Kentucky Derby handicapping always starts with the same challenge: which horses in this field have already shown the kind of finishing power required to win at Churchill Downs? One of the best ways we attack that question is through Today’s Racing Digest’s Final Time Rating, or FNL RAT. It is one of the clearest tools […]
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Kentucky Oaks and Derby handicapping starts with understanding exactly how Churchill Downs has been playing, not just repeating general ideas about speed, closers, or post position. The real edge comes from separating the way the Churchill dirt track has played in ordinary races from the way the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby have unfolded on […]
