
J. Keeler Johnson
Six horses have entered Saturday’s $300,000, Grade 2 DK Horse San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park, but bettors figure to view the 1 1/16-mile race, which is a qualifier for the Road to the...
Gambling
Posted February 25th, 2025 ·
Finding the 2025 Fountain of Youth Stakes Winner Using History as a Guide
Saturday’s Grade 2 Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park is an important stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Eight horses have entered the 1 1/16...
Gambling
Posted February 24th, 2025 ·
Betting the 2025 Rebel Stakes Using Recent History as a Guide
The $1.25 million, Grade 2 Rebel Stakes is an important stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
Gambling
Posted February 17th, 2025 ·
Historical Trends and Tips to Help Bet the 2025 Risen Star Stakes
Can history help us identify the most likely winner of Saturday’s $500,000, Grade 2 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds? You bet it can.
Gambling
Posted February 10th, 2025 ·
Betting a Competitive Withers Stakes Warrants a Creative Strategy
The Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve heats up with three points races Feb. 1, including a stop at Aqueduct for Saturday’s $250,000 Withers Stakes.
Gambling
Posted January 28th, 2025 ·
Betting an Up-and-Comer to Beat the Favorite in Southwest Stakes
The Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park is an important stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.
Gambling
Posted January 21st, 2025 ·
‘Eclipses’ an Important Part of Racing History
More than 260 years ago, a total solar eclipse swept across Great Britain. It was on that day — April 1, 1764 — and during the eclipse itself that a horse was born at Cranbourne Lodge. Arriving as...
Legends
Posted January 1st, 2025 ·
Buckpasser: The Hall of Fame Racehorse With a Nonchalant Attitude
Buckpasser was a real personality – that’s a nice way of putting it. It’s a testament to his talent, if not his tenacity, that the blueblood colt compiled a Hall of Fame career despite his...
Legends
Posted January 1st, 2025 ·
Two Profitable Strategies for Betting 2025 Jerome Stakes
The first Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve qualifier of 2025 is Saturday’s $150,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct, worth 10-5-3-2-1 points to the top five finishers.
Gambling
Posted December 30th, 2024 ·
Charles H. Strub: The Man Called ‘Mr. Santa Anita’
Dr. Charles Henry Strub was one of those entrepreneurial businessmen seemingly capable of succeeding in any imaginable enterprise. He started out small as a baseball player of modest ability and as...
Legends
Posted December 26th, 2024 ·
The Fashionably Late-Running Carry Back, a True Cinderella Story
The history of horse racing is filled with rags-to-riches stories of horses and horsemen rising from unknown beginnings to succeed at the highest levels of the sport. But has there ever been a...
Legends
Posted December 20th, 2024 ·
Creative Strategy for Betting the 2024 Gun Runner Stakes
Inaugurated in 2021, the $100,000 Gun Runner Stakes for 2-year-olds racing 1 1/16 miles at Fair Grounds is one of the youngest Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep...
Gambling
Posted December 16th, 2024 ·