HAPPY PRE-DERBY EXCITEMENT EVERYBODY !!!




The Oaks/Derby draws are this Saturday afternoon live on TV from Churchill Downs signal to all racetracks in North America taking place between races with the Oaks being drawn first and then the Derby.

So the excitement is brewing on my part and hopefully my two main horses (American Promise and East Avenue) get a descend post position.



Along the Derby trail I had my eyes on Cornucopian as early as April 2024 as my Derby hopeful prospect and things were looking very good in my opinion until March 15, 2025, when a horse named American Promise caught my eyes winning the Virginia Derby very impressively while breaking that track record almost by two seconds -- yes, almost two seconds -- [unheard of].

Comparing the two side by side I quickly came to the realization that American Promise seems to be the better of the two and I quickly switched my Derby hopeful allegiance from Cornucopian to American Promise.

But, I was still loyal to Cornucopian in spite of my switch.

Then two weeks later a debacle bonehead ride by (the moron) John Velasquez on Cornucopian in the Arkansas Derby (on April 5) knocked Cornucopian out of Derby eligibility.

So I'm still upset with Velazquez for causing Cornucopian to not be in the Derby.

John Velazquez is the worse jockey on the planet -- yes, that is right: WORSE JOCKEY ON THE PLANET !!!

He screws up so many races and if it wasn't for the fact that he rides for Todd Fletcher he would be just an ordinary to below class jockey.

Fletcher made Velazquez better than he actually is -- and that is a fact!


Two most notable races that really get under my skin are last year's Derby aboard Fierceness in which he sent Fierceness to a three-prong duel for the lead with insane fractions and recently this year's Arkansas Derby where he did the same thing sending Cornucopian to a two-prong battle for the lead with even more insane fractions causing all chances for Cornucopian to do any late running.

To Cornucopian's credit he stuck on for fourth but not enough for the Derby points.



I'VE HAD ENOUGH WITH THAT BONEHEAD JOCKEY!

WHAT A MORON!

NUFF SAID ABOUT THAT STUPID JOCKEY!



That said, my pick is American Promise.


But I'm still upset with Velasquez for causing Cornucopian to not be in the Derby since I still think that Cornucopian has a very good chance to win the Derby if American Promise doesn't live up to my expectation.

Now my plan is to use American Promise on top and maybe find other horses like East Avenue and a couple others to put on the bottom tickets for exacta, trifecta, and superfecta.


My most likely plays are very simple:


Bet American Promise to win, place, show using triple down betting strategy.

Also bet East Avenue to win, place, show using triple down betting strategy.