As always, detailed Timestamps and Links follow!

00:25 Get Well Soon shout-out to YouTube’s very dedicated Mystery Handicapper. https://youtu.be/RxM8TvDcl04

1:35 Recapping the Sam F. Lewis (G3) prep race (10-4-2-1) where Classic Causeway dominated and rose to the top of the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.

4:05 Analyzing the field for the El Camino Real Derby (10-4-2-1) at Golden Gate Fields. Downgraded from stakes status with a synthetic surface, even the Derby website seems to give it shade. https://www.kentuckyderby.com/prep-races/el-camino-real-derby

(Results: Winner Blackadder, a Baffert horse, is banned from earning Derby points, but is now automatically entered to the Preakness held in Maryland, a locale which has not banned Baffert. Place: Mackinnon. Show: Del Mo.)

12:10 Eclipse Award winners for 2021. https://www.drf.com/news/2021-eclipse-awards-winners

Knicks Go wins Horse of the Year! No grumbles from us! Also Older Dirt Male, which is well-deserved!

12:53 Brad Cox (Knicks Go’s) Trainer of the Year: Yes!

13:38 Joel Rosario, Jockey 👍 Plus Corniche (2yo male 👍), Echo Zulu (2yo female 💟), and Apprentice Jockey Jessica Pyfer (go, girl!)

15:58 Malathaat wins as 3yo filly. Essential Quality as 3yo male. Yes, but…Trixie just wishes his Breeders Cup showing had been more authoritative.

16: 47 Medina Spirit, in second place, got half as many votes as EQ, unusual since there’s usually a clear winner and scattered extras. Weej and Trixie have so many FEELINGS (like everyone!) about his importance and impact.

18:52 Godolphin is Breeder of the Year.

(By the way, apropos of nothing, have you listened to the Fishman Affair Pts. 1 & 2? Camels in heat are a big medical deal, apparently. Weej has learned they can be pepped-up, like rock stars, with blood transfusions.)

20:47 Jackie’s Warrior is the Male Sprinter winner, but we really liked some of the other nominees like Dr. Schivel and Aloha West. Female Sprinter was CeCe.

21:38 Steeplechase winner is The Mean Queen. Truth in labeling! Weej 💕 this horse.

22:08 Loves Only You is Turf Female winner (YaY, says Trixie) and the wonderful Yibir wins Turf Male.

24:43 Onto the Risen Star (G2), the first BIG POINTS (50-20-10-5) prep race at Fair Grounds in Louisiana, 1 1/8 mile on the dirt. The horses entered are top-tier and the competition should be magnificent. https://www.kentuckyderby.com/prep-races/risen-star

26:13 Weej likes the chalky Smile Happy, a favorite for a reason.

27:03 Unsure who’ll win, Trixie wants to learn more about Slow Down Andy, who O’Neill has shipped for the contest.

28:13 Trixie and Weej discuss the passel of Lecomte prep underperformers and what we could learn about Epicenter, Pappacap, and Trafalgar without Call Me Midnight harshing their buzzes.

29:27 Chad Brown’s Zandon, winner of the Remsen G2, is not to be dismissed in this “Derby dress rehearsal.”

30:38 Every horse is here for a reason. Figure out why, and you know something about handicapping the race.

31:11 We’re so proud of the first entry in our History and Scandals playlist. Sometimes, horse racing attracts not only characters, but “characters without character,” if you get Weej’s drift.

We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too!

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HAPPY RACING, YA’LL!
💋 Trixie and Weej