By DjackIt's Derby day, one of the great days of the year in America. The one day we can pretend to care about horse racing for the sake of day drinking and gambling, two of the activities this great country was found on. Well, Derby day has arrived once again and it's time to place those bets in hopes of turning an already great day into one of the best of your year. The weather isn't great today at Churchill Downs, but that should just make for a more exciting two minutes of action. That's the other thing I love about the Kentucky Derby, all the hype and build up for just two minutes of pure exhilaration. It's short lived, although it's one of the greatest rushes in all of sports. I'm getting antsy just thinking about it, let's pick some horses. Kentucky Derby Odds: Lookin at Lee 27-1 Thunder Snow 18-1 Fast and Accurate 38-1 Untrapped 63-1 Always Dreaming 4-1 State of Honor 55-1 Girvin 21-1 Hence 15-1 Irap 39-1 Gunnevera 9-1 Battle of Midway 37-1 Sonneteer 35-1 J Boys Echo 44-1 Classic Empire 7-1 McCracken 7-1 Tapwrit 27-1 Irish War Cry 5-1 Gormley 21-1 Practical Joke 30-1 Patch 15-1 Everyone is going to be talking about Patch today, the one eyed horse that they're going to make a movie after one day. You thought Secretariat and American Pharaoh are legends of the horse racing game, well Patch could put those boys in a grave if he pulls off the unthinkable winning the triple crown. He's not expected to win whatsoever, but horse racing could use a great story and this horse would instantly deliver the biggest one of the century. People are throwing money on him like crazy that's why his odds are at 15-1, meanwhile they opened at 40-1. Don't take Patch because of the hype, only take him if you believe the fix is in. If he wins the Derby he's winning the triple crown, though.
'Always Dreaming has the best odds at 4-1 followed by Irish War Cry at 5-1. McCracken and Classic Empire round out the only horses with single digit odds at 7-1. Not a huge fan of any of those horses, except McCracken, could see him finishing top three for sure. Always Dreaming should be the favorite and that's why he is because he's normally very good, but due to the weather the course conditions might suck, and I don't think he'll do as well as expected. Whatever you do, don't take Practical Joke, the horses name says it all. Battle of Middway, Fire Snow, and Fast and Accurate are my favorite sleeper picks. They all have ridiculous odds, so why not take a shot. Anyways, here's my top 4 finish for the 2017 Kentucky Derby 1. Battle of Midway 2. Irish War Cry 3.McCracken 4.Thunder Snow
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May 2017
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