Kentucky Derby: Kentucky Derby 2018 favorite Justify Arrives HORSE TO WATCH !!!!
Channel: Muneeb Khan
Date: 2018-05-05

The 2018 Kentucky Derby presents a real challenge to bettors with a top-heavy field highlighted by Justify, Mendelssohn and Magnum Moon, as well as a handful of other top choices with talent that suggests a high finish. The problem is, not all of the top contenders will have a place in the Kentucky Derby superfecta. 

And if there’s not enough room for all the so-called “super horses,” what chance do the Derby longshots have to crash the party? Chaos is bound to happen and unpredictability is about the most predictable element in Triple Crown races. Bring 20 gifted horses onto the Churchill Downs track and let them run, and all bets are off.

The pace of the Kentucky Derby also fits nicely with the narrative that longshots have a chance to disrupt trifectas and superfectas down the home stretch. Hofburg (20-1), My Boy Jack (30-1) and Lone Sailor (50-1) are among the horses with longer odds that can make a late move.

If a bettor believes the pace will be costly to one or two of the Derby’s heavy favorites, there’s room to take a flyer on a late closer. Another longshot in Promises Fulfilled (50-1) might even play a part in forcing Justify, Mendelssohn and others out of their early comfort zones. Promises Fulfilled has run exclusively from the front of the pack. 

Add it all up, and the Kentucky Derby could feature a fast start and thrilling finish.