#Genuine Risk

The post positions for the 2020 Kentucky Derby are set, and the entry list includes 18 horses for what's now the second leg of horse racing's annual Triple Crown. Yes, the Triple Crown races are being run out of their traditional order for the first time since the early 1930s, but the Kentucky Derby specifically is experiencing significant change…

Three mares have won in the Kentucky Derby's history - Genuine Risk, Winning Colors, and Regret. Coincidentally, you can experience all three of these things in your first minute at Churchill Downs. The Derby is the longest-running American sporting event ever, and there's your first hint that it shouldn't still exist. One hundred and forty-eight…

Grab your favorite hat and a refreshing mint julep, because it's almost time for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. And if you're the gambling type, it's just about time to head toward the ticket window to place some bets on this year's field of horses. Per usual, 20 horses will be competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Seasoned gamblers know that the race…

At this time last year Medina Spirit was+2500 to win the Kentucky Derby. When he entered the starting gate his price was less than half of that. While 2021 was a wild year for trainer Bob Baffert, and the repercussions from the year cloud what his involvement in the Triple Crown will look like going forward, there is no doubt betting Derby futures…

At80-1, Rich Strike was not the longest shot ever to win the Kentucky Derby, buthe was the one whose shocking victory resonated the fastest. Theonly bigger betting surprise to win the race was Donerail, who carried odds of91-1 in 1913. Not only was that before the internet made communications fasterthan the blink of an eye, it was more than a…

In the end, the Dutch fans went home happy. Mind you, the perpetual EDM, free-flowing drinks and general party vibes meant they were never likely to go home too disappointed, but for extended periods of the Dutch Grand Prix their home hero, Max Verstappen, seemed at genuine risk of an unlikely loss. And a loss to arch rival Lewis Hamilton, no…

BALTIMORE - There is a narrative awaiting oxygen in which the Preakness is just a very big horse race in the middle of May. In which it is not dependent on the bigger race that precedes it or tethered to the sometimes-bigger race that follows; and not described disparagingly in terms of which horses are not participating, rather than glowingly in…