Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes Earnings - February 22
Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes earnings for 2012. The Kentucky Derby Prep races are underway and the Kentucky Derby is just 73 days away presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.Handicapping El Camino Real Derby - February 18
Handicapping El Camino Real Derby - As the 2012 Kentucky Derby Prep season continues, this week we will look at the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.Kentucky Derby Contenders Top 20 - February 15
Kentucky Derby Contenders top 20 is back for the 2012 campaign. It’s Kentucky Derby Prep season in the quest for the “road to the roses” at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes Earnings - February 15
Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes earnings for 2012. The Kentucky Derby Prep races are underway and the Kentucky Derby is just 80 days away presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.Kentucky Derby Contenders Ranked by Graded Stakes - February 08
Kentucky Derby Contenders ranked by Graded Stakes earnings for 2012. The Kentucky Derby Prep races are underway and the Kentucky Derby is just 87 days away presented by Yum! Brands at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.Kentucky Derby Future Wager - February 08
Kentucky Derby Future Wager odds are live and it just 87 days until the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, May 5th, 2012. The sport of kings continues it's 2012 Kentucky Derby prep season with the Hutcheson Stakes this Saturday at Gulfstream Park.Breeders Cup - August 01
The Breeders Cup Challenge continued this week. Results, Cougar II H Bourbon Bay, San Diego H Tres Borrachos, Ruffian H Ask the Moon, Haskell Invitational CoilNBC Summer at Saratoga - July 23
NBC Sports is getting it right and running seven straight weekends of “Summer at Saratoga” with coverage beginning today, Saturday, July 23, with live coverage of the TVG Coaching Club American Oaks (gr. I). Summer at Saratoga will be live from 5-6 p.m. ET on NBC and includes the CCA Oaks for 3-year-old fillies as well as one undercard races.2011 Breeders Cup Schedule & Results - July 07
2011 Breeders Cup Schedule and Results have been updated with Teaks North and Courageous Cat joining Tizway in the winner’s circle and on their way to Louisville Kentucky for the World Championships on November 4th and 5th and the richest two days in sports.Breeders Cup Challenge Schedule USA & Canada - June 15
Breeders Cup Challenge schedule with races for the United States & Canada through the Breeders Cup November 4th & 5th and the complete list of races to follow.Bet everything but the Belmont Stakes - June 12
between the large field, the muddy track, too many short priced horses and more with long odds to cover than I cared to make a bid at, I simply did not bet the Belmont Stakes! I was indifferent on this race more than any other race on the card Belmont Stakes - June 08
The Belmont Stakes is this Saturday, June 11th at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. This year’s Belmont Stakes has a grudge match between the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and the Preakness winner Shackleford, not to mention the war of words between the two owners this year Triple Crown races.Belmont Stakes - May 31
Belmont Stakes contenders and Belmont Stakes odds to win are listed below as we are only 11 days away from the final leg of the 2011 Triple Crown.Mike Smith threatened by UK Border Agency - May 23
Future Hall of Fame Jockey Mike Smith has been denied his mounts in Britain by UK Border Authorities.Belmont Stakes – Preakness Recap - May 22
Dale Romans was quick to come out and suggest some friendly competition for the Belmont Stakes “I think it would be great if we could develop a little bit of a rivalry in the 3-year-old division,” Romans said.Preakness Stakes - May 18
Here are the Preakness Stakes post positions, morning line odds and also the Black Eyed Susan post positions and morning line odds.Preakness Stakes - May 14
This week I will cover the draw for the Black Eyed Susan and the Preakness Stakes and bring you the post positions as soon as they are available. The Preakness Stakes post position draw will be held on Wednesday, May 18th at approximately 5:30pm.Kentucky Derby - Kentucky Oaks Picks - May 06
Here are my Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks picks for 2011. The Kentucky Oaks will be run later today and the Kentucky Derby is tomorrow.Kentucky Derby – It’s a freak show! - May 06
I have learned more about the Kentucky Derby this year than any other year before. I am not talking about the horses and handicapping the field, rather I am talking about the social media scene, journalist in terms of who is for real and who isn’t, and the boat load of pretenders that show up a week or two before the Derby.Kentucky Derby Morning Line and Post Position - May 04
Kentucky Derby Morning Line Odds from Mike Battaglia and Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw results.Kentucky Oaks Morning Line Odds - May 03
Here are the morning line odds for the Kentucky Oaks this Friday at Churchill Downs along with the post positions.Kentucky Derby Contenders - April 27
Kentucky Derby contenders for Jack’s Top 20 as of April 27th. The 137th Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill Downs on May 7th, televised on NBC and sponsored by Yum! Brands for the $2 Million purse. Kentucky Derby Contenders - Jack's Top 20 - April 21
Kentucky Derby contenders for Jack’s Top 20 as of April 21st. The 137th Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill Downs on May 7th, televised on NBC and sponsored by Yum! Brands for the $2 Million purse.Arkansas Derby and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes - April 16
Today marks the end of the big Kentucky Derby Prep races with the Arkansas Derby and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, leaving us with a few small prep races left to run before the Kentucky Derby but let’s face it, they will be of little impact on the Kentucky Derby picture.Kentucky Derby Odds - April 14
Kentucky Derby odds are always changing, from morning line odds to future wagers on odds to win, it’s never simple even at the easiest of times.Kentucky Derby Contenders - April 11
This week’s Kentucky Derby Contenders rankings not only list my favorites to win the Kentucky Derby but also helps paint a picture as to where the cutoff for graded stakes earnings is going to land. I think the horse that might tie it all together is Shackleford from trainer Dale Romans who has $212,000 in graded stakes earnings in 2011.Graded Stakes Earnings - Kentucky Derby - April 11
Graded stakes earnings for the 137th Kentucky Derby on May 7th and Churchill Downs presented by Yum! Brands for the guaranteed $2 Million purse and televised on NBC have been updated. Kentucky Derby Flipped Upside Down - April 10
If you are like the rest of us, you are probably wondering what on earth just happened? This past week has flipped the Kentucky Derby Upside Down, landing the field of Kentucky Derby Contenders right on its fragile head.Graded Stakes Earnings - April 10
Graded stakes earnings for the 137th Kentucky Derby on May 7th and Churchill Downs presented by Yum! Brands for the guaranteed $2 Million purse and televised on NBC have been updated. Wood Memorial - April 07
The Curse of the Wood Memorial was over the last decade, it’s been over a decade since we have had a sub 2/1 Kentucky Derby favorite. Numbers don’t lie! If/when Uncle Mo goes below 2/1, you will know who I am betting for the Kentucky Derby and hopefully a couple more races too.Kentucky Oaks Contenders - April 04
Kentucky Oaks Contenders is a list of my favorite top 10 Fillies who will run for the lilies.Kentucky Derby Contenders - April 04
Kentucky Derby contenders list is ranking of my favorites to potentially win the Kentucky Derby. Once we get closer to the Kentucky Derby I will adjust the Kentucky Derby contenders ranking to account for horses that have enough graded earnings to be qualify for entry but right now there are simply too many races left in the Kentucky Derby Prep schedule to begin a bias towards graded earnings.Graded Earnings - Kentucky Derby - April 04
Graded earnings for the 137th Kentucky Derby on May 7th and Churchill Downs presented by Yum! Brands for the guaranteed $2 Million purse and televised on NBC have been updated.Florida Derby - April 01
Dialed In , Soldat , To Honor And Serve and Stay Thirsty can all win the Florida Derby or at least that is what everyone thought until the late addition of Flashpoint . Rick Dutrow decided to throw a speed burner into the Florida Derby mix and Flashpoint can light up the pace!Thirteen New Kentucky Derby Nominations - March 30
Watch Me Go, Norman Asbjornson, unbeaten Smoke It Right, Beer Meister, Swift Warrior and Joe’s Blazing Aaron are of the most notable to be added to the Triple Crown nominations list.Jack's Top 20 Kentucky Derby Contenders - March 28
The Kentucky Derby Contenders list has been shaken up this week due to poor performances, great upsets as a result of vastly improved horses and unfortunately even the rotten luck of Mucho Macho Man who threw a shoe coming out of the gate in his Kentucky Derby prep race Saturday in the Louisiana Derby. My faith in Mucho Macho Man hasn’t changed but his string of bad luck is making me nervous!Graded Earnings - Kentucky Derby 137 - March 28
Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes Earnings for 2011 updated with the latest results from the Kentucky Derby Prep races on Saturday and Sunday. The 137th Kentucky Derby is just 40 days away on May 7th when the gals put on their big hats, we all enjoy some mint juleps and the horses, jockeys and trainers all run for the roses to win the Kentucky Derby in what is known as the greatest two minutes in sports and the sport of kings.Mucho Macho Man loses shoe - March 27
Mucho Macho Man has now had his heel clipped in the Remsen, was bumped hard out in the chute for the Holy Bull and now tosses a shoe in the gate at the Louisiana Derby, running 1 1/8th miles without it to finish 3rd.Kentucky Derby Graded Stakes Earnings - March 24
The 137th Kentucky Derby is just 43 days away on May 7th and the time for the Kentucky Derby prospects to collect graded stakes earnings is shrinking rapidly. Join me as I handicap a weekly Kentucky Derby Prep Race and share my Top 20 Kentucky Derby rankings.Louisiana Derby - March 24
When the Louisiana Derby takes place we will be 42 days away from the 137th Kentucky Derby which leaves us in a strange place right now, we have some horses just wrapping up their Kentucky Derby Prep schedule. Continued...Jack’s Kentucky Derby 2011 Top 20 Contenders - March 22
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Jack’s Kentucky Derby 2011 Top 20 Contenders - March 02
Bet Bot Gambling Isn’t Gambling! - February 28
7 Big 3yo Prep Races Today! - February 26
Jack’s Kentucky Derby 2011 Top 20 Contenders - February 22
Risen Star Stakes – Handicapping - February 18
Jack’s Kentucky Derby Top Ten Contenders 2011 - February 15
Triple Crown 2011 Nominations - February 13
Kentucky Derby 2011 Graded Stakes Rankings - February 09
Top Ten Kentucky Derby Contenders - February 04
Handicapping the Whirlaway - February 03
Jack’s Top Ten Contenders 2011 Kentucky Derby Feb 1st - February 01
Kentucky Derby 2011 Rankings by Graded Stakes - January 31
Handicapping the Holy Bull S - January 27
Leave Bad Luck Behind - January 14
Road to the Kentucky Derby - January 12
Blame Zenyatta! - January 05
Jack's Top Ten Contenders 2011 Kentucky Derby... - January 05