BY: JOSHUA PRAIN
We’ve had our hands full in the Watchandwager office this week so I didn’t have time to do full race write-ups, but these are my top three selections for all of the Stake races on Kentucky Derby Saturday. I’ll be rooting for safe trips for all and looking to add a few zeros to my bank account. Best of luck!
Race 6 Humana Distaff S. (G1) Post Time – 1:13 PM
#4 Talk Veuve to Me (4-1)
#7 Marley’s Freedom (7-5)
#2 Spiced Perfection (7-2)
Race 7 Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S. (G2) Post Time – 1:55 PM
#9 Environs (8-1)
#6 Precieuse (3-1)
#8 Got Stormy (8-1)
Race 8 Churchill Downs S. (G1) Post Time – 2:45 PM
#8 Mitole (7-2)
#7 Warrior’s Club (12-1)
#6 Promises Fulfilled (4-1)
Race 9 American Turf S. (G2) Post Time – 3:37 PM
#5 Seismic Wave (8-1)
#9 War Film (15-1)
#2 Social Paranoia (10-1)
Race 10 Pat Day Mile S. (G3) Post Time – 4:28 PM
#10 Instagrand (6-5)
#11 Frolic More (20-1)
#14 Last Judgement (5-1)
Race 11 Old Forester Turf Classic S. (G1) Post Time – 5:25 PM
#8 Breaking the Rules (15-1)
#12 Bricks and Mortar (5-2)
#9 Synchrony (8-1)
Race 12 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) Post Time – 6:50 PM
| Purse $3,000,000. For Three-Year-Olds. One and One Fourth Miles. | |||||||
| PP | Horse | A/S | Med | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | ML |
| 1 | War of Will (KY) | 3/C | L | T Gaffalione | 126 | M E Casse | 20/1 |
| 2 | Tax (KY) | 3/G | L | J Alvarado | 126 | D Gargan | 20/1 |
| 3 | By My Standards (KY) | 3/C | L | G Saez | 126 | W B Calhoun | 20/1 |
| 4 | Gray Magician (KY) | 3/C | L | D Van Dyke | 126 | P Miller | 50/1 |
| 5 | Improbable (KY) | 3/C | L | I Ortiz, Jr. | 126 | B Baffert | 6/1 |
| 6 | Vekoma (KY) | 3/C | L | J Castellano | 126 | G Weaver | 20/1 |
| 7 | Maximum Security (KY) | 3/C | L | L Saez | 126 | J Servis | 10/1 |
| 8 | Tacitus (KY) | 3/C | L | J L Ortiz | 126 | W I Mott | 10/1 |
| 9 | Plus Que Parfait (KY) | 3/R | L | R Santana, Jr. | 126 | B P Walsh | 30/1 |
| 10 | Cutting Humor (KY) | 3/C | L | C J Lanerie | 126 | T A Pletcher | 30/1 |
| 11 | Haikal (KY) | 3/C | L | R Maragh | 126 | K P McLaughlin | 30/1 |
| 12 | Omaha Beach (KY) | 3/C | L | M E Smith | 126 | R E Mandella | SCR |
| 13 | Code of Honor (KY) | 3/C | L | J R Velazquez | 126 | C R McGaughey III | 15/1 |
| 14 | Win Win Win (FL) | 3/C | L | J Pimentel | 126 | M J Trombetta | 15/1 |
| 15 | Master Fencer (JPN) | 3/C | J R Leparoux | 126 | K Tsunoda | 50/1 | |
| 16 | Game Winner (KY) | 3/C | L | J Rosario | 126 | B Baffert | 5/1 |
| 17 | Roadster (KY) | 3/C | L | F Geroux | 126 | B Baffert | 6/1 |
| 18 | Long Range Toddy (KY) | 3/C | L | J K Court | 126 | S M Asmussen | 30/1 |
| 19 | Spinoff (KY) | 3/C | L | M Franco | 126 | T A Pletcher | 30/1 |
| 20 | Country House (KY) | 3/C | L | F Prat | 126 | W I Mott | 30/1 |
| Also Eligibles: | |||||||
| 21 | Bodexpress (KY) | 3/C | L | C Landeros | 126 | G Delgado | 30/1 |
#5 Improbable (6-1)
#6 Vekoma (20-1)
#17 Roadster (6-1)
Suggested Plays
Race 6
$10 Exacta
4 w 2,7 = $20
Race 7
$5 Exacta Box
6,9 = $10
$1 Trifecta
9 w 6,8 w ALL = $16
$1 Pick 3
6,9 w 8 w 2,5,8,9,12 = $15
Race 8
$1 Trifecta
8 w 6,7 w 4,5,6,7,10,12 = $10
$.50 Pick 5
8 w 2,5,8,9 w 10,14 w 8,12 w 3,5,6,8,14,17 = $48
Race 9
$2 Exacta Box
2,5,8,9 = $24
Race 10
$5 Double
10,11,14 w 8 = $15
Race 11
$2 Exacta Key Box
8 w 1,3,6,9,10,12 = $24
Race 12
$.50 Trifecta
5,6 w 3,5,6,8,14,17 w 2,3,5,6,8,10,14,16,17,19,20,21 = $50
Good luck!
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