Some Trends After 12 Years of the Kentucky Derby Points System
This website has focused on college athletics and realignment for the last several years but once upon a time, horse racing was a frequent topic here. The pivot away from horse racing and to college realignment is for a separate time and article. I had…
Revisiting the Trends From the Kentucky Derby Points System
The 2019 Kentucky Derby provided plenty of talking points as Maximum Security crossed the line first, but was subsequently disqualified and placed 17th, which elevated Country House from second to become the winner of the event’s 145th running.…
Four Year Trends Under The Kentucky Derby Points System
Four Year Trends Under The Kentucky Derby Points System The dust has hardly settled on Nyquist’s win in the 142nd Kentucky Derby, but that does not stop us from looking back on his race as well several other Kentucky Derbies. 2016 marked the fourth…
2016 Kentucky Derby Field Set
Nyquist Won the Florida Derby and is a perfect seven for seven in his career (Photo courtesy of the Miami Herald/Adam Coglianese) 2016 Kentucky Derby Field Set The 142nd Kentucky Derby field is now set with 20 three year olds ready to face off to wear…
Unanswered Questions From The 2015 Kentucky Derby
Unanswered Questions From The 2015 Kentucky Derby The 2015 Kentucky Derby was an exciting race that saw American Pharoah defeat Firing Line by one length. There were even some lessons learned that could be applied in the future. While the dust…
What We Learned From The 2015 Kentucky Derby
What We Learned From The 2015 Kentucky Derby We are approximately one day removed from the 2015 Kentucky Derby and American Pharoah‘s one length victory, but there are still some lessons that we learned. There are also some questions that remain…
American Pharoah Proves Best In Kentucky Derby 141
American Pharoah Proves Best In Kentucky Derby 141 It was billed as a race that was trainer Bob Baffert’s to lose, but he did no such thing. American Pharoah was too much for Firing Line to hold off in the stretch as Baffert’s other entry,…
2015 Kentucky Derby Preview
2015 Kentucky Derby Preview The 141st Kentucky Derby is almost here. A field of 20 is expected to run and it is a loaded race. The field of three year olds will be going a mile and a quarter (10 furlongs) over the main track. Post time is scheduled for…
Kentucky Derby News For April 30, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 30, 2015 Far and away the biggest news of Thursday was the declaration of #11 Stanford out of the Kentucky Derby. His removal will allow #21 Frammento to get into the Derby. It also means that post positions 12 through 21…
Kentucky Derby News For April 29, 2015
Kentucky Derby News For April 29, 2015 It was a quiet day on Wednesday morning with all the excitement funneled towards the Kentucky Derby Draw on Wednesday afternoon. That will take place at 5:30 PM Eastern Time and can be seen live on NBC Sports…
