Archive for March, 2010
Down to the Nitty Gritty, Derby Dozen Volume VI Isn’t Too . . . Shabby
Yazan: Steve | 30 March 2010 | 9 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Right now the WirePlayers Derby Dozen is a two horse race between west coast-based LOOKIN AT LUCKY and east coaster ESKENDEREYA. Charging hard is ODYSSEUS, who joins AWESOME ACT and NOBLE’S PROMISE in the second tier. Saturday’s Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby will prove if “Lucky” and “Esky” are truly the dominant contenders our [...]
Derby Future Wager Pool #3
Yazan: Steve | 27 March 2010 | 4 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Don’t forget that Future Wager Pool #3 closes Sunday night – the final pool before the Derby. Live odds show the “Field” at about 3-1, way down from the ML of 8-1. Before placing a bet, you may wanna take a look at the graded earnings list to see who’s likely to make the Derby [...]
“Chaos Theory” of Betting Thoroughbreds
Yazan: Steve | 25 March 2010 | 7 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
Sometimes you can miss seeing the forest through the trees. For instance, I’ll get wrapped around the axle trying to figure out which particular horse will win a race instead of identifying whether the outcome is likely to be “predictable” or “chaotic.” If I believe the outcome will be predictable, I’ll confidently pick a few [...]
Graded Stakes Earnings Update – Top 50
Yazan: Steve | 21 March 2010 | 5 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
It’s a good time to take a closer look at probable KY Derby starters based on graded stakes earnings. Listed below are the top 50 graded stakes money leaders and likely next start. This is an “abridged” list and does not include Triple Crown-nominated fillies (as none are being pointed to the Derby), colts not [...]
Derby Dozen Volume V Has Arrived
Yazan: Steve | 16 March 2010 | 7 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
After spending two weeks in second place behind ESKENDEREYA after the previous poll, LOOKIN AT LUCKY reasserted his dominance over the WirePlayers Derby Dozen. Although he only beat NOBLE’S PROMISE by a whisker, you can argue LUCKY’s victory was more impressive than ESKENDEREYA’s romp in the Fountain of Youth. LUCKY got jostled on the [...]
Derby Dreamer Fantasy League
Yazan: Steve | 11 March 2010 | 5 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
A friend suggested I check out the thoroughbred racing fantasy league at DerbyDreamer.com. I’ve tried football and baseball fantasy leagues before and the hours of strategy and analysis just weren’t worth it; especially when I’d rather spend time playing the races. But Derby Dreamer offers two noteworthy advantages: 1) a lucrative $10K monthly cash prize, [...]
Derby Future Wager Pool #2
Yazan: Steve | 06 March 2010 | 5 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Don’t forget, Pool #2 closes Sunday evening. If 7/2 holds up, the field is a viable option considering how great AWESOME ACT looked winning the Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct. He should be a top contender in the Wood Memorial. Additionally, ALPHIE’S BET won the Sham and MAKE MUSIC FOR ME won the Pasadena Stakes on [...]
Want More? Here’s WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume IV
Yazan: Steve | 03 March 2010 | 14 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
And Eskendereya storms to the lead! The Fountain of Youth was impressive, but there’s plenty more prep races where that came from; at least I hope. The most anticipated race in the next two weeks may be the Rebel Stakes on March 13th at Oaklawn. It’s where we expect to see Lookin at Lucky and [...]
