Jockey Rosie Napravnik has left her mark in the racing history books by becoming the first female rider to win the 2012 Kentucky Oaks!  Aboard 13-1 Believe You Can, she certainly did just that, and this rising star deserves her moment in the spotlight.  Napravnik sat patiently right off of the pace and went on […]

(Photo John Engelhardt)   On Thursday’s show we interviewed a variety of experts and here is a consensus of their selections.  For a complete analysis of their selections you can listen to the show on podcast at – radio.winningponies.com Jennie Rees – Louisville Courier-Journal #3 – Take Charge Indy #15 – Gemologist #10 – Daddy Nose Best […]

  Post Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line Odds 1 Daddy Long Legs Colm O’Donoghue Aidan O’Brien 30-1 2 Optimizer Jon Court D. Wayne Lukas 50-1 3 Take Charge Indy Calvin Borel Patrick Byrne 15-1 4 Union Rags Julien Leparoux Michael Matz 9-2 5 Dullahan Kent Desourmeaux Dale Romans 8-1 6 Bodemeister Mike Smith Bob Baffert […]

This Saturday will be the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby. The post time is 6:24 p.m. ET, and this year has the makings of something special. It could be one of the best matched races in years, and this will have every racing fan around the globe watching intently. So, sit back and grab your […]

  Even The Score–Mining My Own Trainer:  Dale Romans Jockey:  Kent Desormeaux Owner:  Donegal Racing Record:  8 – 2 – 2 – 2 Earnings:  $872,091 Last Race:  Toyota Bluegrass Stakes, 1st         Dale Romans is through and through a Kentucky man and he is itching for his first Derby, and Dullahan could […]

  Post Horse Jockey Trainer Morning Line Odds 1 On Fire Baby Joe Johnson Gary Hartlage 4-1 2 Grace Hall Javier Castellano Anthony Dutrow 5-2 3 Summer Applause Garrett Gomez W. Bret Calhoun 15-1 4 Eden’s Moon Martin Garcia Bob Baffert 12-1 5 Hard Not to Like Robby Albarado Gail Cox 20-1 6 Broadway’s Alibi […]

Handicapping the Kentucky Derby isn’t an easy task, especially this year when the 138th renewal is fairly wide open with quite a few contenders. You must have a battle plan. I start by eliminating runners, based on credentials and recent form, plus some variables each year. The Pretenders include runners that have not won a […]

  Giant’s Causeway–Dream Of Summer Trainer: Mike Harrington Jockey:  Joel Rosario Owner: Heinz Steinmann Record: 8 – 4 – 2 – 2 Earnings: $869,000 Last Race: Santa Anita Derby, 2nd         Creative Cause narrowly lost the Santa Anita Derby to I’ll Have Another, and this west coast invader is out to prove […]

  Proud Citizen–Tiz Maie’s Day Jockey:  John Velazquez Owner:  Team Valor Record:  5 – 2 – 2 – 0 Earnings:  $315,345 Last Race:  Spiral Stakes, 1st           The owner-trainer-jockey team that brought you Animal Kingdom last year is back again with the talented bay, Went the Day Well.  This is a […]

By GREG MELIKOV If you’re thinking about the horse-for-the-course angle in the Kentucky Derby, better have something more in your handicapping toolbox by Saturday. More than two dozen horses that previously won as a 2-year-old at Churchill Downs failed in the Derby. The average finish of more than 50 runners with at least one race […]