Now that the field is mostly settled I’m starting to do some research on Derby horses. There are a lot more sources of information available these days than there were when the ARFTCHC began. If you want to do some research on your own check out some of these sites:
The Blood-Horse – Check out the Triple Crown Mania Section. Steve Haskins is the main correspondent who will be watching and reporting on all the horses at Churchill Downs. Watch the Target Louisville videos to see the horses’ workouts and you can see replays of most of the Derby preps too.
Daily Racing Form – The DerbyWatch is a one page chart of all the contenders with comments from DRF columnists. You can also find free past performances and workout reports.
KentuckyDerby.com – Profiles, pedigrees, workouts, and race videos for all the contenders. You can watch replays and view official charts of previous Derbies, find a mint julep recipe and the words to “My Old Kentucky Home”.
Equidaily.com – A site that provides links to an assortment of sites, videos, and news stories. A reporter at an Idaho newspaper does a story on Big Brown? You’ll find a link to it here.
Louisville Courier-Journal – They have a whole Derby section with the latest news and interviews. Got an angle you think is a surefire Derby predictor? Plug it into the Derby Data Track Database and see who meets the criterion this year.
Del Mar Pedigree Query – Check this site to find 5 generation pedigrees and dosage information for each horse.
These are the main sources of information for my field notes for each race. Check them out and see what you can glean from them yourself. In the meantime, I’ll start compiling my own thoughts which so far consist mainly of how much I hate twenty horse Derby fields!
The Annoyed Handicapper
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