KENTUCKY DERBY 143 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The first Saturday in May is upon us and it is time to back a horse. Picking the name or the number is always a good way to enjoy a little speculation. Because knowledge is power, let’s provide a little something-something on each runner that could be your reasoning otherwise.
- Girvin- Jockey Mike Smith is perhaps the best “big race” rider in the game
- Classic Empire-Juvenile champs have won the Derby the last two times
- Gormley- Victor Espinoza is in the irons and has won the roses 3 times
- Irap-trainer Doug O’Neill won it last year (Nyquist) and in 2012
- Irish War Cry- A New Jersey bred son of Curlin
- Thunder Snow- won last race at longer distance than anyone else has run
- Always Dreaming- Father Bodemeister almost took’em gate to wire in 2012
- Gunnevera-his 4 lifetime wins have come at 3 different tracks
- Practical Joke- Trainer Chad Brown is one of the hottest young minds today
- J Boys Echo- exercise rider Tammy Fox has really brought this Boy along
- State of Honor- Trainer Mark Casse wins a lot
- Tapwrit- Established a new track record (1:42.36) in winning Tampa Derby
- Hence- Owner Calumet Farm has won the most Kentucky Derbies (8)
- Fast and Accurate-Skier Bode Miller owns a piece of this horse
- McCraken- trainer Ian Wilkes was assistant with 2 previous Derby winners
- Battle of Midway-rider Flavian Prat has taken the West coast by storm
- Patch-Another Calumet horse and Seattle Slew is his grandpappy
- Untrapped-Nation’s top sire Tapit is in the bloodlines
- Looking at Lee-big closer that benefits from added distance
- Sonneteer-Has run at 4 different tracks and has plenty of experience
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