Derby Chalk By Ben Vining Horse Handicapper for Red Rage Tailgate Some are calling this the greatest Kentucky Derby field ever assembled, which is refreshing to hear considering how bad as a whole the last few three-year old crops have been. When I started following horse racing, right around the time Big Brown took the…
#BringKingHome – RRTG’s Pick for UofL’s Next President UPDATED POST FROM AUGUST 1ST, 2016 Please sarcastically read the first paragraph. Here at the Red Rage we understand that everyone in the City has a great respect for our opinions. We have a major influence on all decisions being made at the University of Louisville. “With…
Former Louisville Cardinal Colin Holba got some excellent news this Monday, he was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Colin, Louisville’s only player taken in the last NFL draft, was cut by the Steelers before the start of the year. Now Colin will be in a race for the long snapping duties for the Jags.…
All is lost. Everything is in question. Where do we go from here? Should we even be cheering for college sports? We the UofL fan base have been obliterated. It is the lowest of lows. We need a hero. Someone to save us all from the constant despair and seemingly never ending spiral of…
Here we go again! ESPN’s SportsCenter will be broadcasting live from the Red Rage Tailgate on Saturday morning! The show runs from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. and they will show clips from the Rage once or twice in that span.
Tailgate Update ESPN Louisville and Luke Hancock have joined the party! ESPN is having a contest for some lucky fans to get MVP treatment to the game in Indy. Part of the trip includes partying with the RRTG and the UofL Alumni! Stay tuned to ESPN 680 and 93.9 for details to enter the contest.…
Run for the RosesBy Ben Vining 2017 Kentucky Derby Details Where: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky Post Time: Saturday, May 6, at 6:34 p.m. ET Watch: NBC Sound the bugle because here they come twenty derby horses are ready to run. The 143rd Kentucky Derby is upon us and life is grand it is time…
Road to the Roses by Ben Vining @doubleplay9 Prep Race Recap Arkansas Derby The Arkansas Derby took place over the weekend and was the final major KY Derby prep of the season. What a race it was, however ugly it may have seemed visually. Classic Empire, the two-year-old champ of 2016, has had a…
Road to the Roses by Ben Vining @doubleplay9 After three more prep races for this year’s KY Derby the picture that is developing is a blurry one. I’m having a hard time visualizing a winner at this point, but that’s what makes handicapping the KY Derby a joy. Two more preps remain, but only one…
Road to the Roses by Ben Vining @doubleplay9 The Kentucky Derby Championship Series is in full swing and the greatest horses in the world are fighting for a chance to run in the world’s greatest race. Contenting horses earn their way into the Derby by gaining points through their performance in designated “prep races”. I…
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