Subscribe, LIKE, and Comment! Timestamps and Links Below! As we pre-game the Lecomte (Race 14) and Silverbulletday Stakes (Race 11) coming up on January 22 at Fair Grounds in Louisiana, follow along with Weej’s handy, downloadable summary of the Derby/Oaks prep races and point totals! https://app.podia.com/community/topics/32387/posts/102423-roadmap-to-the-kentucky-derby-derby-and-oaks-races-and-points NOTE: “Breaking the maiden” or becoming a maiden describes the milestone when a horse wins its first race. So-called Maiden races are filled with horses seeking their first wins. 1:10 Introduction to the Lecomte (G3), to be run at 1 & 1/16 miles on the dirt for 3 year-olds with a purse of $200k.The Silverbulletday Stakes is held for 3 y.o. fillies at a distance of 1mile and 70 yards with a $150k purse. 2:42 Recapping Trixie’s love/hate relationship with Midnight Bourbon, a previous winner of this race. (Will Call Me Midnight follow suit?) 4:00 Record and analysis of Post Position 1, Surfer Dude. Color Trixie unconvinced. 4:35 Is PP2, Unified Report, rising enough to compete here? 5:23 PP3, Pappacap is a huge story this season. Under “Jersey Joe” Bravo, is he apt to get stuck on the rail? (Bravo left Monmouth in NJ for Cali last year—was it the crop rule issue?) 6:50 Weej explains the 2021 Monmouth crop rule and recaps last summer’s hullabaloo over it. 11:03 HISA (the Horseracing Safety and Integrity Act, being drafted now) will have to deal with complex issues like this uniformly to be useful. 11:42 Pappacap’s been stuck behin Corniche twice. 12:40 In PP4, Trafalgar has Trixie’s and Weej’s interest as a possible up-and-comer. 14:38 In PP5 will be Assmussen-trained Epicenter, a kid of Not This Time, with a recent, exciting win in the Gun Runner Stakes for futurities (2 year-olds who all became 3 on New Year’s Day). 15:30 Analyzing Cyberknife, a recent maiden trained by Brad Cox, in PP6. 16:43 Blue Kentucky in PP7 could surprise, but is currently a toss for Trixie and Weej. 17:07 Call Me Midnight, in PP8, also raises questions. 18:00 Finally in PP9, Presidential will need to make a big step up to contend with this company. 19:13 Weej loves Epicenter here with interest in a couple more. 20:56 Onto the Silverbulletday Stakes analysis. Only 6 horses! 21:12 In Post Postion 1 is Fannie and Freddie, who just placed in the Untapable stakes for futurities. 22:52 Bernabreezy, who seems very promising, is in PP2. 23:38 PP3 is Miss Chamita, a maiden at Indiana Grand, who Weej finds a curious choice for this race and company. 25:05 Skipping ahead a bit to the very-exciting La Crete (PP5), sibling of Clairiere, who won this race in 2021. 25:40 Back to PP4, Pletcher’s horse, Sweet as Pie, to be ridden by Giroux. 26:16 Returning to the fantastic prospect La Crete. 28:20 Candy Raid is the last filly, in PP6, and a bit of a question mark. 29:18 Weej describes what Claiming Races are and what seeing them in a horse’s record can signify. 31:07 Besides the excellent La Crete, Weej and Trixie give their other faves for this race. 33:46 Young horses mature A LOT on their way to the Derby, and we will be able to SEE it over the next several months in their bodies and demeanors. OUR CREDO: We love making jokes, but love 🐴 more. We encourage and support widespread reform with regard to equine medications, standards of care, and treatment during and after thoroughbred racing careers. We desire sparkling ethics, so we can enjoy the sport happily and encourage others to become fans, too! The duo behind 33xpl is at your favorite podcasting platform or on You Tube. You can also check us out at Instagram, Pinterest, and our own http://www.33xpl.com. HAPPY RACING, YA’LL! 💋 Trixie and Weej