BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, May 6, 2017 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore
BreezeFigs' first foray into the 2-year-old cards comes up with two semi-interesting gimmick plays.
webmasterMay 05, 2017
BreezeFigs' first foray into the 2-year-old cards comes up with two semi-interesting gimmick plays.
Hardened horseplayers know that to survive long term in this game, you need to get value on your plays. That's all of your plays, including the Kentucky Derby. On the other hand, the casual sports fan simply wants to know who will win the race and isn't really interested in which horses are the best value plays. Hence the plight of the public handicapper, who tries to balance the two approaches.
One winning ticket was worth $439,362 in Thursday’s pick six at Santa Anita, a payout that included the single-ticket jackpot portion of the pool.
There are all kinds of wagering opportunities Friday and Saturday here at Churchill Downs. As always, picking the right pool in which to bet is as critical as any of your other wagering decisions.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona analyzes the 2017 Kentucky Derby.
The road to the Kentucky Derby is rarely, if ever, a straight one. The only thing that varies from year to year in this aspect of the journey is how many unexpected detours arise, and how deep into the weeds those detours take us.
Estimating the degree of influence of post position is no easy task. While basic considerations of condition, class, and speed figures are pre-race tangibles, the effect of post and pace are uncertain until after both gates open.
Irish War Cry has done little wrong in his five-race career, and he enters the Kentucky Derby on the heels of an impressive score in the Wood Memorial on April 8 at Aqueduct.
There are lots of variables to consider and questions to answer with this Derby field, with the prospect of a wet track adding yet another question mark to an already muddled equation.
CLASSIC EMPIRE showed his class and talent in winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in fast time last year and then last month exhibited another skill in taking the Arkansas Derby – the ability to overcome adversity.