Kentucky Derby Contenders

By Margaret Ransom For apprentice jockey Kody Kellenberger, this year’s Fair Grounds meeting is a bit of a case of finally finishing what he started. Eight months ago, during the waning weeks of the 2019-2020 meet, the now 24-year-old was forced to abruptly end his fairly prosperous first season at the New Orleans oval early after one of his mounts stumbled badly after the wire, launching him onto the track and breaking his collarbone. The injury also came at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the young rider, who had only started as a professional four months earlier, got

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By Noel Michaels The second half of November and early December is truly one of the great times of year for horseplayers. Thanksgiving weekend has something for all racing fans, and the premier tracks are set to offer up one last hurrah to cap-off the fall post Breeders’ Cup racing season. And the few weeks following Thanksgiving, there will be extra helpings of great racing all over the country. Important and high-quality late fall racing revolves mainly around three tracks – Del Mar, Churchill Downs and Aqueduct – through early December. This is great for handicappers because it makes it

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By Ed McNamara In a heartbreaking year in which COVID-19 overwhelmed us, horse racing soldiered on. Despite track shutdowns, scrambled schedules and empty stands, the sport provided a desperately needed distraction and, as always, many memorable moments. Here’s 10: 1 AUTHENTIC Front-running colt embodied the essence of the thoroughbred — brilliance — as he came within a neck of sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Breeders’ Cup Classic. Only Triple Crown hero American Pharoah ever won all three. A lock for Horse of the Year. 2 GIRL POWER Swiss Skydiver became only the sixth filly, and the first since Rachel

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By Ed McNamara In a heartbreaking year in which COVID-19 overwhelmed us, horse racing soldiered on. Despite track shutdowns, scrambled schedules and empty stands, the sport provided a desperately needed distraction and, as always, many memorable moments. Here’s 10: 1 AUTHENTIC Front-running colt embodied the essence of the thoroughbred — brilliance — as he came within a neck of sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Breeders’ Cup Classic. Only Triple Crown hero American Pharoah ever won all three. A lock for Horse of the Year. 2 GIRL POWER Swiss Skydiver became only the sixth filly, and the first since Rachel

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By Ray Wallin Has this ever happened to you? You spent the night before handicapping today’s card. You found a couple of good betting opportunities that got you excited. You canceled your plans to go watch the ball game with a few friends because you knew you would be rolling in cash after playing these races. You got to the track and found a good spot to camp out for the day. Yet, when the track announcer read off the scratches and changes, all your great betting opportunities were affected. What do you do? You have a couple of choices.

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