He made Giacomo look like a virtual standout, and was certainly the most unlikely Derby winner in my lifetime.
Last year’s Derby winner Mine That Bird was so unlikely that not a single player selected him in the contest. The ultimate feature race, the Kentucky Derby, offers triple point values where you can leapfrog a hundred players if you have the right longshot. Also, each week there are between one and four “feature” races where the point values are doubled. Points accumulate equal to the mythical dollars earned. Each position is capped at $60-$40-$20, respectively. Players select one horse per race and hold a mythical $20 win-place-show ticket on each selection. The format has remained unchanged over the years.
This free contest offers more than $30,000 in total prize money and the top two overall finishers gain entry into the 2010 Claiming Crown tournament, one of the gateways to the prestigious National Handicapping Tournament held at Red Rock casino in January 2011. The popular Road to Kentucky contest starts this Saturday at Canterbury Park.
