Danica Patrick Finishes fourth But Wins Our Heart

Well I just got finished watching the Indy 500 and I am amazed at how good Danica Patrick was. Not that I didn't expect her to do good but the perfomance she gave today really stood out and especially for a rookie. We can only imagine the amount of pressure she had by starting up front not to mention all the interview request.

She had her share of bad luck or you might say rookie mnistakes but she did such a good job it was a pleasure to watch her. She stalled the car in the pitts, she had a brush with another car that almost turned her David letterman/Bobby Rahal owned car sideways. She also had to conserve fuel in the last 20-30 laps. She lead a lap early on in the race and became the only woman to lead a lap in the Indy 500. That is no small task.

Once her team took a gamble and decided to stay out of the pits they knew she had to conserve fuel. Not only did she do that but with the help of a few caution flags she gained the lead once again. Her car was past with only a few laps to go as they were able to run their cars more fuel rich and use more horsepower.

After the race in which she finished fourth she really conducted herself well and even had a few laughs with the interviwer I am sure it has not sunk in yet what a great job she did.

I watched a piece of sports history today - Thank You Danica Patrick

Kentucky Derby

So here we are again the second Saturday in May and that tells me that it is time to place a wager on one of my favorite sports the Kentucky Derby.

In the United States this is one of the biggest days when it comes to sports betting. It is probably right behind the Super Bowl when it comes to money wagered.

Most of the people betting on the Derby don't make another wager at any other time of the year on horse racing. That is just crazy if you think about it. Since there are so many new comers putting wasted money into the win pools there are plenty of ways to make money when betting on the Kentucky derby.

This year there 20 entries, half of which will be about 20-1 if you bet $2 to win on every horse that is over 11-1 there is good odds that you will win money.

There are so many non horse players that make wagers that they can actually make the favorite in the race unbetable. The favorite has only won 2 or 3 times over the last 50 years. Betting a favorite or even a co favorite in this race is just plain crazy.

Look at the 3rd 4th and 5th favorites and place your wager across the board on them or choose just one.

I like playing the exotics like triples and superfectas and since this race has a lot of money wagered there is no such thing as a bad bet. Odds are I will be at Belmont park today to watch the race and after I place a bet on each race I will also place some superfecta quick picks for $1 on the derby.

If you like 3 or 4 horses box them in a triple and superfecta. If some long shots come in you could win big money.

Good luck and see you at Belmont park!