Carlo Campanella is a professional sports and horse racing analyst who knows about winning. Not
only has he won several handicapping contests across the country, he has held some of the most
prestigious positions in the gaming industry. During the past 15 years Campanella has acted as
a jockey agent, stable manager and race book director. He currently provides sports information
on all major sporting events...
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Pyro packs the best closing punch of the group and still owns the most consistent form of any
3-year-old in this crop, even after he failed to fire for the first time in his career in the Blue
Grass Stakes. He never finished worse than third during his initial six starts, so we’re willing to
toss out that poor effort as it was run over the Polytrack, while all of his previous races, and the Derby,
take place on ...
(read more)The Kentucky Derby - Who Dun It
Churchill Downs allows a maximum field of 20 starters in the Kentucky Derby. Fans often ask me, “How
do they decide which 3-year-olds will break from the gate on the first Saturday of May?” The
selection process is completely dependent on each horse’s earnings in Graded Stakes races. Now that
the prep races are completed, below is a chart of the money won in Graded races by each of the ...
(read more)The Kentucky Derby - And Then There Were Seven
The legends made it look so easy back in the 1970's. Secretariat started it by sweeping the 1973
Triple Crown with amazing ease. It doesn't matter if you're an avid horse player or not, every sports
fan can recall the image of "Big Red" romping down Belmont's stretch to win the final leg of the
Triple Crown by 31-lengths. Just four short years later in 1977, another legend, Seattle Slew,
claimed the ...
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Carlo Campanella is a professional sports and horse racing analyst who knows about winning. Not
only has he won several handicapping contests across the country, he has held some of the most
prestigious positions in the gaming industry. During the past 15 years Campanella has acted as
a jockey agent, stable manager and race book director. He currently provides sports information
on all major sporting events...