TwinSpires.com Horse Racing podcast

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon speculates on California Chrome's turf debut, analyzing both his pedigree and previous pace figures. He also opines on jockey injuries — can we prevent them and how? In the U. Of Bet segment, Derek discusses money management and bankroll optimization and explains why ROI isn’t the only thing that matters for players seeking consistent racetrack earnings.

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon opines that "ruining" the Breeders’ Cup may have been good for racing and he also reports on a Crazy News story from Britain. In the U. of Bet segment, Derek unveils a "revolutionary" approach to handicapping and, because he’s old and senile and forgot to mention it, the upcoming race he was alluding to is pictured above.  

Join Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com & Dan Zucker of Predicteform.com as they discuss the international flavor of this year's Breeders' Cup along with special guests including Kellie Reilly of The Handicapper's Edge.

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon discusses the top stories in the Sport of Kings, including a new claiming rule in New York and a tragic confrontation between Steve Coburn, part-owner of California Chrome, and some members of the Breeders’ Cup media. In the U. of Bet / History segment, Derek discusses a great piece by Patrick Cummings regarding the way races are timed in the U.S. Lastly, in the Handicapping segment, the Breeders’ Cup Classic is analyzed.

TwinSpires' Derek Simon discusses all the latest happenings in the Sport of Kings, including the untimely passing of jockey Juan Saez. Was the racing media irresponsible in reporting his death prematurely? Are racing fans and bettors partly responsible for Saez' untimely demise? Then, in the Crazy News segment, Derek explains why he now cries everytime "The Notebook" comes on. Lastly, in the I Need to Know segment, some juicy Breeders' Cup statistics are shared and dissected.

Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com joins host Derek Simon to discuss Treve's win in the Prix De L'Arc de Triomphe and the resulting confusion over her actual odds. He also offers his opinion on the Breeders' Cup hopes of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome, Awesome Again champ Shared Belief, Pennsylvania Derby hero Bayern and two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan. In a special History segment, Derek looks back at the career of Cigar, who recently passed away at the age of 24. Lastly, in the I Need to Know segment, Derek discusses greatness and whether or not two-time Arc winner can rightly be called one of the best ever.  

Host Derek Simon recaps "Super Saturday" and offers a bevy of Breeders' Cup stats sure to cure insomnia. * What BC race best suits Bayern? * Which sophomore star fits the profile of a Breeders' Cup Classic winner: California Chrome, Shared Belief or Tonalist? * Is the great Untapable back? * Did Beholder do enough in the Zenyatta to make her the Distaff favorite? * How do Belmont shippers do in BC races at Santa Anita? These questions -- and more -- will be answered... maybe not well, but they will be answered.

In the News & Notes segment, host Derek Simon discusses a great article in The Guardian entitled "Scratching the surface: US racing looks to track conditions to lower injury rates." Then, he takes up the bizarre tale of a feud between a supermodel and a onetime super horse, California Chrome. Lastly, in an extended version of theHandicapping segment, Derek previews "Super Saturday," as well as some other races being run on Friday.

Brisnet.com Director of Marketing Ed DeRosa & Predicteform.com Managing Partner Dan Zucker discuss the $1-million races on Saturday at Parx: The Cotillion for fillies and the Pennsylvania Derby for males. The former has Kentucky Oaks winner Untapable while the latter features the return of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome, and Zucker says both are vulnerable in their returns to the races off Grade 1 losses.

Host Derek Simon discusses the announced closing of Suffolk Downs after 79 years of hosting thoroughbred racing, relating it to the closing of Longacres Park in 1992. In the I Need to Know segment, Derek explains how handicapping dogma keeps many players in the pari-mutuel dog house. And, lastly, in the Handicapping segment, he offers a potential play from Suffolk Downs (it seemed appropriate) and looks ahead to this weekend’s big races at Parx.

Host Derek Simon discusses the retirement of Palace Malice as well as the changing economic conditions of the game. In the I Need to Know segment, Derek talks about racing statistics and “truisms” and how they must be viewed in context to have any meaning. Lastly, in the Racing History segment, he looks back at the stellar, if troubled, career of Nijinsky II.

Host Derek Simon gives listeners the finger — literally — as he explains his recent absence from social media, pays tribute to Tom Durkin, and discusses the gutsy performance of Wise Dan in last Saturday’s Bernard Baruch Handicap. In the I Need to Know segment, Derek answers a listener e-mail by explaining the difference between pace, energy, running style and the various units of measurement (miles per hour, feet per second, etc.). Lastly, in the Handicapping segment, Derek presents the Century Dream Breeders' Cup Classic powered by Brisnet.com and narrated by Mike Battaglia.

Ed DeRosa & Dan Zucker take an in-depth, horse by horse, look at the Woodward Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. Last week's Travers Stakes podcast had all sorts of things right about that race: Wicked Strong as a top contender, V.E. Day as a live longshot, Bayern as a play against at the price, and Tonalist as going the wrong way and not a contender for win spot. V.E. Day nosed out Wicked Strong at 19.5-to-1 to key a $83.75 exacta while favored Bayern finished last.

TwinSpires' Derek Simon recaps the Travers Stakes and the Pacific Classic and discusses the role of a jockey in the “I Need to Know” segment. In a special “Racing History” segment, all-time greats Round Table, Ribot, John Henry, Sea Bird II, Phar Lap and others face each other in a mythical running of the Breeders’ Cup Turf presented by Brisnet.com and called by track announcer/TV personality Mike Battaglia.

Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com and Dan Zucker of Predicteform.com take an in-depth look at the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course with horse-by-horse analysis of the Midsummer Derby based on proprietary data from Brisnet.com and Predicteform.com.