148th Kentucky Derby
Overview
As you I am sure you are aware at this point, I am a degenerate. I LOVE gambling and there are veryyyyy few sports / things I have not / would not gamble on and horse racing is about as degenerate as you can get.
I learned to bet horses in high school as I lived relatively close to a track, but really fell in love with the sport after college. I had the opportunity to see Justify win his triple crown a few years ago and am super interested to see how this crop of 3yr old runs these races.
While I love horse racing, I do not normally post picks because frankly, it takes me a ton of time to come up with my cards as I do it old school by hand (how I was taught).
Without further ado, here are fav horses (in numerical order) for each race, followed by my tickets for each race with multi race picks at the bottom. Let’s get it!!!!
Race-by-Race horses I like:
7, 9, 10, 11, 13
2, 4, 5, 8
2, 3, 7 ,9
1, 2, 4, 10
2, 7, 8
2, 4, 7, 11
1, 3, 5, 10, 11
1, 2, 6, 7
2, 3, 4, 7 - This could be an all leg
1, 3, 5, 7 - This is a PHENOMINAL race
3, 6, 7, 10
6, 10, 12, 15, 16 - I also like the 1 but hate the dreaded rail
3, 5, 11, 9
3, 11, 12
My tickets:
I am devoting about $900 to today’s races:
By Race ($591 total):
Don’t love this race so taking a pass
$20 WP on 4
$0.5 Tri box 2,3,7,9
$0.5 Tri box 1,2,4,10
two bets:
$10 WP on 7
$4 Ex box 2,7,8
$5 Ex box 2,4 / 2,4,7,11
$40 W on 5
$4 Ex box 1,2,6
$10 WP on 7
Two bets
$30 W on 3
$2 Ex 1,3 / 1,3,5,7
$10 WP on 3
Debry time!!! I am fading Epicenter. I really just do not believe in that horse to be the odds he is though I am including him in my exotics just incase he hits the board. I am taking a shot here with 12 and the chances he has double digit odds. I might look dumb given he only has 2 starts, his jockey chose another horse, and his workout schedule has been downright odd but I can’t deny that horse’s talent. If you wanted to replace my love of 12, I would go with the 6. As much as I hate the NY Rangers is is hard to deny that Messier is really good and, as I said, the jockey chose to ride Messier today over Taiba. I also reallllly like the 10 horse, but I am not alone and his odds won’t be great. Here are my wagers for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby:
$10 WPS on 10, 12
$5 WPS on 6, 15, 16
$2 Ex 10, 12 / 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16
$1 Ex Box 3, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16
$1 Ex 10, 12 / 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 18
$0.5 Tri 10,12 /1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15,16 / 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16
$0.5 Tri 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15,16 / 10,12 / 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16
$0.5 Tri box 3,5,9,11
$2 Ex Box 3,11,12
Multi Race ($312):
Race 2 - $0.5 Pick 4 - 2,4,8 / 2,3,7,9 / 1,2,4,10 / 7, 8
Race 4 - $0.5 Pick 5 - 1,2,4,10 / 7,8 / 2,4,7,11 / 5 / 1,2,6,7
Race 6 - $1 Pick 3 - 2,4 / 3,5 / 2,3,4,6,8
Race 9 - $0.5 Pick 4 - 2,3,4,6,7 / 3 / 3,6,7,10 / 3,6,10,12
Race 10 - $0.5 Pick 5 - 1,3 / 3,6,10 / 3,6,10,12 / 3,5,9 / 3,11,12
Race 10 - $1 Pick 3 - 1,3 / 3,6,7,10 / 3,6,10,12
Good luck in all your wagering!!!!