The Kentucky Derby, known by it’s fans as the Run for the Roses, takes place every year since 1875 on the first Saturday in May. But the real excitement starts a lot earlier than that. As one of the world’s premier betting events, with over $118 million in wagers last year alone, experienced gamblers start preparing for the big day as soon as they can. And one of the most important ways in which to prepare is to study the Post order each horse will race from. Today that post order has been released.
Of course post order isn’t everything. When trying to pick the winner it’s best to also check for the horses speed (Beyer Speed Figure), it’s experience (new horses almost never win) and it’s handling (poor jockeys still lose on good horses). Finally, try not to pick the favorite. First of all, it’s a low pay out, but secondly, the favorite rarely wins.
Plus, where’s the excitement? Wouldn’t it be more fun to be rooting for Atomic Bird or Chocolate Candy than this year’s #1 pick I Want Revenge? I think so.
Anyway, here’s the final post order along with the racing team and official odds:
1. West Side Bernie (Stewart Elliott, Kelly Breen), 30-1
2. Musket Man (Eibar Coa, Derek Ryan), 20-1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff (John Velazquez, Eoin Harty), 30-1
4. Advice (Rene Douglas, Todd Pletcher), 30-1
5. Hold Me Back (Kent Desormeaux, Bill Mott), 15-1
6. Friesan Fire (Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones), 5-1
7. Papa Clem (Rafael Bejarano, Gary Stute), 20-1
8. Mine That Bird (Calvin Borel, Bennie Woolley Jr.), 50-1
9. Join in the Dance (Chris DeCarlo, Todd Pletcher), 50-1
10. Regal Ransom (Alan Garcia, Saeed bin Suroor), 30-1
11. Chocolate Candy (Mike Smith, Jerry Hollendorfer), 20-1
12. General Quarters (Julien Leparoux, Jeff Mullins), 20-1
13. I Want Revenge (Joe Talamo, Jeff Mullins), 3-1
14. Atomic Bird (Joe Bravo, Kelly Breen), 50-1
15. Dunkirk (Edgar Prado, Todd Pletcher), 4-1
16. Pioneer of the Nile (Garrett Gomez, Bob Baffert), 4-1
17. Summer Bird (Chris Rosier, Tim Ice), 50-1
18. Nowhere to Hide (Shaun Bridgmohan, Nick Zito), 50-1
19. Desert Party (Ramon Dominguez, Saeed bin Suroor), 15-1
20. Flying Private (Robby Albarado, D. Wayne Lukas), 50-1
Comments
doug
April 29th, 2009 - 12:33:51 PM
I think West Side Bernie and Flying Private would be my top two choices. You know, cause of there speed and stuff.
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