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Derby Selections - It’s Time to Pick a Winner
The Aspiring Horseplayer | May 2nd 2008 by Kevin Stafford
It’s hard to believe that in just 24 hours we’ll be gearing up for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. Derby day is a special day for horse racing fans around the country, and the single day on the calendar where our sport takes c read more
Hoof do you like in the Derby? Shoewear of the Fast and Famous
Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog | April 30th 2008 by Fran
A feet-first introduction: Meet Visionaire, trained by Michael Matz. He's wearing a Kerckhaert aluminum race plate, imported from Holland. Visionaire's farrier is Todd Boston.One shoe is worth a thousand words for Kentucky's Colonel: Look at this sho read more
Post Positions and Odds Set for the Kentucky Derby
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 30th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
The field is set. The post positions have been drawn. Even the morning line odds have been established for the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. All that’s left to do now is pick a winner, lay the bets, and wait for the gates to open. I& read more
Kentucky Derby - The Post Positions
Buzz On Gambling | April 30th 2008 by Buzz B Berkeley
Finally, the field is in place! After all the normal (and sometimes abnormal) hoopla leading up to the 134th running of the Kentucky Derrby - 2008, the post positions were drawn today. So now we know which of the thousands of horses nominated for The read more
Kentucky Derby - Results of the draw for Post Positions
Buzz On Gambling | April 30th 2008 by Buzz B Berkeley
This afternoon (5pm EDT) the horsemen will draw for their post position in the Kentucky Derby. Here’s the order in which the horsemen will draw post-positions, plus a… Anak Nakal, asmussen, bob black, coal man, colonel john, court vision, read more
More Kentucky Derby Factoids…
Buzz On Gambling | April 29th 2008 by Buzz B Berkeley
Let’s have some more fun, and gain some more Kentucky Derby knowledge… Most of the red flowers in the winner’s circle, for example, are not roses — they’re geraniums. Last year, the 800 Rocky Mountain Red geraniums outnu read more
Monday Derby Update
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 28th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Well folks, it’s finally here. Kentucky Derby week has arrived! It seems like centuries have past since last year’s Derby and the moment we’ve all been waiting for - the so called “greatest 2 minutes in sports” - is read more
The handicapper’s pitfall - picking a Derby horse
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 23rd 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Every year we go through this ritual. Twenty or so of the finest 3 year olds in the nation gather for the prestigious running of the Kentucky Derby, and all of us handicappers rush out to make our selections and identify “our horse” tha read more
Kentucky Derby Picks for Horse Racing’s Finest 2 Minutes
Buzz On Gambling | April 22nd 2008 by Buzz B Berkeley
First, let me say that this is another NO Triple Crown Winner Year! Big Brown could do it, but if he doesn’t, he will definitely spoil it for the others by winning one of the three. Now, for the Kentucky Derby: Stay Tuned because my picks will read more
Updated Derby Rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 20th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
This week brought more shakeups to the list. War Pass is officially off the Derby trail with an injury. Speculation is swirling that top fillies Eight Belles and Proud Spell may enter into the Derby field. I’m waiting for an official anno read more
Saturday Derby Shakeups
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 19th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Big news this Saturday on the Kentucky Derby front. One time favorite War Pass, who has had a 3 year old season from hell, has been declared officially OUT for the Kentucky Derby. Nick Zito indicates the colt has a minor leg fracture and will be read more
Updated Kentucky Derby Rankings: 4/7/08
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 7th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
As usual, the information contained here is identical to that found on my static “Road to the 2008 Kentucky Derby” page. We’re starting to get into the home stretch now with only a month to go before the 2008 Kentucky Derby. La read more
Upset Saturday
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 5th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Saturday was a big day on the road to the 2008 Kentucky Derby. We had 3 major prep races across the country with the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne, the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, and the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita. Upsets were the theme of th read more
Santa Anita Derby a two horse showdown?
The Aspiring Horseplayer | April 4th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
The weekend racing action at Santa Anita in Arcadia, CA will feature the $1 million Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. The Santa Anita Derby has historically been a very important prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby, and this year figures to be no read more
Updated Kentucky Derby Rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 30th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
With 5 weeks to go now until the 2008 Kentucky Derby, the picture is starting to get a little clearer. Big Brown’s romp in the Florida Derby on 3/29 has shaken up the entire division. Will War Pass be able to return to form in the Wood Me read more
Updated 2008 Kentucky Derby rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 16th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
We’ve got 48 days until the “greatest two minutes in sports” with the running of the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Obviously there’s been some shakeups this week. The unbeatable War Pass got beat in the Tampa Bay Derby, and Sierra read more
Updated Kentucky Derby Rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 9th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
As promised, after an exciting weekend of racing that saw victories by Visionaire in the Gotham Stakes, Pyro in the Louisiana Derby, and Autism Awareness in the El Camino Real Derby, a near total shakeup of my top 10 contenders has occurred. I̵ read more
Colonel John holds off El Gato Malo to win the Sham Stakes
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 2nd 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Colonel John holds off El Gato Malo to win the Grade 3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita on Saturday. Heading into the Grade 3 Sham Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, we were hoping to get a good idea of how two of the top 3 year old colts on the Californi read more
Big Cap Day at Santa Anita
The Aspiring Horseplayer | March 1st 2008 by Kevin Stafford
Saturday’s Santa Anita card is loaded with major races, including the Santa Anita Handicap and the Frank Kilroe Mile Handicap, both Grade 1 Stakes events. In addition, fans will be treated to a major Kentucky Derby prep race in the Grade 3 S read more
Updated Road to the Kentucky Derby Rankings
The Aspiring Horseplayer | February 18th 2008 by Kevin Stafford
If you’ve been following along here at the Aspiring Horseplayer it will be old news to you that the major prep races for the 2008 Kentucky Derby are a focal point of attention at the moment. After the Hallandale Beach and the Sam F. Davis Sta read more
Into Mischief Wins CashCall Futurity
The Aspiring Horseplayer | December 22nd 2007 by Kevin Stafford
Into Mischief rattled off an amazing victory in the Grade 1 CashCall Futurity Stakes at Hollywood Park, defeating highly touted colt Colonel John by 1 1/4 lengths. The son of Harlan’s Holiday pulled off the upset despite all the pre-race at read more
Hollywood Park Selections - Saturday 12/22/07
The Aspiring Horseplayer | December 22nd 2007 by Kevin Stafford
Saturday marks the final day of the winter meet at Hollywood Park. It’s been a profitable meet for those of you playing along with the selections here, and obviously we’d like to go out on top today. Today’s card is highlighted, read more
Horse Racing News - Thursday 12/20/07
The Aspiring Horseplayer | December 20th 2007 by Kevin Stafford
Colonel John Faces Massive Drama in G1 Cash Call Futurity Colonel John and Massive Drama, perhaps the top 3 year old colts on the Southern California circuit, will square off against each other on Saturday in the Grade 1 Cash Call Futurity for $7 read more
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