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Kentucky Derby Weekend 2018 Selections

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It is one of the best weekend’s in racing – Kentucky Derby Weekend!  Grab your Daily Racing Form, a Mint Julep, and sit back and watch two exciting days of racing from under the Twin Spires.  There are lots of exciting stakes this weekend, the return of last year’s Derby & Oaks winners Always Dreaming and Abel Tasman, the next great crop of female sprinters, turf stars from here and across the pond, and of course the Kentucky Derby.  With that, let’s get started with my selections.

Friday, May 4th – Kentucky Oaks Day

  • Race 5 – Eight Belles (G2)
    • 1 – Amy’s Challenge
    • 4 – Salt Bae
    • 3 – Mia Mischief
  • Race 6 – La Troienne (G1)
    • 3 – Abel Tasman
    • 6 – Tiger Moth
    • 8 – Martini Glass
  • Race 7 – Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G3)
    • 9 – Bucchero
    • 3 – Restless Rambler
    • 5 – Latent Revenge
  • Race 8 – Alysheba (G2)
    • 5 – Hoppertunity
    • 3 – Always Dreaming
    • 4 – Backyard Heaven
  • Race 10 – Edgewood (G3)
    • 11 – Rushing Fall *BEST BET*
    • 3 – Altea
    • 2 – Beyond Blame
  • Race 11 – Kentucky Oaks (G1)
    • 10 – Midnight Bisou
    • 7 – Rayya
    • 4 – Chocolate Martini

Saturday, May 5th – Kentucky Derby Day

  • Race 6 – Humana Distaff (G1)
    • 1 – Finley’sluckycharm *BEST BET*
    • 5 – Lewis Bay
    • 4 – Skye Diamonds
  • Race 7 – Churchill Distaff Turf Mile (G2)
    • 7 – Res Ipsa
    • 11 – La Coronel
    • 1 – Madam Dancealot
  • Race 8 – Churchill Downs S. (G2)
    • 1 – Whitmore
    • 3 – Imperial Hint
    • 8 – Warrior’s Club
  • Race 9 – American Turf (G2)
    • 9 – Captivating Moon
    • 2 – Inscom
    • 10 – Maraud
  • Race 10 – Pat Day Mile (G3)
    • 1 – National Flag
    • 11 – Sporting Chance
    • 14 – Greyvitos
  • Race 11 – Old Forester Turf Classic (G1)
    • 7 – Synchrony
    • 9 – Yoshida
    • 10 – Beach Patrol
  • Race 12 – Kentucky Derby (G1)
    • 16 – Magnum Moon
    • 5 – Audible
    • 14 – Mendelssohn
    • 10 – My Boy Jack
    • 8 – Lone Sailor

My Bets for the Kentucky Derby

  • $10 WPS: 16 – Magnum Moon ($30)
  • $1 Exacta: 16 / 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 19 ($10)
  • $1 Exacta Box: 5, 7, 8, 14, 16 ($20)
  • $0.50 Trifecta: 16 / 8, 9, 10 / 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14 ($9)
  • $0.50 Trifecta: 5, 7, 14, 16 / 5, 7, 10, 14, 16 / 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16 ($32)

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