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Thu Feb 25 11:02:08 PST 2010 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier's Derby Picks
Updated April 28, 2010
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Thu Nov 25 11:32:10 PST 2010 by Gary Roedemeier
The Soul of Brevity: Thoughts on writing for WHAS11.com by Gary Roedemeier
Updated April 28, 2010
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Tue Nov 30 15:18:32 PST 2010 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 2011: Three Races in November
Updated April 28, 2010
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Thu Dec 09 15:38:45 PST 2010 by Gary Roedemeier
Twenty Horses that Could Win the 2011 Derby
Updated April 28, 2010
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Tue Dec 21 10:14:56 PST 2010 by Gary Roedemeier
For whom the bridges toll
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Jan 18 07:28:02 PST 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Zenyatta! They finally got it right
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Wed Feb 02 11:08:06 PST 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Twenty for The Derby by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Thu Feb 03 15:24:13 PST 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
The Annual Spectacle in Frankfort By Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Feb 15 15:30:35 PST 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Tapped Out! Gary Roedemeier's Derby Update
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Feb 22 08:27:46 PST 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Three for the Money by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Mar 01 08:22:02 PST 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
New Leader on the Derby Trail by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Fri Mar 18 15:20:04 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 137 Update By Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Mar 22 10:57:06 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
The Vanishing Contenders by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Wed Mar 30 11:57:31 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Uncle Mo...Pants on Fire! by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Apr 05 09:41:48 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 137: Show Me the Money by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Thu Apr 07 12:22:13 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Life Begins on Opening Day by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Tue Apr 19 10:42:02 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
A Derby of Long Shots by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Mon May 02 08:12:16 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
The Royal Family and Me by Gary Roedemeier
The government is supposed to build us two free bridges and our investment is watching construction.
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Mon May 09 10:48:09 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 137 in the Rear View Mirror
The only way you picked Animal Kingdom as the winner was by listing the Derby horses in alphabetical order. He was first and that's the way he would cross the finish line.
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Tue Jun 07 08:45:43 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier's Belmont Pick: Let's Go Nehro!
The only way you picked Animal Kingdom as the winner was by listing the Derby horses in alphabetical order. He was first and that's the way he would cross the finish line.
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Fri Nov 04 08:01:45 PDT 2011 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier's Picks for Breeders' Cup Friday
The only way you picked Animal Kingdom as the winner was by listing the Derby horses in alphabetical order. He was first and that's the way he would cross the finish line.
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Wed Feb 29 12:17:34 PST 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
Two more Derby contenders suffer injuries
The only way you picked Animal Kingdom as the winner was by listing the Derby horses in alphabetical order. He was first and that's the way he would cross the finish line.
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Mon Mar 05 20:59:54 PST 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
The Horse Without the Blue Tail, Derby 138 Top Twenty
And late in 2011 he was white hot on the race track, winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and the 2-year-old championship.
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Tue Mar 13 08:33:39 PDT 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
I stand corrected; Roedy's Derby 138 Top 20
And late in 2011 he was white hot on the race track, winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and the 2-year-old championship.
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Sun Apr 15 21:49:03 PDT 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
Last Call for Derby 138: The Top 20 Plus Five
A horse can't win the Derby unless he races as a two year. That's been the case for more than a hundred years, but Bodemeister is about to give that tradition a stern test.
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Mon Apr 23 13:12:55 PDT 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier's Derby 138 update: Horses that can't win the Derby
You can't bet them all! Well, you can. But in the Derby, you need a 20-1 winner to break even.
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Thu May 03 16:11:04 PDT 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
For Better or Worse: Roedy's picks for Derby 138
Picking a Derby winner starts with numbers. We're talking cold hard statistics. It continues with sensory perceptions.
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Wed May 09 01:04:43 PDT 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby in the Rear View Mirror
Requiem for a Derby pick.
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Thu May 17 19:16:09 PDT 2012 by Gary Roedemeier
WHAS11's Gary Roedemeier's Preakness Picks
It is tempting to call this Preakness, the four Derby horses and the seven dwarfs.
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Tue Feb 05 11:42:19 PST 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier's Derby Top Ten
It is the time of year that, one by one, Derby contenders start emerging from barns across the country. But last weekend, a trifecta of three year olds exploded on the scene.
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Wed Feb 13 10:24:27 PST 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
A Derby Memory: 1953
How does a kid growing up in St. Louis, Missouri get interested in the Kentucky Derby? You can blame television and one horse, a horse that didn't even win the Derby.
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Tue Feb 19 08:31:33 PST 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 139: Baffert wins again at Oaklawn and other Derby updates
Trainer Bob Baffert has another serious Derby contender as he won his fifth three year old stakes race in a row at Oaklawn Park.
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Tue Feb 26 08:20:52 PST 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier's Top Ten Update: Derby 139
Trainer Bob Baffert has another serious Derby contender as he won his fifth three year old stakes race in a row at Oaklawn Park.
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Tue Mar 05 10:19:54 PST 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 139: Gary Roedemeier's Top 20
Can Vyjack hijack the Derby? He's already taken Gotham. But will he still be undefeated on May 5th?
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Tue Mar 12 11:46:58 PDT 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Verrazano Now the Derby Favorite
Can Vyjack hijack the Derby? He's already taken Gotham. But will he still be undefeated on May 5th?
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Mon Apr 08 22:05:29 PDT 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Derby 139: What we learn about distance from the prep races
The Kentucky Derby is about distance. It's a mile and a quarter, the classic distance and the first time a three-year-old will try that.
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Sun Apr 21 18:17:39 PDT 2013 by Gary Roedemeier
Gary Roedemeier reflects on 'Thunder' return
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- I had forgotten how spectacular Thunder Over Louisville is "in person."
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Wed Jun 08 15:26:03 PDT 2011 by Lisa and Gary Roedemeier
The "Bistro" Belmont: Part Deux - Watch Your Grass
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- I had forgotten how spectacular Thunder Over Louisville is "in person."
