Breeders Cup<\/a> contests in October and November.<\/p>\nOne interesting note, however, Irish War Cry defeated the top pick when the two met in February. He will be in the No. 17 position, while Classic Empire will be 14th. McCracken is at No. 15.<\/p>\n
One long shot several experts like is Gunnevera. The horse goes off at 15-1 and finished second in the February race that Classic Empire was third in. He is also rated well on sloppy tracks.<\/p>\n
Interesting Tidbits<\/h2>\n
The favorite has won the Run for the Roses the past four years, but the last time there were five consecutive top choices in the winner\u2019s circle was 1895.<\/p>\n
Getting the No. 1 post position is not good luck. The last time a horse won from the rail was Ferdinand in 1986. Looking at Lee gets that lane assignment and ironically his sire, Looking at Lucky got the same spot in 2010 and finished sixth.<\/p>\n
Patch, who has the final position at No. 20, has only one eye, but isn\u2019t the first horse to have such a condition. Pollard\u2019s Vision in 2004 and Cassaleria in 1982 also were missing an eye and neither won.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For the first time in several years, the Kentucky Derby doesn\u2019t have a horse as a consensus pick. Many experts believe several entrants could win the first leg of the Triple Crown, Saturday. Classic Empire has the lowest odds at 4-1, but two other horses, Always Dreaming and McCraken\u00a0are at 5-1 and it wouldn\u2019t surprise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":49760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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