Winning Ponies

For this year's Kentucky Oaks and Derby preview, we have lined up a trifecta of handicappers representing the country from coast to coast, who will help us put the Oaks and Derby picture into perspective. West-coast based Jay Privman, Louisville's own Jennie Rees and Daily Racing Form's East coast handicapping editor Dan Illman. Jay Privman covers the Southern California circuit plus such national events as the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup. He is the author of Breeders' Cup: Thoroughbred Racing's Championship Day and a contributor to Champions. Jennie Rees has been associated with the Louisville Courrier-Journal as a turf writer for the last 28 years. Prior to that, she had a stint of 2 years with the Rochester Times-Union as a sportswriter copy editor. She was a member and former president of the National Turf Writers Association. She was also a key member of team that won Eclipse Award for on-line/multi-media coverage, in 2008. Dan Illman is the DRF.com Handicapping Editor and host of the Daily Racing For