The most exciting horse race to date this year gets underway tomorrow in the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby. We're just over 24 hours away from the 2013 Kentucky Derby. The post positions have been set as have the odds for the race are evolving. The 2013 Kentucky Derby Updated Odds still has Orb as the favorite to win the race with Verrazano and Goldencents having odds not too far behind for the race. The 2013 Kentucky Derby Start Time is set for 6:24 pm EST on Saturday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" is held annually at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown and is almost always the most attended horse race in North America. Last year I'll Have Another became the first horse ever to win the Kentucky Derby while opening on the 19th post. Now the only post never to have a winner is No. 17. Both posts No. 1 and No. 5 have the most Kentucky Derby winners of all time with 12 while No. 4 has seen 11 winners.
Post
|
Horse
|
Trainer
|
Jockey
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Watchmaker Odds
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ML Odds
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1
|
|
K. Breen
|
J. Bravo
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50-1
|
50-1
|
2
|
|
D.W. Lukas
|
G. Stevens
|
30-1
|
30-1
|
3
|
|
T. Pletcher
|
C. Borel
|
8-1
|
10-1
|
4
|
|
D. Stewart
|
R. Albarado
|
30-1
|
50-1
|
5
|
|
C. Brown
|
J. Castellano
|
8-1
|
12-1
|
6
|
|
T. Amoss
|
R. Napravnik
|
20-1
|
15-1
|
7
|
|
T. Dutrow
|
J. Espinoza
|
50-1
|
50-1
|
8
|
|
D. O'Neill
|
K. Krigger
|
8-1
|
5-1
|
9
|
|
T. Pletcher
|
R. Bejarano
|
15-1
|
15-1
|
10
|
|
T. Pletcher
|
M. Smith
|
30-1
|
20-1
|
11
|
|
A. O'Brien
|
R. Moore
|
30-1
|
30-1
|
12
|
|
E. Plesa Jr.
|
E. Trujillo
|
12-1
|
15-1
|
13
|
|
J. Terranova II
|
L. Saez
|
50-1
|
50-1
|
14
|
|
T. Pletcher
|
J. Velazquez
|
6-1
|
4-1
|
15
|
|
T. Pletcher
|
E. Prado
|
30-1
|
20-1
|
16
|
|
C. McGaughey
|
J. Rosario
|
5-1
|
7-2
|
17
|
|
D.W. Lukas
|
J. Court
|
20-1
|
20-1
|
18
|
|
K. McPeek
|
V. Lebron
|
30-1
|
50-1
|
19
|
|
K. McPeek
|
J. Leparoux
|
15-1
|
15-1
|
20
|
|
R. Rodriguez
|
G. Gomez
|
15-1
|
15-1
|
Kentucky Derby Facts
— The biggest "longshot" was in 1913 when Donerail paid out at 91.45-1 odds.
— The highest attendance ever was in 1974 with 163,628 people (2009 was 153,563).
— An "official" Mint Julip at the Kentucky Derby is made with "Early Times" whiskey.
— New York sports columnist Bill Corum coined the phrase "Run for the Roses."
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Kentucky Derby Best Bets
Marco D'Angelo and Dave Tuley give their best bets for this year's Kentucky Derby that takes place on Saturday May 4th.