For the Derby, Hoffman used both the numbers and the names of the horses — "Pro picks make me insane," she said — to make her prediction.
The 30-year-old pro picked up his first win last season on the Sacramento River.
Ever since, the pros' picks have competed against stocks picked by Journal staffers and others flinging darts at their newspaper.
Should you have some mad money and insist on playing, however, we have a list of pros' picks you might try, in hopes you won't be Iridiumed.
Readers who buy into the pros' picks after reading the column make an average of only 8.2% if they hold them for six months, says the author, assistant professor Bing Liang of Case Western Reserve University.
Hamlin was a Pro Bowl pick in 2007, his first season in Dallas.
Griese, a 10-year veteran, was a Pro Bowl pick with Denver in 2000.
Harrison, a seven-year veteran, was a unanimous Pro Bowl pick in 1998.
Rice, a three-time Pro Bowl pick, played in two preseason games for the Ravens this year.
Johnson is a two-time Pro Bowl pick who has run for 6,219 yards and 55 touchdowns in eight seasons.
A two-time Pro Bowl pick, McGahee rushed for 731 yards in 10 games for Denver last season.
