Tag: Derek Simon

By Derek Simon Lady Shipman, who was last seen costing me a trifecta by not getting up in time to win the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland, is scheduled to make her …

By Derek Simon Saturday’s Louisiana Premier Night at Delta Downs features 11 races for accredited Louisiana-breds, with six events offering a purse of $100K or more. Among the more interesting betting races of the day …

By Derek Simon Vincento, a three-year-old son of Include will face five other New York-breds in the Gander Stakes on Saturday, including Todd Pletcher’s Sudden Surprise — a colt that has tasted defeat just once …

By Derek Simon The Big Game is just a few days away and I, like countless others I’m sure, have been busy analyzing all the Super Bowl bets out there. Will Stephen Curry score at …

By Derek Simon Note: I wrote the following article several years ago, but received a request to post it again. It pertains to making a fair odds line and includes a link to an Excel …

By Derek Simon CONQUEST DADDYO, who was a fast-closing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, is likely to be favored, but I think the value play is LIFE IMITATES ART, who tops the field …

By Derek Simon Five stakes races for California-breds highlight a strong Saturday card at the Great Race Place. Among the most interesting races to me are the California Cup Derby, a $250,000 event for three-year-olds …

By Derek Simon She won her debut by 12 ¾ lengths and her next start, the $100K Gin Talking Stakes, by 16 ¼ lengths, despite never changing leads. The “her” is Cathryn Sophia, a Maryland-bred …

By Derek Simon The last time the winner of the Withers — scheduled to be run for the 141st time at Aqueduct on Saturday — went on to capture the Kentucky Derby, a world war …

By Derek Simon NOTE: This a re-print of an article I wrote back in 2008 regarding net pool pricing. With new bets littering the horse wagering landscape like bruised egos at a sports fantasy camp, …

US Racing’s Derek Simon discusses the Eclipse Award “snub” and concussions in horse racing. Later, he is joined by former jockey Kate Repp, who talks about her career as a jockey and her surprising hobby. …

By Derek Simon Much of the chatter leading up to this year’s AFC Championship showdown between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots has centered on the quarterbacks — Peyton Williams Manning and Thomas …

Rosemary Homeister Now Lifting Weight Instead Of Making Weight On Friday’s US Racing Sports Gambling Show, former Eclipse Award-winning jockey Rosemary Homeister talks about her new job as a personal (fitness) trainer and the thrill …

By Derek Simon Flora Dora, a filly who parlayed a sixth-place finish in a maiden race at Saratoga to a score in the $500K Florida Sire My Dear Girl Stakes at Gulfstream Park and a …

By Derek Simon Last year, when Todd Pletcher entered the winner’s circle following Unitarian’s resounding triumph in the H. Allen Jerkens Stakes, Jerkens, himself, was there to greet him. “Jerkens is one of the greatest …