Your Guide to KY Derby Glory – WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume I
Yazan: Steve | 01 February 2012 | 3 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
Yes friends, it’s here again, Derby Road. While hopeful owners, trainers, and jockeys well . . ., jockey for a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, we’re here passing judgement with our Derby Dozen list. Sure, we offer the perfunctory 1 to 12 ranking you’ll find most anywhere, but our list offers opinions by [...]
2012 Kentucky Derby Prep Race Schedule
Yazan: Steve | 26 January 2012 | No Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
This is my 2012 Kentucky Derby prep race schedule. There are many like it, but this one is mine. The Kentucky Derby is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. The Kentucky Derby, without me, is useless. Without the Kentucky Derby, I am useless. Ok, [...]
Gasping for the Wire – Derby Dozen Volume VI
Yazan: Steve | 04 May 2011 | 7 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
The Derby prep season is usually a war of attrition and this year holds form. In fact, we had our final vote just before Derby contender TOBY’s CORNER backed out due to an injury. What remains is a race with a rather ordinary field and few clear standouts. It looks like DIALED IN will take [...]
UNCLE MO Gets Taken to the Wood Shed – Derby Dozen Volume V
Yazan: Steve | 12 April 2011 | Comments Off
Categories: Horse Racing
A topsy turvy three weeks has muddied the Derby picture somewhat. UNCLE MO’s surprising loss to a seemingly overmatched field in the Wood Memorial last weekend had some blaming trainer Todd Pletcher for his conservative training approach. Or maybe MO just isn’t a 9 furlong horse, never mind 10. He’s by Indian Charlie after all; [...]
WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume IV – No Spin Zone My Ass
Yazan: Steve | 23 March 2011 | 8 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Back from a trip to Sal Sagev and still trying to find my bearings – my head is in a daze and my knees are a little wobbly. Between throwing dice, firing back irish car bombs, and stuffing my gullet with $7 steaks, I found time to watch the Rebel Stakes. THE FACTOR’s performance impressed [...]
The Golden Sheen of Derby Dozen Volume III
Yazan: Steve | 02 March 2011 | Comments Off
Categories: Horse Racing
Here’s the WirePlayers Derby Dozen shinning like a rock star in the distance. You try to reach for it, but it’s beyond the grasp of mere mortals. And if you were to fully comprehend the full power of this list, it might melt your mind. This isn’t to say it’s greatness is beyond reproach. For [...]
WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume II – Getting DIALED IN!
Yazan: Steve | 09 February 2011 | 3 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
We know it’s dang early, but DIALED IN just demonstrated a powerful turn of foot. Not on Gulstream Park’s main track, but more importantly, in our Derby Dozen poll. What would a WirePlayers Derby Dozen poll be without insightful commentary and opinions from our esteemed panel. And for good measure, I added my own addled [...]
It’s Back – The 2011 Derby Dozen!
Yazan: Steve | 19 January 2011 | 9 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Buckle up folks, here comes Volume I of the 2011 WirePlayers Derby Dozen. I’ve enlisted friends from the blogosphere, Twittersphere, and Facebookosphere to track the leading Kentucky Derby contenders. With so many “Derby Dozen” lists out, why is this different? Because this one is “crowd sourced” – well, kinda anyway. It’s not based on one [...]
Worth the Wait – Derby Dozen Volume VIII
Yazan: Steve | 29 April 2010 | 8 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
The time is at hand to finally see who’s the best three-year old in the land. And then the next day, they’ll run the KY Derby. (rim shot please) For bragging rights (or shame if their horse finishes last), here’s our top Derby picks: LOOKIN AT LUCKY – Geno, Carly, Rob, Jessica, Brian A. AMERICAN [...]
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 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 [...]
It’s Just Me With WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume III
Yazan: Steve | 17 February 2010 | 8 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Here’s Volume III of the WirePlayers Derby Dozen. Though we’re a little bummed Monday’s Southwest Stakes got cancelled, that just means Saturday is going to be even more jam-packed with Derby prep race action. If you remember way back when In Derby Dozen Volume I, Lookin at Lucky had a commanding lead. But the lack [...]
Hey You, Here’s Derby Dozen Volume II
Yazan: Steve | 03 February 2010 | 17 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Loaded down with insights like a lead balloon, here’s Volume II of the WirePlayers Derby Dozen. Despite the similar title, this isn’t a low-rent rip-off of Steve Haskin’s “Derby Dozen”. Although Haskin does a fine job, we’ve assembled a diverse collection of ten bloggers, twitterers, and horseplayers from around the country to weigh in on [...]
Handicapping the Holy Bull (G3)
Yazan: Steve | 23 January 2010 | Comments Off
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
The KY Derby prep season starts in earnest today with two graded stakes – the Holy Bull at Gulfstream and the Lecomte at the Fair Grounds. These races are vitally important to owners and trainers trying to get enough graded stakes earnings to make it Louisville. For handicappers looking to cash a big ticket on [...]
Don’t Run, We Got Derby Dozen Volume I
Yazan: Steve | 20 January 2010 | 9 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
An eclectic group of bloggers and twitterers (or tweeters?) got together to rank their top 12 Kentucky Derby contenders. It’s kind of like an AP poll except that, since we’re opinionated, we added our two cents in a comments section. As the prep season progresses we’ll vote every two weeks until the Derby. Here’s results [...]
