Horse Racing Blog Posts by Post Time Pete

Overanalyze is a Mike Repole owned, Todd Pletcher trained colt. He's sired by Dixie Union and won two Grade 2 stakes, the Belmont Futurity and Remsen, in his five juvenile starts. If the story stopped there you would probably give him a serious look for the Derby. Unfortunately, it doesn't - he ran a very disappointing 5th in the Gotham Stakes (G3).

Super Ninety Nine is a Pulpit and Exogenetic colt trained by Bob Baffert. His most recent race was the Rebel Stakes (G2) where he finished a disappointing fifth despite going off as the 6-5 favorite. He's a long shot pick in the Santa Anita Derby, and much longer shot at making a Run for the Roses.

Power Broker, a Pulpit and Shop Again colt, broke his maiden in the FrontRunner Stakes (G1) in his fourth career start. The expectations were high for this horse but he finished a disappointing 5th in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Two year old's can mature quickly, and Baffert thinks this horse is ready, with plans to run him in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) this upcoming weekend. He's going to need more points to secure a trip to Kentucky on the first weekend in May and the Santa Anita Derby is a good a test as any.

Alpha is a Distorted Humor and Tabarin colt. He broke his maiden in just his second race but finished third in the Sunland Derby (G3) behind Govenor Charlie and Show Some Magic.

The Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park is the premier Kentucky Derby prep race in the state of Florida. It's a 100-40-20-10 points race and it happens today - March 30!

Are you ready for another exciting on the way to the Kentucky Derby? This weekend features 3 headline races, the Florida Derby (G1), the UAE Derby (G2), and the Louisiana Derby (G2). The Louisiana Derby is a 100-40-20-10 points race. Here's the post position and breakdown.

The road to the Kentucky Derby continues this weekend with the 2013 Sunland Park Derby. The points for the top 4 finishes will be awarded as 50-20-10-5.

The road to the Kentucky Derby continues this weekend with the 2013 Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park. The points for the top 4 finishes will be awarded as 50-20-10-5. Here is the post position with some analysis of the contenders.

The recent dead heat finish between Alpha and Golden Ticket in the Travers stakes got me thinking. I could remember the last time I had seen a dead heat finish, at least not in any stakes race. Dead heat's are rare, but not uncommon, certainly. On any given day here in the United States and around the world, there are literally hundreds of races occurring. How often does this feat occur?

This year's Kentucky Derby field is a bit disappointing in my estimation. The early favorites have fallen back in their last races and some big wins by underdogs should cause some confusion on the early line. The obvious favorite will likely end up being Bodemeister. He drew post position #6, an ideal spot, especially coming off a dominating win in the Arkansas Derby.