Posts by Justin Dew

LoneSpeed 2023 Kentucky Derby Analysis

Wow, it’s been a long time since I posted here. Someday I’ll post more. The interesting thing about wagering on the Kentucky Derby is that you have no choice but to exclude horses that you acknowledge have a really good chance to win. Even if you can dismiss half the field with confidence, you’re still…

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LoneSpeed Kentucky Derby 148 Analysis

For those of you who follow horse racing one day a year, read what follows with the understanding that trainer Bob Baffert is being unjustly forced to sit this Kentucky Derby out, and two of his “former” horses are allegedly being trained by his former assistant, Tim Yakteen. I have no opinion about Tim Yakteen.…

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Somich Makes 7th Out Of Nothing At All

Someone decided to pump music into the NHC at Bally’s this year.  It was noticed, and at times not unwelcome.   I know just how to whisper And I know just how to cry I know just where to find the answers And I know just how to lie I know just how to fake…

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I lost. But gimmie horses over sports every day of the week anyway.

The evidence I’m about to use to support the argument I’m about to make will be characterized by some as “questionable.” Perhaps even “contradictory”. And maybe even “really dumb.” And I’m fine with that. But I’m going to use this evidence to make this argument anyway. Betting on horses is not only a superior option…

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The wrong Justin but the right Mustari

With roughly 3/8ths of a mile to go in the final race of the NHC, I stopped focusing on the horses on the screen and started watching Justin Mustari, while still making occasional glances at the live Del Mar feed. Though my memory of the moment isn’t perfect, I’m fairly certain I began trying to…

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