Posts Tagged ‘Kentucky Derby 2012’

2012 Kentucky Derby Entries

by Horstradamus

posted on May 3, 2012 in Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, News | No Comments >>

  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 […]

The 138th Derby: Pretenders, Maybes and Contenders

by Greg Melikov

posted on May 3, 2012 in Handicapping, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

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 […]

2012 Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Creative Cause

by Horstradamus

posted on May 3, 2012 in General Discussion, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

  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 […]

Don’t Rely on Horse-for-Course Angle in Derby

by Horstradamus

posted on May 2, 2012 in Handicapping, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

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 […]

2012 Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Bodemeister

by Horstradamus

posted on May 2, 2012 in General Discussion, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

  Empire Maker–Untouched Talent Trainer:  Bob Baffert Jockey:  Mike Smith Owner:  Zayat Stables Record:  4 – 2 – 2 – 0 Earnings:  $704,800 Last Race:  Arkansas Derby, 1st       After posting a dominating win in the Arkansas Derby last time out and whispers began circulating of being made the early Derby favorite, critics of […]

Green is Gold

by Ed Meyer

posted on May 1, 2012 in General Discussion, Handicapping, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | No Comments >>

Each year, I await a package in the mail. It comes from a gent who is a real racing fan. You will see him at the big events, and he even married his bride at the Breeders’ Cup. You could say he kinda enjoys the races. This labor of love has been passed from his late father […]

2012 Kentucky Derby Spotlight: Hansen

by Horstradamus

posted on April 29, 2012 in General Discussion, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, WinningPonies.com | No Comments >>

  Tapit–Stormy Sunday Trainer:  Mike Maker Jockey:  Ramon Dominguez Owner:  Dr. Kendall Hansen & Sky Chai Racing Record:  6 – 4 – 2 – 0 Earnings:  $1,623,305 Last Race:  Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, 2nd     Hansen is by far the richest horse in the field; he’s stacked up over $1.6 million in earnings, largely […]