Ed DeRosa

Kentucky

VP, Product and Content Development at Horse Racing Nation

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Florida Gov. DeSantis is expected at OBS sale to support racing

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

As a bill that would allow racetracks to decouple horse racing from slot machines makes its way through the Florida legislature, Governor Ron DeSantis is expected at the OBS 2-year-olds in training sale Thursday to show his support for the Thoroughbred industry. Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse, a staunch opponent of the decoupling bill who has testified against it in Tallahasse, confirmed Thursday morning that DeSantis is expected at the sale.
Kentucky Oaks fair odds: How low can Good Cheer go?

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

I resisted hopping on the Good Cheer bandwagon through every start of her six-race undefeated career, but the win in the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks was just too good to ignore. More important from a Kentucky Oaks (G1) standpoint is that she has improved as a 3-year-old and has given every indication that she can move forward again on at Churchill Downs on May 2.
Laurel play of the day: Sunday is fun day for 1st-time starter

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

We're 1-for-2 with our Laurel Park plays of the day with the one winner being a debut runner who featured prominently on the Horse Racing Nation First-Time Power Ratings Report, so we're going to go back to that well for our Sunday play of the day. Nun Gimel Hay Po gets a four-star rating, which is not the best. Five stars are. But considering the 8-1 morning-line price, the value is likely to be there.
Laurel play of the day: A long shot looms in the Whiteley Stakes

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

A stakes four-pack is a part of the Laurel Park Saturday slate, and we have eyes on race 8, the Frank Y. Whiteley for older males going seven furlongs. Click here for a free ultimate past performances report on these four stakes and other top races this weekend. It would be disingenuous of me to think we’re getting 15-1 on Factor It In, but at least we know he won’t be favored thanks to the presence of Worcester. Click here for Laurel Park entries and results.
Super Screener: Cold exacta is the play in the Apple Blossom

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

One could be forgiven for writing off the Grade 1 Apple Blossom on Saturday at Oaklawn to horse of the year Thorpedo Anna. The reigning champion 3-year-old filly and Breeders' Cup Distaff winner is a four-time Grade 1 winner. No one else in this field of seven has even won a single Grade 1 race. But just because no. 6 Thorpedo Anna will be 1-5 in the win pool does not mean there is no wagering opportunity even with her winning.
Keeneland live stream: Handicapping Maker's Mile day

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

You know them from nights at Turfway Park, now Horse Racing Nation's intrepid horseplaying team of Mark Midland and Ed DeRosa have moved their handicapping tack to Keeneland. Join Midland and DeRosa for a live stream covering the late Pick 4 on Friday, aka Maker's Mark Mile day, starting at 4 p.m. EDT. The featured Grade 1 race goes as race 9 of 10, but all four races in the late Pick 4 will be covered as part of the livestream.
Maker's Mark fair odds: Find value against Carl Spackler

1 week ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

One of the reasons Chad Brown is one of the best trainers in the world is his ability to get horses ready for their biggest races. It is a lesson I am reminded of when considering two of his top older horses in training: last year's championship 3-year-old male Sierra Leone and multiple Grade 1 winner Carl Spackler. Brown brought both along through full campaigns to peak in the Breeders' Cup.
Laurel Play of the Day: A Friday 1st-timer

2 weeks ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

Thanks to Horse Racing Nation's first-time power ratings, there is no need to fear debut runners, and I’m certainly willing to put my pen where my mouth is by making our Laurel Park play of the day a first-time starter. Race 5 on Friday in Maryland is a maiden special weight race, and two things give us confidence to back the Mike Repole homebred Agreed. Click here for Laurel Park entries and results.
Kentucky Derby fair odds: Fla. Derby, Wood are value preps

2 weeks ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

With the road to Kentucky Derby 2025 complete, for all intents and purposes, bettors now have a much better idea of the likely field to start their handicapping in earnest. These fair odds are for the top 21 points earners plus the one automatic bid for the Japan route and two for the Europe-Mideast series. Twenty horses can have a spot in the starting gate at Churchill Downs on May 3.
Apple Blossom fair odds: Who could upset Thorpedo Anna?

2 weeks ago | horseracingnation.com | Ed DeRosa

It feels weird to give Thorpedo Anna a 62.5% chance of winning the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Handicap on Saturday at Oaklawn knowing she will be an underlay, but so it goes with the horse of the year on a three-race win streak. The key word there is "handicap," as the four or five pounds she gives to her two key rivals does not exactly level the racing surface.