Handicapping 101: Playing Pedigrees on Muddy Tracks

Thu Dec 07 2017J. Keeler Johnson

When handicapping major races like the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) , it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of data available to help you make your selections. Fractional times? Workouts? Running styles? Pedigrees? Jockey assignments? Post position ...
Kentucky Derby Pedigrees: Gun Runner

Mon Feb 29 2016Kellie Reilly

Gun Runner’s pedigree offers an attractive blend of high-class speed and routing capacity over every surface. His sire is the brilliant and unbeaten Candy Ride, who secured championship miler honors in his native Argentina with a pair of Group 1 r ...