Derby picks and wagering strategy

Dear Dan, I was thinking on betting that Eight Belles might either win first or in the money, but I didn't know how to get into the online betting nor did i think I had enough to place minimal bet, but with the results of this horse's tragic death, I think that any winnings wouldn't of been worth it. But, I was wondering if someone could examine the tapes of the filly's run in the race and see if the jockey put the breaks on too suddenly after the race was through and if that might be one of the causes of the breakage. That instead of letting the filly slow down to a stop gradually, he might have pulled up on the reins rather suddenly as if trying to rein in a quarter horse in a barrel race and maybe too much of the horse's weight went onto those front legs a little too soon with the sudden stop after all of that speed. Physics and at that age, a horse's legs aren't able to handle something an eight-year-old might be able to take. I want to tell the trainer and owner and so forth how sorry I am for their loss. It is sad to see the granddaughter of Unbridled have her life cut short in this manner. But, I don't know if you'll see this or not, but from the little bit I've been able to see through clips on the news and all, it just makes me wonder if there might be a jockey mistake in there of trying to pull up on the reins suddenly to stop the horse after the race was over. I may be new to being at this online website, but I've been in love with horses ever since I can remember and I've watched the Kentucky Derby either every year or almost every year ever since Secretariat or before then and I was just a child then. They're chalking this up to 'trashy breeding' and I'm having a hard time believing that a filly with Unbridled and Northern Dancer in her bloodlines is a result of 'trashy breeding'. But, I do know that they almost never stop a horse suddenly after a race like this one. I've watched enough horse races on T.V. to know what is normal to see and not normal to see as far as how the jockeys handle the horses during and after a race. Thsi is just a thought of something for someone to have checked out. I don't think that the jockey needs to blacklisted. Perhaps he's too new to the sport to know better, but can learn from his mistakes, if he indeed made a mistake. Such is possible you know.

Dan, tell me you are blogging for the preakness. If anyone other than me took dan's betting advice it returned big. thanks again ( i posted on one of the other strings earlier.) What is your website? What are you preakness picks???