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Road to the Derby: Arkansas Derby Analysis

Sometimes, weak fields lead to interesting circumstances in horse racing. Of the Derby prep contingents this year, runners in Arkansas seem to be especially disappointing. But with 100 points going to the winner of the 2022 Arkansas Derby regardless of the field’s strength, multiple outsiders seem to be taking advantage of the situation.

In a historic stakes race previously won by the likes of American Pharoah and Charlatan, this year’s Arkansas Derby may come down to a California shipper, a filly and a precocious allowance runner. All three seem to have an edge on the runners that have been working toward this race for months, and may have also found a back door to Kentucky in the process. Let’s take a look. read more

Race of the Day: Oaklawn Park, January 29, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, and sometimes to my own surprise, my coursework and extracurricular responsibilities at Fordham University actually take up a significant amount of my time. Another semester is about to begin, and for the past few days, I’ve been mulling over potential solutions to a nonexistent problem: How do I subject myself to increasingly stressful, soul-crushing life as a young adult while also finding time for my horse racing website?

This is the second of two solutions I came up with. The first is a historical series, of which I’ll be releasing the first episode later today. “Millenials Legends: The Brief Resurgence of the Superhorse” will tell the story of six star horses that took over the American dirt racing scene between 2014 and 2018. It’s an exciting longform endeavor that I look forward to preparing, but I needed something more causal to accompany it. That brought me to my second solution, the “Race of the Day,” which is exactly what it sounds like. read more