Trixie and Weej are still buzzing from the Kentucky Oaks and Derby! We will gloat about our successes and dissect our failures.

NOTE: If you’re a beginner or newbie who’d like to learn the basics of Triple Crown races and wagering on three year-olds before the upcoming Preakness and Belmont stakes, please check out this fun, illustrated conversation. https://youtu.be/xv14DhiF7RY

1:44 Kentucky Oaks Reaction and Analysis

2:36 Secret Oath Rolls ‘Em and Smokes ‘Em, Decisively!

3:23 Herd Dynamics Mattered!

4:20 The Arkansas Derby indicated greatness to us

5:00 Chewing up the field, one-by-one for half the race

6:25 Echo Zulu, Nest, and rest of the fillies

6:55 Queen of the Show (Trixie) had called out Desert Dawn as a possible Long-Shot to finish in the money, and she did!

8:39 Where was Kathleen O.?!

9:05 The Joy of Being Right is Another Delight of Horse Racing!

10:15 Onto the Feel-Good Kentucky Derby Story!

10:30 The Freakfest of 20 Horses is always a mad spectacle

11:19 Last minute entry breaks the record for longest-odd winner. Even his trainer, Eric Reed, understood the long odds on paper

13:00 Rich Strike loves the rail and so does his jockey, Sonny Leon. Ran from the 20th post, as outside as possible

15:20 Herd Dynamics also visibly AT PLAY during the Derby

16:10 Leon’s Mid-race zigzagging. Fast starting pace cleared an inside lane. Rich Strike had enough length to close the deal and then some.

17:40 The horse had no history with the rest of the herd to overcome.

18:10 Rich Strike was savaging his lead pony like a crazy ass afterward—which we dearly hoped was only nerves— Yay, clean drug tests affirm he’s just nuts 🤣

19:45 Most people were FINE with losing personal bets in favor of witnessing an amazing Derby and historic outcome! The sport needed it!

20:44 The unsung-till-now trainer and owner and jockey have fascinating stories following some hard knocks.

22:30 Eric Reed picked up this former claimer, having correctly assessed him as a dirt, not turf, colt

22:52 Trixie, the Queen of the Show Bet, also put some on Rich Strike and got PAID!

23:58 Weej is tickled that “fun factors” of betting worked better than studying prep races for months

24:50 The importance of the Crazy Factor! (R.I.P. Midnight Bourbon.)

26:35 Great for occasional fans to see that genuine outsiders can prevail!

27:34 What about Sore Losers?!

28:00 We bet on Epicenter to Win and he Placed. Still a Great horse!

29:16 Rights will be negotiated. People will want to relive this in print or on screen.

30:50 Weej couldn’t even sleep after the excitement of the Oaks.

31:08 Yes, Show Bets can pay. This Derby, a $2 bet paid out about $30.

32:00 Weej wasn’t ever totally settled with her Derby bets. Trixie ended up accumulating a combo of 9 different horses picked to win—none did!

33:15 After next week’s Preakness draw, we’ll discuss that race & the fillies’ Black-eyed Susan on May 20th/21st at Pimlico in Maryland.

33:48 Recapping Taiba’s, Messier’s, TiztheBomb’s, and White Abarrio’s finishes and prospective futures.

35:20 Can Rich Strike win the Preakness? Could Secret Oath?

35:55 The Quick Tips video for Derby Beginners STILL APPLIES to the upcoming Preakness and Belmont.Be Better Informed! Have More Fun! (Link at Top)

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!

HAPPY RACING, YA’LL!
💋 Trixie and Weej