Author: Derek Simon

Newcomers to thoroughbred horse racing are often overwhelmed by the vast amounts of information thrown at them like an Aroldis Chapman fastball. Class, weight, lengths, prices — and that’s just buying a hot dog at …

Below are FREE handicapping reports for Fair Grounds and Gulfstream Park on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018: WIN FACTOR REPORT Uses criteria such as speed, form, class and fitness to assess the fair odds of the top …

Recently, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has won practically every big race imaginable, including the Kentucky Derby four times, weighed in on the future of horse racing. While I agreed with the …

Recently, Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has won practically every big race imaginable, including the Kentucky Derby four times, weighed in on the future of horse racing. While I agreed with the …

Although the Remsen Stakes (G2) hasn’t produced a Kentucky Derby winner since Thunder Gulch in 1995, the annual feature for two-year-olds has certainly generated more than its fair share of good horses. Mohaymen was an …

Below are FREE handicapping reports for Aqueduct on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018: WIN FACTOR REPORT Uses criteria such as speed, form, class and fitness to assess the fair odds of the top four win contenders …

Below are FREE handicapping reports for Churchill Downs, Del Mar and Woodbine for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 2018: WIN FACTOR REPORT Uses criteria such as speed, form, class and fitness to assess the fair odds of …

Many racing fans believe that a horse that won its last start in dominant fashion is a good bet today. The argument is that such a horse was “never asked for its best” and, thus, …

Below are FREE handicapping reports for Churchill Downs, Del Mar and Woodbine for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 2018: WIN FACTOR REPORT Uses criteria such as speed, form, class and fitness to assess the fair odds of …

If you’re like me — and I pray on behalf of your family that you’re not — Thanksgiving means three things: ponies, pigskins and puking. Well, hopefully not the latter; that hasn’t been an issue …

In between e-mails informing me that I “may already have won” a prize of considerable value and those beseeching me to be “a better lover” (my wife claims she’s only trying to help), I often …

There is a belief, shared by many, that the Sport of Kings is actually the Sport of Whales. And by “whales” I’m not talking about the creatures that gave Captain Ahab and Pinocchio such fits. …

US Racing Editor Derek Simon discusses racing statistics and explains what impact values and odds-based impact values are. Derek Simon Derek Simon is the Senior Editor and Handicapper at US Racing. http://www.usracing.com

Editor Derek Simon chats with Jonathan “The Pick-6 King” Stettin and Ryan “The 3-out-of-4 in the Pick-4 King” Dickey discuss the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs.   Derek Simon Derek Simon is the Senior Editor …

JUVENILE FILLIES TURF Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 Purse: $1,000,000 Distance (surface): 1 mile (turf) Race ESR: -1 (moderate/soft) Race LSR: +2 (excellent) Winner’s Profile Days Since Last Race: 34.3 Last-Race Odds: 10.4-1 Median BSF: 91.6 …