Today is Kentucky Derby Day! Bad hats and cheap mint julips in expensive glasses

[Norm loves Vera]

I love the Kentucky Derby. I have gone twice and that was 30 years ago and I love it. The favorite has been scratched (Forte) so it's wide open in my opinion.

Here are the horses/post #s and odds:\

• 1 Hit Show 26-1
• 2 Verifying 17-1
• 3 Two Phil's 7-1
• 4 Confidence Game 16-1
• 5 Tapit Trice 9-2
• 6 Kingsbarns 10-1
• 7 Reincarnate 13-1
• 8 Mage 17-1
• 9 Skinner SCR
• 10 Practical Move SCR
• 11 Disarm 24-1
• 12 Jace's Road 32-1
• 13 Sun Thunder 30-1
• 14 Angel of Empire 9-2
• 15 Forte SCR
• 16 Raise Cain 30-1
• 17 Derma Sotogake 7-1
• 18 Rocket Can 27-1
• 19 Lord Miles SCR
• 20 Continuar SCR
• 21 Cyclone Mischief 33-1
• 22 Mandarin Hero 21-1
• 23 King Russell 32-1

So 18 horses will make the run.

I am going with 2 horses from the same stable #5 Tapit Trice and #6 Kingsbarns.

There are a lot of websites to look up info on todays races and specifically the Derby, I like: https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses LINK

Race time is sometime between 6:30 and 7EST and NBC has live coverage of all the races today.

 

[Brand Name]

I don't know horses like I do other bets, like at all. I don't claim to be an expert. But I'm going Two Phil's.

 

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

I don't know horses like I do other bets, like at all. I don't claim to be an expert. But I'm going Two Phil's.

Me neither. I usually go by the jockey.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

I am wearing the same hat I wore to the Coronation. I hope I don’t run into any of the Royals.

 

[Ale Xander]

Angel of Empire for the Win

(I don’t have anymoney on it though)

 

[Omar's Wacky Neighbor]

It's ain't officially Darby Day until we get photos of TB12 and his entourage.

 

[Brand Name]

It's ain't officially Darby Day until we get photos of TB12 and his entourage.

Next best thing!

View: https://twitter.com/njh287/status/1654972756184948736?s=20


GOAT talking horse GOAT. Yeah, a little over Man O' War, and I realize that's not the typical POV. Absolutely above Citation.

 

[JOBU]

Is it just me a or did the start time get later for this? I swear it always used to be in the 5:00 pm hour. I guess they found a way to drag it out to maximize money.

 

[Nator]

Based on cool names alone, Mage and Sun Thunder finish 1 and 2, and it immediately gets made as a Fantasy based buddy action comedy franchise.

 

[Brand Name]

Verifying should have Mage's jockey colors for Twitter's sake.

 

[Brand Name]

Thought we'd have the first sub-2:00 since Monarchos...

 

[SoxJox]

I think I heard this on the telecast...Mage was the 4th horse in the past 5 years to win with double-digit odds. Thought I'd check it out:

• 2023: Mage - 15.21 - 1
• 2022: Rich Strike - 80-1 (the second longest odds in history (Donerail, 91-1, 1913)). Medina Spirit actually crossed the finish line first, but was later disqualified due to testing positive for betamethasone)
• 2021: Mandolorin - 26.9 - 1
• 2020: Authentic - 8.4 - 1
• 2019: Country House - 62.5 - 1

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I think I heard this on the telecast...Mage was the 4th horse in the past 5 years to win with double-digit odds. Thought I'd check it out:

• 2023: Mage - 15.21 - 1
• 2022: Rich Strike - 80-1 (the second longest odds in history (Donerail, 91-1, 1913)). Medina Spirit actually crossed the finish line first, but was later disqualified due to testing positive for betamethasone)
• 2021: Mandolorin - 26.9 - 1
• 2020: Authentic - 8.4 - 1
• 2019: Country House - 62.5 - 1

Couple of fun betting stories recently.

The bartender at our club runs a $20 pool for each of the big horse races. You just get a random draw number. My friend got #8, Mage, he knows nothing about horses, but he proceeded to then go and bet $320 across the board on him ($200 on one site, and $120 on another, because he couldn't find a site to take it all). He cleared like $9,000.

In 2019, my brother who knows less than nothing about horse racing, was walking into Foxwoods or Mohegan for a country music concert (him and his wife are big fans) and they noticed a horse named Country House, so he threw $100 on it to win.

This shit does not happen to me.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Nice story with Cody’s Wish winning the Metropolitan Mile

https://www.drf.com/news/codys-wish-risk-win-streak-met-mile-belmont-stakes-undercard#:~:text=Cody's Wish is one of,syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

 

[Minneapolis Millers]

This rendition of New York, New York at the Belmont? Eh.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

I am rooting for the Tapit Brothers