Guaranteed Sports Picks from Handicapping Expert Carlo Campanella

Carlo Campanella is a professional sports and horse racing analyst who knows about winning. Not only has he won several handicapping contests across the country, he has held some of the most prestigious positions in the gaming industry. During the past 15 years Campanella has acted as a jockey agent, stable manager and race book director. He currently provides sports information on all major sporting events... read more

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Handicapping Articles

The Preakness Stakes
Before the Kentucky Derby Jockey Kent Desormeaux told reporters “Big Brown was the best horse he had ever ridden.” If true, those are immense words considering Desormeaux is in the Racing Hall of Fame, won riding titles at 6 different race tracks, rode 3 Breeder’s Cup winners and earned 2 previous Kentucky Derby wins on Real Quiet (1998) and Fusaichi Pegasus (2000). Even if Big Brown isn’t the best horse Desormeaux has been on, it was that confidence in his mount that allowed ... (read more)

Kentucky Derby Favorites
Pyro packs the best closing punch of the group and still owns the most consistent form of any 3-year-old in this crop, even after he failed to fire for the first time in his career in the Blue Grass Stakes. He never finished worse than third during his initial six starts, so we’re willing to toss out that poor effort as it was run over the Polytrack, while all of his previous races, and the Derby, are run on dirt. In fact, he entered the Blue Grass in great form, earning back-to-back victories in the Risen Star ... (read more)

The Kentucky Derby - Who Dun It
Churchill Downs allows a maximum field of 20 starters in the Kentucky Derby. Fans often ask me, “How do they decide which 3-year-olds will break from the gate on the first Saturday of May?” The selection process is completely dependent on each horse’s earnings in Graded Stakes races. Now that the prep races are completed, below is a chart of the money won in Graded races by each of the ... (read more)