It is Kentucky Derby time in the Bluegrass!
Right now, over at Churchill Downs in Louisville, the races before the races are underway at Oaks Day, the second-highest attended race day in the United States. Tomorrow, 150,000-plus spectators will attend The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports and all of the races leading up to it, when at 6:57 p.m. and not a minute sooner, a shortened, nineteen-horse field will Run For The Roses.
Currently, Forte is the betting favorite at 9-2 odds to win, ahead of Tapit Trice and Angel of Empire, each at 6-1. For our longshot gamblers and shot-shooters, plenty of Hail Marys are on the board, like King Russell, the new entry, with the longest odds at 50-1.