ITM Players' Newsletter - April 25th, 2025
Coming down with a case of Kentucky Derby Fever...
It’s all about Kentucky right now with Churchill Downs opening up shop tomorrow for Derby week.
The network has been pushing Kentucky Derby content daily on inthemoneypodcast.com, our YouTube channel, and ITM Plus. Be sure to check out the written profiles on the ITM website from our excellent team of contributors. The Monster Pod is fully compiled and available for listening on all our regular sources, but if you’re searching for a specific horse you can also find those on YouTube in video form.
The loads of Derby talk is continued with some discussion of this year’s Japanese contenders on YouTube, a pace analysis on ITM Plus, and a few writeups of my own on attheraces.com:
Horses to Follow: Kentucky Derby - attheraces.com
The Triple Crown: the test of American greatness - attheraces.com
There’s still time to build your bankroll for Derby week and what better place to do so than Churchill Downs itself? That’s the focus of today’s Players’ Podcast, in addition to some Santa Anita talk for Saturday.
Finally, the annual Kentucky Derby Final Answers Show is coming up next Wednesday (April 30th)! Be sure to tune in if you can’t (join us in person) and listen along with myself, JK, Maggie Wolfendale, and Phillip Shelton.
MYWAYP,
PTF
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Saturday Churchill Preview - Early Races
Sunday Santa Anita Show
2025 Kentucky Derby Pace Analysis - from ThoroPACE
More exclusive Kentucky Derby content!
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Players’ Podcast - Kentucky Derby Monster Podcast 2025
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the 2025 Kentucky Derby Monster pod!!
Brought to you by TwinSpires.com and the Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge, horse racing’s latest major betting contest.
Welcome to ITM’s most anticipated — and longest — show of the year. When ITM debuted the monster pod format several years ago, it changed the horse racing content game, but this year PTF and JK really outdid themselves. It’s banger after banger. Clocking in at 2:30, this is the Derby show you need for those long walks and car rides. No issue if you divide it into parts but we are serving it up in one monstrous segment with all the Kentucky Derby tips, analysis, information, and betting advice you need.
Players’ Podcast - 4/26 Churchill Downs Opening Day, SA Turf Pick 3 presented by Twinspires.com
Players Podcast Weekend Edition with PTF opening up with Darin Zoccali from Twinspires.com and Kevin Kilroy from the CD broadcast team looking at the Opening Card at Churchill on Saturday, April 26.
Harness Players’ Podcast - 4/25/25 | Fraser Downs Late Pick 4 w/ Doug Henwood
Ray Cotolo and Mike Pribozie look at harness racing action at Fraser Downs in Surrey, B.C. for Friday night (April 25). The two are joined by handicapper and gambler Doug Henwood to look at the Late Pick 4 sequence for Friday night at Fraser and spot harness racing bets.
2025 Kentucky Derby Marketwatch
PTF and Nick Tammaro look at current betting offerings for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, which is only a few weeks away. The two try to glean good bets for the Kentucky Derby, possible live longshots and more in this video sponsored by TwinSpires.
2025 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge
Matt Miller, author of the book A Bettor Way of Thinking, joins PTF to discuss strategies for playing in the 2025 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge, a horseplayer tournament presented by TwinSpires for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.
Monster Pods
Burnham Square - Sandman - Journalism - Rodriguez - Tiztastic - Tappan Street - Sovereignty - Final Gambit - Coal Battle - Chunk of Gold - Citizen Bull - Owen Almighty - East Avenue - Publisher - American Promise - Flying Mohawk - Grande - Neoequos - Admire Daytona - Luxor Cafe AE: Baeza - California Burrito
Kentucky Derby FADES!!!
Which horses should you FADE in the 2025 Kentucky Derby? In this episode, Jonathon Kinchen and PTF dive deep into the 2025 Kentucky Derby field and spotlight the horses we believe will be overbet, underlaid, or tactically compromised when the gates open at Churchill Downs on May 3rd.
History of a Kentucky Derby LONGSHOT
The Kentucky Derby isn’t just a race—it’s the greatest two minutes in sports, a global betting phenomenon, and for some, the birthplace of a life-changing score. In this video, we dive into the history of the Kentucky Derby’s most shocking longshot winners and ask the question that could unlock this year’s jackpot: Who will be this year’s Kentucky Derby longshot?
Japanese Contenders for 2025 Kentucky Derby
Mikee P hosts Klaus Ebner, Toshi Onikubo, Alex Henry, and Alan Carasso as they discuss the Japanese contenders for this year's Kentucky Derby: Admire Daytona and Luxor Cafe. How serious are their chances? What can we expect? Who have they faced? How fast have they run? What kind of trips will they get? They answer these questions and many more.
The official real-money handicapping tournament of the Kentucky Derby is the Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge by TwinSpires!
Woodbine Racetrack returns for its 2025 season starting on Saturday, April 26th! Woodbine will host racing on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:05 p.m. (EDT) before expanding to a Thursday-Sunday schedule in mid-May.
Bettors can expect great pools, including a $100,000 guarantee on the Early Pick 5 every weekend. Woodbine also offers FREE PPs for the opening weekend, courtesy of the Daily Racing Form.
The Owner’s Box - Episode 163 - Cormac Breathnach
Billy and Michelle chat with Keeneland Director of Sales Operations, Cormac Breathnach, about this week’s boutique Select Racing Age sale!
Can Do! - Jerry Dixon, Jr. – The 2022 Kentucky Derby…and more!
It was a memorable ride up to the 2022 Kentucky Derby…and a memorable one since!
