Last week I posted brief comments about the Florida Derby. I warned that the overwhelming (4-5) favorite, Greatest Honour, was unlikely to win. Indeed, Greatest Honour managed to grab only a minor third-place award in that race. Most bettors, as

Over a 10-week period from January 23 through March 27, the “Instant Value Handicapping” video series examined races at one thoroughbred racetrack every Saturday. In those races I identified false favorites based on methods in my book The Punter’s Tale

Revealed within the pages of my book The Lazy Bettor’s Guide to the Kentucky Derbyare the talents top Kentucky Derby contenders display on the road to Louisville. Also detailed in those pages are characteristics that don’t lead to a successful

Regardless of pandemics, political protests and schedule changes, the Lazy Bettor’s Guide to the Kentucky Derby remains the most likely path to cashing a ticket on the Derby winner. With 5 winners in the 6 years since its publication, the

Improvisation. It’s the engine that powers jazz. The catalyst for comedy. The enemy of the expected. And along the Kentucky Derby Trail this year, improvisation reigns supreme. I find it fitting, then, that I’m forced to improvise on the reliable

Clarity. That word best describes the point I reach each spring as I apply lessons learned from my 26 years of Kentucky Derby research. The stories the media shares about the contenders and their human connections vary year to year,