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2018 Kentucky Derby Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/2/2018
Well, we have almost made it. After more articles leading up to the race than I can count, and countless hours thinking about the horses and the path they have traveled on, we are finally nearly at the Kentucky Derby. I'll admit that as I write this - Wednesday afternoon - I still haven't figured out how I am going to bet on the race. I have a good idea of what I like and what I don't, but what I will do with those preferences hasn't come clear yet. Luckily, I still have plenty of time. And in the meantime there are some Kentucky Derby predictions that I feel like we can have some fun with today. So, without further ado: Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Horse Numbers: Post Positions and Expert Analysis
by Robert Ferringo - 5/1/2018
If you missed Tuesday's Kentucky Derby post draw don't feel bad, so did Bob Baffert. Baffert, a four-time Kentucky Derby winner and trainer of this year's favorite, Justify, was late getting to Churchill Downs for Tuesday's draw. He showed up more than halfway through and missed the announcement of his horse's position in the field. The 144th running of the Kentucky Derby commences at 6:24 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 at Churchill Downs. The Run For The Roses marks the open of the Triple Crown racing season and is one of the most highly anticipated sporting events of the spring. Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Oaks Expert Picks with Betting Odds and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 5/1/2018
The Kentucky Derby is the main event this weekend at Churchill Downs, but the Kentucky Oaks at the heart of Friday's card is a heck of a race in its own right. If you are actually in Louisville then Oaks day is actually the more enjoyable day than the Derby in some ways - more manageable crowds, slighter fewer big hats, but just as much bourbon and a pile of good races. Read More >>
Best Trifecta Bets for the 2018 Kentucky Derby
by Trevor Whenham - 4/30/2018
One of the more interesting and potentially lucrative ways to bet on the Kentucky Derby is using the trifecta. This is a bet where you choose the top three finishers in the race in the correct order. It sounds simple, but it isn't in a race like this. Last year, the favorite, Always Dreaming, won the race, but longshots Lookin at Lee and Battle of Midway rounded out the trifecta. A $2 exacta bet on that combination paid an incredible $16,594.40. When you are betting the trifecta you typically don't just bet one combination. Read More >>
How to Place a Bet on the Kentucky Derby in 2018
by Trevor Whenham - 4/30/2018
This time of year, Kentucky Derby week, is the one time when casual horse racing fans pay attention to the sport. And, not to pick on them, most of them don't know too much about the sport. It can seem like an intimidating and confusing sport, but once you grasp the basics it really isn't. Ultimately, it's just all about looking at the fancy horses and deciding which one is fastest - and there are all sorts of ways to do that. Oh, and of course to then bet on that opinion and make yourself rich. And to accomplish that you need to figure out how to place a bet on the Kentucky Derby. And I'm here for you. Luckily, it's not tough: Read More >>
Kentucky Derby Trivia Questions and Answers 2018
by Trevor Whenham - 4/30/2018
The Kentucky Derby is less than a week away, and I don't know about you but I can't wait. This is my least favorite time of the whole months-long lead-up to the Derby. The prep races are over, the major works are done, the horses have arrived in Louisville, and all we can do is wait. It's five days that seems to take about five months every year. To help fill that time and distract us, here are some Kentucky Derby trivia questions and answers to test your mettle. The first five questions are pretty easy, and the next five aren't so much. How can you do?: Read More >>
Bravazo Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/30/2018
There is a whole lot of history circling around Bravazo heading into the Kentucky Derby. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who is 82 years old, has won the Derby four times and is tied at this point with Todd Pletcher for the most career starters with 48 - though Pletcher will move ahead with four starters to one for Lukas this year. Lukas' former assistants are now littered throughout the game - Pletcher and Kiaran McLaughlin in this race started out with him, and multiple Lukas proteges are in the field every year. Read More >>
Instilled Regard Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/30/2018
Instilled Regard is just lucky to be in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby. After all of the prep races had ended the colt sat 22nd in points and seemed to be stuck on the outside looking in. In one day, though, Quip was aimed for the Preakness and Gronkowski suffered an infection, and suddenly the door was open. He's got a new lease on life and a shot at the toughest and most important race in North America there is to win. But is he capable of making the most of this unexpected opportunity? Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Prop Bets with Expert Betting Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/28/2018
The Kentucky Derby is nothing like the Super Bowl when it comes to prop bets. But sportsbooks like Bovada are getting more aggressive and creative in creating Kentucky Derby prop bets, and that provides us other ways to leverage our opinions on the race, other places to shop for value, and just more ways to have fun surrounding the spectacle that is the Derby. Here are six of the more interesting Kentucky Derby prop bets that are offered at Bovada this year: Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Expert Betting Advice: Pace Scenario
by Trevor Whenham - 4/27/2018
This Kentucky Derby field is as deep and talented as any I remember in recent memory. There are probably nine horses in the field that I would happily have bet last year over anything in that disaster of a class, and don't even get me started on the mess that was 2016. When a field is this deep and competitive it's especially important to pay attention to the pace scenario. Pace makes the race, as the saying goes, and in this race it will determine which of the strong horses can contend and which will struggle. Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Long Shots: Advice and Expert Betting Tips for Value
by Trevor Whenham - 4/27/2018
This is an incredibly top-heavy Kentucky Derby this year. There are quite likely going to be at least nine horses at under 20/1 at post time, and any of them could be a true contender. Handicapping the race is going to be far from easy. What's impressive about the group this year, though, is that there is some real quality beyond the truly excellent top of the group. What we want to look at today is four Kentucky Derby live long shots that could easily be a part of the action at a big price. For the sake of this discussion, I have defined long shots as horses with futures odds north of 20/1, and I've used Bovada futures odds: Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Betting Trends and Handicapping
by Trevor Whenham - 4/27/2018
What makes the Kentucky Derby so great to handicap is that every year is completely different, so the challenge is always shifting. What makes the Kentucky Derby so incredibly tough to handicap is that every year is different, so you have to adapt to a constantly shifting target. To help make sense of the chaos that is the Derby this year - so many top-quality contenders and so many questions that nothing is certain or even clear - we can look back at historical Kentucky Derby trends to see what stands out and what can be learned: Read More >>
2018 Kentucky Derby Expert Betting Advice: Handicapping the Curse of Apollo
by Trevor Whenham - 4/26/2018
If you are paying attention to the media coverage heading up to the Kentucky Derby then chances are pretty good that you have heard about the Curse of Apollo. And if you haven't yet then you are going to. It applies both to heavy favorite Justify and strong contender Magnum Moon, so it is more of a factor than it usually is. Therefore, our job here today is to offer Kentucky Derby expert betting advice, so you understand what the curse is and what it means to us in 2018. Read More >>
Noble Indy Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/26/2018
Noble Indy comes into the Kentucky Derby as the winner of the Louisiana Derby. That's not really a confidence-inspiring fact. The last horse that won both the Louisiana Derby and the Kentucky Derby did it back in 1996. And before that it was Black Gold in 1924. This race is not a Kentucky Derby champions factory. There aren't really a lot of near misses, either. Gun Runner won the race in 2016 and then was third in Kentucky before turning into the nation's top older horse last year. Read More >>
Combatant Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/26/2018
When the connections of Quip correctly decided that the Kentucky Derby wasn't the right fit for their horse, the door was opened for Combatant to make the starting gate. It's not a move that will excite anyone other than the connections of the horse. The well-bred colt hasn't made a real mark on the Derby trail, only sticking around for enough of a piece to pick up a few points here or there. To imagine him being a real factor in this incredibly deep and tough Kentucky Derby would require a far more active imagination that I have. The horse earned his spot in the starting gate fair and square, but he's not going to get the win. Not even close. Read More >>
Firenze Fire Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/26/2018
Firenze Fire is a reminder of how dramatically things can change in horse racing in a fairly short time. Heading into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile last year the horse had just won Grade 1 race, beating Kentucky Derby hopefuls Good Magic and Enticed, and he seemed like a decent value play at 11/1. Since then, though, he has gone from solid and interesting Triple Crown contender to the horse most likely to go off at triple-digit odds in the Kentucky Derby. Read More >>
Bolt d'Oro Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/25/2018
The bad news is that this colt has lost his last three races - including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, in which he was the favorite. But it could be worse. He has been beaten by just four horses in those three races - three that are in the Derby, including the favorite, and one who would have been among the top favorites if he hadn't been hurt. So, when he loses it is to top horses, and he never gets blown out. But being close isn't going to be good enough in the Derby - not in a field this strong. Read More >>
Hofburg Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/25/2018
Every year at this point - a couple of weeks before the Kentucky Derby but after all the prep races have been run and the field is set - there is a horse that starts to crawl into my mind and really starts to fester. There is more and more about the horse that convinces me they are worth a close look. Sometimes these horses go well for me - like in 2015 when Firing Line finished second behind American Pharoah at nearly 10/1. Read More >>
Good Magic Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/25/2018
It's very odd to see a two-year-old champion who won a major prep race and has very strong connections as just the sixth choice in the field in early betting. That speaks to two things, though. First, this is a ridiculously deep field, so good horses are going to fall down the hierarchy. And second, being two-year-old champion doesn't guarantee anything. Since 2010 champions American Pharoah and Nyquist both wore the roses, but Classic Empire had terrible luck as champion last year, Shanghai Bobby, Shared Belief and Uncle Mo didn't even make the Derby, and Hansen was just plain bad in the race. Read More >>
Audible Odds to Win the 2018 Kentucky Derby with Picks and Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 4/25/2018
Audible won the Florida Derby in his fifth career race to extend a winning streak and to come into the Derby with a lot of momentum. Do you know who else that describes? Always Dreaming, Audible's older stablemate, who won the Kentucky Derby to stretch his win streak to four. Audible has already won four in a row, so he's already a step ahead. Read More >>
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