Road to the Derby: Tampa Bay Derby Analysis

My spring break began with a New Jersey snowstorm and a sleepover with a Labrador Retriever. When I agreed to stay in my friend’s Morristown home for a night en route to the Poconos, I wasn’t aware that my designated couch also belonged to Jake the dog. 

I reasoned that Jake would at least protect me from the family’s cats, to which I’m extremely allergic, but I was quickly proven wrong when Zayn the American Shorthair jumped on my chest at three in the morning. Jake just whined that his spot had been stolen. read more

Road to the Derby: Sam F. Davis Stakes Analysis

I don’t care if you’re working on your nacho recipe for Sunday; I need every Paddy’s Picks reader to stop what they’re doing and look at this Derby prep. It’s imperative if they consider themselves handicappers.

This year’s running of the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs probably won’t produce the next Kentucky Derby winner. That’s not what I’m offering by forcing all of you to look at it. What I can offer, however, is one of the most challenging handicapping tests I’ve ever seen. read more