Hard to resist any sequence landing on the Kentucky Derby, isn’t it? And at a 50-cent base bet, the pick five encompassing races 7 to 11 and landing on the Derby seems – before it unfolds, at least – fairly manageable for a player on a budget. Let’s go race by race.
The concept of “value” in gambling resides very much in the eye of the beholder: One person’s overlay is another’s underlay. It all depends on one’s handicapping.
Handicappers Matt Bernier and Kenny Peck are going head to head with $500 to wager on the Kentucky Derby Day card at Churchill Downs.
Hitting any pick four requires some degree of good fortune, and when that race includes a 19-horse Kentucky Derby, you need a little extra luck. Knowing how difficult it is, let’s still swing away, knowing the mutuel upside, starting with the Distaff Turf Mile.
Handicappers Matt Bernier and Kenny Peck are going head to head with $500 to wager on the Kentucky Derby Day card at Churchill Downs.
American Pharoah floats like a butterfly. Dortmund stings like a bee. They might be the greatest one-two punch in this city since Muhammad Ali.
El Kabeir made it through the harsh New York winter to get to Churchill Downs, but he won’t make the starting gate for Saturday’s 141st Kentucky Derby.
If you have $50 you would like to bet on the Kentucky Derby, I would recommend playing a win bet on one or two horses, a few small exacta plays, and some trifectas as well.
Daily Racing Form will soon unveil a product that will identify race flows in those instances where extreme pace scenarios played a major factor in a race. Here's a look at how some of the Triple Crown prep races have been assessed as we prepare for Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
El Kabeir’s status for Saturday’s 141st Kentucky Derby might be in doubt after the colt showed tenderness in his left front foot Friday morning, forcing the gray colt to remain in the barn rather than train.
