Every year in early May, the horse racing season officially begins with the “Running of the Roses” at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The first leg of the Triple Crown is always the most exciting as the sky is the limit for all of the horses involved. Anyone can become legend and have a chance at racing immortality. The Preakness and Belmont Stakes follow in the next few weeks and the tension builds with each race. This years clear favorite Uncle Mo scratched yesterday, leaving the race (and the potential run at racings first Triple Crown in decades) up in the air. The hats will be large, the Juleps will be minty and the race will be dramatic. After the jump, the up-to-the-minute odds and our choices for the Top 3 finishers.
NAME –TRAINER–JOCKEY –CURRENT ODDS
1 Archarcharch–William Fires–Jon Court–13/1
2 Brilliant Speed–Thomas Albertrani–Joel Rosario–26/1
3 Twice the Appeal–Jeff Bonde–Calvin Borel–10/1
4 Stay Thirsty–Todd Pletcher–Ramon Dominguez–15/1
5 Decisive Moment–Juan Arias–Kerwin Clark–37/1
6 Comma to the Top–Peter Miller–Patrick Valenzuela–36/1
7 Pants On Fire–Kelly Breen–Rosie Napravnik–7/1
8 Dialed In–Nicholas Zito–Julien Leparoux–5/1
9 Derby Kitten–Michael Maker–Javier Castellano–34/1
10 Twinspired–Michael Maker–Mike Smith–29/1
11 Master of Hounds–Aidan O’Brien–Garrett Gomez–13/1
12 Santiva–Eddie Kenneally–Shaun Bridgmohan–31/1
13 Mucho Macho Man–Katherine Ritvo–Rajiv Maragh–9/1
14 Shackleford–Dale Romans–Jesus Castanon–24/1
15 Midnight Interlude–Bob Baffert–Victor Espinoza–8/1
16 Animal Kingdom–H. Motion–Robby Albarado–22/1
17 Soldat–Kiaran McLaughlin–Alan Garcia–14/1
18 Uncle Mo–Todd Pletcher–John Velazquez–SCR
19 Nehro–Steven Asmussen–Corey Nakatani–10/1
20 Watch Me Go–Kathleen O’Connell–Rafael Bejarano–29/1
Campus Socialite Picks
Win–Twice The Appeal
Place–Midnight Interlude
Show–Pants On Fire
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