Who is the favorites for the kentucky derby 2018

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The legendary trainer oversaw American Pharoah's historic march three years ago and has built Justify into a superstar in just three races. Based on the odds, Justify's main competition will be Audible. The Florida Derby has been an accurate precursor of what will happen at Churchill Downs in recent years. Three of the last five winners of the Florida Derby have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby, including each of the last two Nyquist in and Always Dreaming in In breaking down the entire field, Neil Greenberg of the Washington Post offered a tidbit about Audible's speed that will also make him a key factor in Kentucky Derby.

Greenberg did criticize Audible's pedigree being built more on speed than stamina, since his father, Into Mischief, has yet to sire a horse that's won stakes races of more than nine furlongs. Bolt d'Oro was Greenberg's pick to win because of his lineage and history of success:. Indy, the Belmont Stakes winner in , has 14 winners at classic distances.

The issue with that pick is Justify handily beat Bolt d'Oro in Santa Anita, albeit in a race that is one furlong shorter nine than the Kentucky Derby. Some years there will always be a definitive favorite that lives up to all of the immense expectations, like American Pharoah in Fan-favorite Audible, which has gotten backing by the audiobook company of the same name, took the fifth post, which historically has been extremely friendly to horses.

One of Todd Fletcher's four horses in this race, Audible has had decent odds. This can only improve those odds moving forward. Current Saints' owner Gayle Benson will reportedly be in attendance to watch Lone Sailor between Pelicans playoff games.

Justify, of course, currently has the best odds at out of Post 7. The horse is looking to break the Apollo Curse. No horse has won without racing at 2 years old since Apollo in Justify and Magnum Moon are the only two in this field that could end the year-old curse. Wayne Lukas said, via the Associated Press. Post positions may not matter for the long haul, but they can make all the difference in the scrum at the beginning of the race. No horse has ever won the Derby out of that gate, and only three have finished in the money.

Solomini is a longshot at to do so. Beyond that, Posts have yielded just one winner, and nine in the money finishes between them. Vino Rosso out of No.