Posted on: Apr 20, 2015
The Kentucky Derby is just two weeks away and the field is starting to come into focus. Late last week, the Wynn Las Vegas Race and Sports Book released several Kentucky Derby head to head matchups. Matchups are an increasingly popular form of Kentuc....
Posted on: Apr 18, 2015
It now looks like Bob Baffert will only have two horses entered in the Kentucky Derby. His ‘third horse’ in his impressive trio, One Lucky Dane, was pulled from the Derby Trail today. One Lucky Dane has suffered what is a yet to be determ....
Posted on: Apr 13, 2015
When Wynn Las Vegas oddsmaker John Avello installed Carpe Diem as the Kentucky Derby betting favorite a week ago there was some second guessing. American Pharoah made all of the speculation irrelevant by winning the Arkansas Derby in impressive fashi....
Posted on: Apr 09, 2015
The Wynn Las Vegas futures market is the most respected and closely watched of any advance Kentucky Derby betting. Following the past weekend’s busy schedule of prep races it was expected that one of Bob Baffert’s two horses–America....
Posted on: Apr 06, 2015
In the final weekend of ‘big’ Kentucky Derby prep races three horses have earned starting spots in the May 2 race. Dortmund, Carpe Diem and Frosted all won their respective races each earning 100 qualification points and giving them more ....
Posted on: Mar 21, 2015
2014 Kentucky Derby California Chrome shown a penchant for ‘traveling well’ during his abortive run at the Triple Crown. He’s now embarked upon the longest trip of his career–he’s one of 16 US based horses that made the ....
Posted on: Mar 15, 2015
Heading in to the Rebel Stakes the questions surrounding American Pharaoh concerned his ability to bounce back after missing over four months. Consider those questions answered–American Pharaoh established himself as one of the horses to beat i....
Posted on: Feb 23, 2015
The Todd Pletcher trained Itsaknockout was awarded the victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The Rick Violette Jr. trained Upstart crossed the finish line first but was disqualified for....
Posted on: Feb 15, 2015
Jockey Mike Smith was inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2004 but he’s continued as one of the sport’s most sought after riders. He’s looking to win his second Kentucky Derby in 2015 which would be exactly ten years sinc....
Posted on: Feb 07, 2015
After cramming a career’s worth of accomplishments into his three year old season, the connections of defending Kentucky Derby champion California Chrome are thinking ‘out of the box’. More specifically, they’re thinking ̵....