Tough choices for WinStar Fantasy Derby Challenge
Thanks to WinStar Farm – home to such top stallions as American Pharoah’s sire Pioneerof the Nile and Hall of Famer Tiznow – fans can compete for prizes in a fantasy game during the Kentucky […]
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Hanson’s WinStar Fantasy Derby Dozen
Like Ed DeRosa and my other Brisnet/TwinSpires colleagues, I’ll be participating in the 2017 WinStar Fantasy Derby contest. In forming my stable I’ve attempted to achieve a semblance of balance, both geographic and in experience […]
El Areeb looks to back up Jerome against nine Withers rivals
El Areeb leaped into the Kentucky Derby conversation with a smashing victory in the January 2 Jerome (G3) at Aqueduct, rolling to an 11-length decision over a muddy inner track, and the gray colt will […]
Kentucky Derby Report January 4: El Areeb emerges with Jerome romp
El Areeb entered the January 2 Jerome (G3) with little fanfare and exited the first Kentucky Derby qualifier of the New Year as a serious player. The gray colt dominated over a muddy inner track […]
El Areeb takes Jerome by wide margin
El Areeb put away even-money favorite and long-time leader Takaful around the far turn and coasted to another open-lengths victory in Monday’s $150,000 Jerome (G3) at Aqueduct. Based in Maryland with trainer Cathal Lynch, M […]
The Jerome Bet Is to catch longshots elsewhere in the Pick 4
As a Pick 4 player, the question surrounding the Jerome Stakes today at Aqueduct is how much are you willing to lean on Takaful in an otherwise-tricky sequence that begins a bottom-level open claimer, continues […]
Takaful the one to beat as 2017 Kentucky Derby Trail kicks off in Jerome
Monday’s $150,000 Jerome (G3) at Aqueduct represents the first Kentucky Derby scoring race of the New Year and Remsen (G2) third-placer Takaful rates top billing among seven newly-turned 3-year-olds. Contested at a mile and 70 […]