(Reuters) - Justify won the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday, becoming the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Run for the Roses without a start as a two-year-old.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-horseracing-kentucky/justify-wins-kentucky-derby-on-soggy-track-idUSKBN1I60XI
May rain for this 2nd leg of triple crown
Free Past Performances for 2018 Triple Crown races...
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Three horse exacta box... Justify, Lone Sailor,Tenfold.....
Will Freakazoid Johnny Queer be there in all his homo glory? Since the powers that be has turned the triple crown into a celebration of perversion, I guess I’ll have to skip it.
I’m rooting for Justify because I like his jockey Mike Smith.
Diamond King - prophetic name for the Royal Wedding Day!!!
Great Odds - I’m going for it - if I can find a betting agent;)
Analysis from TwinSpires.com...
“Justify looms as a towering presence.
After generating a whopping 114 dominating the Santa Anita Derby, his Speed rating tumbled 12 points in the Kentucky Derby (102 Speed) but its still faster than any number generated by rivals in the last three starts.
Expected wet conditions wont be an issue for Justify. He captured the Kentucky Derby in the slop and registered a 104 BRIS Speed rating winning an allowance on a muddy track at Santa Anita.
Lone Sailor is the only other runner with a triple-digit figure from the last three outings, receiving a 100 for a close second in the Louisiana Derby.
The Tom Amoss-trained late runner brought improving form into the Kentucky Derby but was repeatedly stopped and forced to regain his momentum recording a severely-troubled eighth. Irad Ortiz Jr. will pick up the mount for the Preakness.
Good Magic has not run back to the 105 he earned posting an upset win in the Breeders Cup Juvenile at Del Mar.
The Kentucky Derby runner-up will be the clear second choice in the wagering, but Good Magics Speed ratings are far from overwhelming.”
https://www.twinspires.com/blog/2018/5/16/2018-preakness-bris-speed-rating-report
My clear longshot pick is Lone Sailor. Definitely must add to Exactas and triples.
“Lone Sailor is the only other runner with a triple-digit figure from the last three outings, receiving a 100 for a close second in the Louisiana Derby.
The Tom Amoss-trained late runner brought improving form into the Kentucky Derby but was repeatedly stopped and forced to regain his momentum recording a severely-troubled eighth.
Irad Ortiz Jr. will pick up the mount for the Preakness.”
https://www.twinspires.com/blog/2018/5/16/2018-preakness-bris-speed-rating-report
2018 PREAKNESS STAKES ODDS (5/19/18)
Post Position Horse *ML Odds
1 Quip 12/1
2 Lone Sailor 15/1
3 Sporting Chance 30/1
4 Diamond King 30/1
5 Good Magic 3/1
6 Tenfold 20/1
7 Justify 1/2
8 Bravazo 20/1
*Morning Line (ML) Odds are created by Pimlico Race Course oddsmaker Keith Feustle
I could hardly stand to watch the Derby. With that packed field and wet track, I was sure a horse would get injured.