There was a six-year stretch (2003-2010) when one of my daughters picked six Derby winners in a row, be they chalk picks, New York geldings or Giacomo. She’d look at the names in the field and one of them would hit the wire in her mind’s eye. It has been an annual exercise to pick through the Derby field in this column space, to attempt to parse the race from different angles - pedigree, speed figures, Eddie Olczyk and so forth - and reject the lot of it and go with a food-and-beverage method. Arguably.ĭispatch photographer Adam Cairns likes Midnight Bourbon, Bourbonic (30/1) and Soup and Sandwich (30/1) because food and beverages appeal to him. Remember, these are two of the greatest horse racing editors in the history of their respective publications. Clancy, on the other hand, thinks jockey Irad Ortiz can get Known Agenda out ahead of the five horses to his immediate right and have a chance to find a comfortable position by the first turn.
1 post, where it’ll probably get crushed on the rail at the start. While there may not be a superstar in the field, Davis said, “there are a lot of good horses. I mean, you can look at any number of horses and find a path for them to win - or not. How’s the horse going to break, and what’s the pace going to be? That’s what it’s going to come down to.”ĭavis would love Known Agenda if the horse wasn’t coming out of the No. Kentucky Derby live: Print or save this 2021 Kentucky Derby betting guide A vote for Hot Rod Charlieĭavis likes, in order, Hot Rod Charlie, Essential Quality and Rock Your World. He might mix in Highly Motivated (10/1). He’s also going to play long shots Super Stock (30/1) and Midnight Bourbon (20/1). on NBC. The stands at Churchill Downs will be at about half-full, and the infield at about 30% capacity. It’ll be a big step toward a normal, pre-pandemic atmosphere.Ĭlancy is sticking his neck out with Mandaloun (15/1 morning-line odds) primarily to box him in exotic wagers with Rock Your World (5/1), Essential Quality (the chalk at 2/1), Known Agenda (6/1) and Hot Rod Charlie (8/1). Today brings the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. “I might not like the last furlong Saturday, but he’s going to get a price and he has a chance. He looks like a beast in the morning workouts. The question is whether he’ll have anything in the tank down the stretch. “I like a horse with tactical speed, and he can sit behind a couple of speed horses and make a move in the middle. “He had a clunker in the Louisiana Derby - I draw a line through it,” Clancy said. Kentucky Derby live: Updates on favorites, odds, races and more at Churchill Downs Why Mandaloun? Unlike Davis, Clancy seems to have maintained his sanity. Scott Davis, arguably the greatest horse racing editor in Dispatch history, agrees with me on my Kentucky Derby pick this year. This is a sign that I am suddenly brilliant, or it is a sign that Davis, who recently left the newspaper business after a long and distinguished career, has spiraled into an abyss.īob Clancy, arguably the greatest horse racing editor at my former paper, is another consultant. Like Davis, Clancy has left the news business.
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