At Gulfstream Park last Saturday in the Fountain of Youth Stakes, Simplification continued to make things complicated. In his prior race, the Holy Bull Stakes, Simplification threw his head at the start and spotted his rivals a huge lead. He
Santa Anita hosted the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes last Saturday, with two entries from the Bob Baffert barn facing off against Richard Mandella’s favored colt Forbidden Kingdom. Baffert’s attempt at a one-two punch turned out to be nothing more
Roger LeBlanc for LazyBettorUSA.com The Fair Grounds race track is on a roll. Its Kentucky Derby prep race series, which includes today’s Risen Star Stakes at a mile and one-eighth, produced top-flight Derby prospects in the past few years. This
Roger LeBlanc for LazyBettorUSA.com Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Derby Futures Pool #2 closed on January 23, 2022. That’s quite early for bettors to accurately predict Derby success in May. Futures Pool #3 runs this weekend (February 11-13). That still leaves a
Betting on Kentucky Derby prep races? Looking for value in Derby futures pools? Set your phasers to stun, as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk used to say. Horses with top early speed often make slow-starting horses look frozen still.
Roger LeBlanc (for LazyBettorUSA.com) On Saturday, January 22, the Fair Grounds presented a racing card tailormade for Kentucky Derby enthusiasts. And it wasn’t just the ultra-competitive Lecomte Stakes on offer. Owners, trainers and bettors got treated to multiple races for
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