Fox Hill Farms product Normandy Invasion will chase its second career victory tomorrow at the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. Despite the colt’s lack of victories, it is considered one of the 2013 Kentucky Derby Contenders, drawing +1000 moneyline odds ($100 wins $1000) to win the first leg of the Triple Crown Series
Normandy Invasion has five career races to its credit, but the son of Tapit and Boston Lady has only participated in two races this year. The bay colt competed in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes, but produced an off the board fifth place finish, the worst of its short career before bouncing back in his next start, the Grade 1 Wood Memorial (1 1/8 miles) on April 6th.
Invasion placed second to Derby favorite Verrazano at the Wood, but he closed on the winner down the stretch, suggesting the increased distance of the Derby could be asset rather than a detriment to the Chad Brown trained horse.
Normandy Invasion will start the Derby from Post No. 5, which produced back to back Kentucky Derby winners in 2002 and 2003 in War Emblem and Funny Cide, respectively. Javier Castellano, who won the 2006 Preakness Stakes aboard Bernardini, will serve as Normandy Invasion’s jockey tomorrow evening. Castellano piloted the colt to its second place run at the Wood Memorial.
Coverage of the
139th Kentucky Derby is set to begin a 4:00pm ET on NBC. Post time for the race, which takes place at the legendary Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, is 6:24pm ET. The Grade 1, 10 furlongs (1 ¼ miles) event features a $2.18 million purse.
2013 Kentucky Derby Odds:
1. Empty (Black Onyx scratched)
2. Oxbow +4000
3. Revolutionary +800
4. Golden Soul +5000
5. Normandy Invasion +1000
6. Mylute +1500
7. Giant Finish +5000
8. Goldencents +800
9. Overanalyze +1200
10. Palace Malice +3000
11. Lines of Battle +3000
12. Itsmyluckyday +1400
13. Falling Sky +6000
14. Verrazano +400
15. Charming Kitten +4000
16. Orb +400
17. Will Take Charge +2500
18. Frac Daddy +4000
19. Java's War +2000
20. Vyjack +2000
Kentucky Derby Preview: Normandy Invasion
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