I have never had a hole-in-one. I came within 4 inches once in Stockton, Calif. But I was there at the old Vet in Philadelphia in 2003, when Kevin Millwood threw his no-hitter against God’s team, the San Francisco Giants. I was there with my friend, Geoff Flynn, 30 years ago this month after driving 830 miles from San Diego to Ciudad Constitucion, Mexico, to see the solar eclipse. And 10 years ago this fall in Las Vegas, Tina and I got married.
For horseplayers, hitting a Pick 6 is a once-in-a-lifetime happening. All right, someone reading this will say, “I hit the Pick 6 all the time.” Some might even think they are getting away with telling the truth. For the rest of us mere, honest mortals, we are lucky to get a whiff of it.
May 1, 2021 at 6:47 pm ET
Riders up! This is your last chance to get your bets in, but which horse to back?
Handicapping champion Jonathon Kinchen nailed two exactas on Friday, including the Kentucky Oaks to cap a profitable day for SportsLine subscribers following his plays. He followed that up with another winning exacta play in the Pat Day Mile earlier today. His Derby-Oaks double is also live, so you ll want to see who he likes for the Run for the Roses:
We can tell you Kinchen is completely fading Rock Your World, even though he is one of the top favorites! In the Santa Anita Derby, he got loose on a speed-favoring track and didn t have a ton of competition behind him, Kinchen told SportsLine.
Television coverage of the nationwide cultural event is provided by
NBC Sports and their award-winning team. The broadcasts begin on April 30 with a six-hour block from noon to 6 p.m. ET on
NBCSN, highlighted by the Longines Kentucky Oaks for 3-year-old fillies. On May 1, races from Churchill Downs leading up to the Derby will be shown on
NBCSN from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET and then move over to
NBC from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET. The Kentucky Derby has a scheduled post time of 6:57 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports’ Derby coverage is anchored by Mike Tirico, with analysis from retired Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss, plus reporting and features from the rest of NBC Sports’ horse racing team including Donna Barton Brothers on horseback, handicapping picks from Eddie Olczyk, analytics from Steve Kornacki on loan from MSNBC, features from new correspondents Jac Collinsworth and Sanya Richards-Ross, and much more. Coverage is also available to stream live on NBCSports.com and on
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Breeders Cup announces the launch of the HorsePlayers Happy Hour Tour (“HorsePlayers Tour”) hosted by In the Money Media (ITMM), which will begin Thursday, April 8, at 3:00 p.m. ET. The HorsePlayers Tour will coincide with the popular HorsePlayers Happy Hour livestream featuring ITMM s Matt Bernier, Peter Fornatale and Jonathon Kinchen. Each week fans at home can play along with the ITMM team for a chance to earn tour points and qualify for the season-ending playoffs. One $10,000 Breeders Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) seat will be awarded to the player that finishes first on the regular season leaderboard and another will be awarded to the winner of the playoffs.