Tag: top Kentucky Derby contenders

Proving that the Janet Jackson’s question “what have you done for me lately?” resonates with bettors, McCracken, recent winner of the Sam F. Davis (GIII) at Tampa Bay Downs, closed as the favorite individual horse …

Despite his impressive win in the Holy Bull, Irish War Cry was unable to crack my “Derby Dozen” list, which rates the top contenders for the 2017 Kentucky Derby on the basis of their Perceived …

To answer my own headline, yes… and, I guess, the question shouldn’t be can Irish War Cry win the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, but will he win it? That’s a …

I’ve always resisted making Kentucky Derby “watch lists.” Mostly, because such lists are usually about as insightful as a guy I met at a bus stop outside of my local racetrack many years ago. He …