If anyone is interested, I got alerted today about a horse named "Mississippi" who looks like he might be a Derby contender. First derby Prep race is Saturday at Gulfstream. 

 

Cheers

Scratch that, the horse to watch right now is "Justify".

 

Remember the name

CBS Sports: 2018 Kentucky Derby odds: Early picks, predictions from expert who has nailed 9 straight Derbys
https://www.cbssport...traight-derbys/

NBC Sports: Good Magic

 

LA Times: Kentucky Derby puts a spotlight on horse racing's competitive infighting

Scratch that, the horse to watch right now is "Justify".

 

Remember the name

 

Opens as a 3:1 favorite.

 

Post

Horse

Odds

1

Firenze Fire

50-1

2

Free Drop Billy

30-1

3

Promises Fulfilled

30-1

4

Flameaway

30-1

5

Audible

8-1

6

Good Magic

12-1

7

Justify 

3-1

8

Lone Sailor

50-1

9

Hofburg

20-1

10

My Boy Jack

30-1

11

Bolt d'Oro

8-1

12

Enticed

30-1

13

Bravazo

50-1

14

Mendelssohn

5-1

15

Instilled Regard

50-1

16

Magnum Moon

6-1

17

Solomini

30-1

18

Vino Rosso

12-1

19

Noble Indy

30-1

20

Combatant

50-1

It's been talked about a lot but Justify didn't run as a 2-year-old.  A horse that didn't run as a two year old and won the Derby hasn't happened since the 19th century. 

Thinking a Justify, Mendelssohn and Audible exacta box. 

Opens as a 3:1 favorite.

 

Post

Horse

Odds

1

Firenze Fire

50-1

2

Free Drop Billy

30-1

3

Promises Fulfilled

30-1

4

Flameaway

30-1

5

Audible

8-1

6

Good Magic

12-1

7

Justify 

3-1

8

Lone Sailor

50-1

9

Hofburg

20-1

10

My Boy Jack

30-1

11

Bolt d'Oro

8-1

12

Enticed

30-1

13

Bravazo

50-1

14

Mendelssohn

5-1

15

Instilled Regard

50-1

16

Magnum Moon

6-1

17

Solomini

30-1

18

Vino Rosso

12-1

19

Noble Indy

30-1

20

Combatant

50-1

I bet him at 40-1 back in March...

 

I'll do my "real handicapping" in the next few days, but I like Hofburg and Audible at first glance. 

My little preview: 

BSL: Previewing The 2018 Kentucky Derby

http://baltimorespor...kentucky-derby/

Bloomberg: The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code
https://www.bloomber...rse-racing-code

The Ringer: The Millionaire, the Cowboy, and the Horse That Won’t Scare
https://www.theringe...e-green-montana

SI: Justify Headlines Unusually Crowded Field of Contenders

Bets are in

Exacta box 6,7,10,11

Also small bets on Audible and Vino Rosso to win.

I dont know how the wet track changes things but I liked Mendelssohn coming in. I dont care that he got here late.

If you want a longshot with some chance make a bet on Lone Sailor

6-7-8-9. Going to stay away from the horses inside of 6 and outside of 14. I may regret fading 10, 11 and 14 but whatever.

Scratch that, the horse to watch right now is "Justify".

Remember the name

Nice, Seth.

It's been talked about a lot but Justify didn't run as a 2-year-old. A horse that didn't run as a two year old and won the Derby hasn't happened since the 19th century.

Wow.

7-6 pays!

Nice, Seth.

Cheers. 

 

Glory Days on me for the next 5 March Madness Fridays. 40-1 future bet on March 11. Unreal.