2013 Belmont Stakes picks, odds & analysis.
**Full card picks for Kentucky Oaks & Kentucky Derby** #1 On Fire Baby 4-1 (Smoke Glacken x Ornate by Gilded Time) hasn’t raced since March 10 and will be going further than her pedigree suggests she can go. The very talented lass is a two time graded stakes winner at Curchill Downs. #2 Grace Hall [...]
The first day of May is an exciting one if you’re a fan of horseracing, because you know the first Saturday in May can’t be far off. The 138th Kentucky Derby is only four days away! Tomorrow the field will be set. The big news of the day is that Mark Valeski‘s connections decided the [...]
The 22-inch tall, 14-karat gold Kentucky Derby trophy arrived at Churchill Downs today. The beautiful trophy took about 2,000 hours to make and will be presented to the owner of the Kentucky Derby winner 30 days from today. The current design has been used since 1924, when Colonel Matt Winn originally commissioned the unique trophy [...]
The $100k Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park is the first of a series of Kentucky Derby preps that ultimately end with the $1 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. The relatively new race is now in its fifth year and has produced future Grade 1 winners like Flat Out and Caleb’s Posse. Laurie’s Rocket (Bluegrass [...]