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by onion2k 3698 days ago
It's a very easy claim to test though - just wait until next year's Derby and see if they can do it again.
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It's also worth pointing out that they were challenged to make this pic by a reporter in advance of the Derby. They weren't just throwing out a random guess, they met the gauntlet that had been thrown down once already. This is a remarkable achievement in the face of skepticism.

If you read the CEO's statement in the original article, he wasn't claiming omniscience, but that horse-racing was certainly difficult to predict.

The better question is not, "will they hit the Preakness Superfecta?" but, how do UNU's picks do against the average guy at the track?

I'd bet they're pretty dang good.

See my above comment. Their picks are just a reflection of the odds set by the betting public. They got extremely lucky, since the Kentucky Derby almost never shakes out with the top 4 favorites finishing in order.