m excited and prepared for what will occur on Saturday. I’m prepared for Friday too. I do my best handicapping on the big days and I will shine brightly on Oaks and Derby days. I encourage you to purchase my selections so that you can play along. Picks for the Oaks and Derby will be available for $5 total, and full card selections for both days are available for $10 each.

Regular visitors to this site know that I had Sidney’s Candy in all three of his wins this years. He paid $6.20 when he won the San Vicente and $9.60 in the San Felipe and Santa Anita Derby. Will I back him to take the Roses? You can find out by ordering my selections. John Sadler has him working well and he should certainly be a threat with or without my support.

The 2010 Derby trail was good to me. I had Caracortado when he won the Robert Lewis and paid $11. My highest priced winner came in a less heralded race which was the Whirlaway Stakes. I touted Peppi Knows as my top selection. He won and returned $17.40 for a $2 win bet. I narrowly missed the Florida Derby with 29-1 shot Pleasant Prince who was defeated by a nose. He returned a hefty $26.40 to place!

Those winners are just a few among many. I plan to knock it out of the park this year. You can play along and reap the benefits. I’ll even make a promise. If I don’t have the winner of either the Oaks or Derby, and I don’t hit any Pick 4′s or exotics in Oaks or Derby I will provide complimentary picks for the Preakness or Belmont Stakes. You don’t have much to lose!

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