Coming off a very exciting prep race schedule, the top 20 three-year old thoroughbreds in the nation will now try and take the next step to horse racing glory by winning the 143rd Kentucky Derby on tap for this Saturday at Churchill Downs. The post positions have been set along with the morning line odds, so now is the time to start handicapping the field in hopes of cashing in on 'The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports'.
This year's field is one of the deepest in years making my job of picking a three-horse trifecta bet all that more difficult. To my credit, I have correctly pick the winners of the last three Kentucky Derby's. However, so did most of the betting public considering that California Chrome (2014), American Pharoah (2015) and Nyquist (2016) all went off as heavy favorites.
Classic Empire opened with the best odds on the board at 4/1 for this year's Kentucky Derby, but right on his heels are Always Dreaming and McCraken at 5/1 and Irish War Cry at 6/1. All four of these horses have already proven themselves to be worthy Derby contenders given their earlier victories this season in some Grade 1 major stakes events so the challenge for this race is to decide which one will be at their absolute best heading down the stretch run at Churchill late Saturday afternoon.
I have been picking trifectas on the trail to the 2017 Kentucky Derby for SBR Picks ever since this year's crop of contenders started their racing career as juveniles and in this week's Horse Racing Betting Report I revealed which three will make up my trifecta pick for this year's Run for the Roses. Please check out the link below for an in-depth look at all three colts.
LINK: Horse Racing Betting Report: 2017 Kentucky Derby
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