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Kentucky Derby by the Numbers: Dosage Dilemma

Kentucky Derby by the Numbers: Dosage Dilemma

Racing fans trying to pick the winner of the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) won't get much help relying solely on the Dosage System.

 Monday, April 27, 2009

Return of the Dual Qualifiers--Will the Pendulum Swing Back This Year?

As things appear on Thursday, April 22, five DQ's stand to enter the starting gate in Kentucky Derby 130, marking a substantial swing of the pendulum. Last year's Derby had no DQ's in the field.

 Thursday, April 22, 2004

Pedigree Profile: Action This Day

By Evan Hammonds -- Action This Day, the champion 2-year-old colt of last year and co-highweight on the Experimental, whose Dosage Index is 1.56, shows, on paper, that his precocity and pedigree has what it takes in the spring of 2004.

 Thursday, March 04, 2004

Top Threesome on Experimental Free Handicap (See Dual Qualifiers)

Eclipse Award winner Action This Day, Cuvee, and Ruler's Court accomplished enough as 2-year-olds last year to share top billing under the standard top weight of 126 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap that was released Tuesday.

 Tuesday, January 27, 2004

No Surprises at Top of Experimental Free Handicap

The suspense leading up to the end of January wasn't whether the colt Vindication and the filly Storm Flag Flying would be voted champion 2-year-olds. They were. The suspense was whether the two unbeaten juveniles would be weighted above the standard weight--126 pounds for males and 123 for fillies--on the 2002 Experimental Free Handicap. They weren't.

 Tuesday, January 28, 2003