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There’s no bigger race to win for a horse than the Kentucky Derby, and only one horse each year that can claim that win. This year it was I’ll Have Another in a mild upset. He settled off the torrid pace, but out of trouble behind the lead speed. Mario Gutierrez is incredibly raw so it was easy to expect little from the jockey, but he was the biggest surprise on the day. He masterfully swung his horse out after a mile, sense the pace perfectly, tracked down … [Read more...]
This is a wide-open Kentucky Derby. I have been obsessively watching this race for three decades, and I can’t remember a race with more potential winners and fewer clear choices than we are faced with this year. Every major contender has big questions surrounding him, and it’s hard to eliminate more than a couple of horses from serious consideration. We’ve seen some surprising winners in recent years, and it certainly isn’t hard to imagine a long shot coming … [Read more...]
The 136th running of the Preakness Stakes takes place on Saturday with Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom the 2-1 morning line favorite (6:25 p.m. ET, NBC). The three-year-old colt will race against 13 other horses in what is a full field. Animal Kingdom will start from post position No. 11 and will run next to the race's second choice, Dialed In, who opened at 9-2 on the morning line odds board. Dialed In will be racing from post position No. 10. Check out the … [Read more...]
Rain is in the forecast for Saturday’s 137th running of the Kentucky Derby which makes what is considered a wide open race even more difficult to predict (6:24 p.m. ET, NBC). Seventeen horses are listed with odds of 10-1 or more so even the oddsmakers don’t know what to expect. Dialed In is the 4-1 opening favorite at SBGGlobal.com. Dialed In is trained by Nick Zito and starts from post No. 8 but favorites rarely win the Derby and no horse with just four career … [Read more...]
The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby goes on Saturday and is expected to have a field of 19 horses at the post (6:24 p.m. ET, NBC). Many people expect a wide-open race this year with a number of horses having a chance to win. Here is a look at the leading contenders: Dialed In: 3.5-1 The current favorite at SBGGlobal.com to win the Kentucky Derby is Dialed In. The Nick Zito-trained horse won the Florida Derby but it was not an impressive win. There are some concerns … [Read more...]