Rolling the Dice for Derby & Oaks

Earlier this week, I did a review on the effect of the post positions in the past Bluegrass Stakes and Bluegrass Oaks. In the article, relating to the Derby, I made the comment “I’d roll a 20-sided dice and hope it is correct” as no post position showed any advantage compared to any other starting spot.

I’ve heard stories where they have had a monkey that picks stocks out of the Wall Street Journal. The monkeys picks turned out to perform better than the professionals that follow the market after the year was over.

Sitting here on the eve of the big races, I’ve decided to put the dice to the test. Can a random roll of the dice actually pick winners better than those of us who sit here and study the racing program for hours? So I went and found an old game with the 20-sided die, dusted it off, and after a few shakes in hand, gave it a toss.

And here is what the random roll of the die concluded:

Bluegrass Oaks
11 Silent Screem
15 Porn Starr
1 Bellissima G

Bluegrass Derby
15 Royal Plutonium
18 Urban Storm Cat
6 Tap Dances

Good luck to all in their bets!!!