all in Triple Crown

There is an old Vegas poker adage that goes like this. When you sit down at the table and can’t figure out who the sucker is, then it’s probably you.

In horse racing, gamblers use the term “recreational money” to classify novices who typically bet a lot of “dead” money into the pari-mutuel pools. It’s one reason why veteran horseplayers look forward to Kentucky Derby day. The betting pools are huge and buoyed by dead money from novices that makes those payoffs overly generous.

It’s Kentucky Derby time and that means mint juleps.

And this may come as a surprise: Many Kentuckians hate the mint julep.

In fact, a Louisville reporter once reached out to me digging for dirt on the julep. The fact is, most people make the julep all wrong.

If your julep tastes like Crest toothpaste, then it’s time to make them differently.

With the 144th  Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve just around the corner, it’s time to brush up on this year’s field for the first jewel of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs.

In advance of the 144th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, ABR’s Dan Tordjman takes a look back at the 10 most recent winners of the run for the roses and checks in on their current endeavors, be they at stud, in training, in the case of Always Dreaming, or, in Mine That Bird’s case, simply living the R ‘n’ R life of a retired Derby winner.

The greatest two minutes in sports is right around the corner! While the horses take center stage at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, have you ever wondered about the people who own the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve runners? Meet the owners behind the run for the roses now:

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