Betus.com Racebook - Derby Selections
by: Betus.com
This
year's 133rd running of the Grade 1, $2 million Kentucky
Derby will live up to its claim as the “greatest
two minutes in sports.” With so many angles
and so many horses that have the capacity to
run the race of their young lives, the race is
also a great one to handicap as the strongest
bettor's race in recent Derby history.
Here are our Top-10
Kentucky Derby picks:
1 - Tiago - A chance to make
history after his half-brother, Giacomo, won
two years ago. Worked well at Hollywood Park
recently, getting good at the right time. Seasoning
and experience are the only questions, but they'll
be answered when he comes flying down the stretch
from off the pace.
A 20-horse field with jocks scrambling for position
into the clubhouse turn has a way of producing
fast fractions, which help the stretch-runners
like Tiago, provided they have a good trip and
avoid trouble while moving.
2 - Cowtown Cat -
Arguably the most underrated horse in the field.
Versatile enough to win off pace or on lead;
shouldn't be blamed for winning the Illinois
Derby by setting a slow pace. Seems like
that is what real race horses are supposed to
do.
3 - Circular Quay - Eight weeks
between races, but Todd Pletcher didn't earn
three Eclipse Awards because he doesn't know
what he is doing.
4 - Dominican - Two-for-two
this year, including a memorably mysterious Blue
Grass. Improving at the right time, Dominican
is another strong closer.
5 - Curlin -
Who knows how good he is? If the Arkansas
Derby was a true bill, he could win like
Barbaro.
6 - Scat Daddy -
Another Pletcher bullet, won the Florida
Derby, working dynamite. Will be tested in
this dynamite field, but he's a gamer.
7 - Nobiz Like Shobiz -
Traditionalists have to love the approach - won
the Remsen as a two-year-old, won the Wood in
his final Derby prep.
8 - Great Hunter -
Amazing how quickly his bandwagon emptied after
the Blue Grass. What have you done for me lately?
9 - Street Sense -
He will most likely go off as the favorite because
of his consistency, versatility and the fact
he seems to be coming up to the race in great
shape. It took Street Sense only 1:42.59 to win
the $2 million Breeders'
Cup Juvenile.
10 - Any Given Saturday -
Hard to forget he ran Street Sense to a nose
in the Tampa
Bay Derby and then seemed to bounce in the
Wood. On his best day, he is a contender.
Keep checking the
Locker Room all through the Triple
Crown season, as we will
cover the trainers, horses and jockeys in each
race. You can get your early Kentucky Derby
at Churchill
Downs bets in now in the
BetUS sportsbook in
the Future / props section, under Horse Futures: 2007
Kentucky Derby.
Posted on 5/3/2007 5:07:14 PM
BetUS.com's Top-10 Kentucky Derby Selections
By Robby Maddux
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