Blog of a Horse Racing Enthusiast

The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, -- Robert Burns. If ever Burns' words rang true for me it is with my picks for this years Kentucky Derby winner. My favorite Eskendereya is gone. Endorsement is out. While post position one has launched twelve Kentucky Derby winners, it looks like a challenge for Lookn at Lucky. Sidney's Candy--one of my sentimental favorites--drew post position twenty. Only two horses have ever won from that far out (Big Brown in 2008 and Clyde Van Dusen in 1929).

Last week I assumed my field of 5 was set and I wouldn't be making any changes before the Road to the Roses. This week makes last week seem so very far away. Eskendereya dropped out due to injury, turning the field upset down. Endorsement is also out with an injury, eliminating another possible contender. Lookin at Lucky drew post position 1 and while that position has launched twelve Kentucky Derby winners, I have to question whether Garret Gomez on Lookin at (Not So) Lucky will be one of them. Finally, my personal favorite, Sidney's Candy drew pos position 20 which has only launched two winners in the history of the Derby.

Here are the results of the Post Position Draw for the 136th Kentucky Derby. These draws will certainly have an impact on the favorites for the race. The Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday, May 1st 2010.

The 2010 Kentucky Derby post position draw takes place today, Wednesday, April 28th. Here are the location and process details. The 2010 Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw will revert back to a traditional "pill pull" where horses' entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from in the starting gate.

Eskendereya withdrawing from the Kentucky Derby field has left many a bettor without a favorite - including me! I basically saw the #2 through #5 horses on the list as horses to potentially box in exactas with Eskendereya. And then there is Lookin At Lucky to figure out. He seems to like the track at Churchill Downs, but is that enough to catapult him to the top of my list? Is he playable? Can he stay out of trouble? For the moment he stays where he is, but that may very well change by Derby day.

Nothing new this week, but we're only a week away! I've re-thought some of my picks and changed my list up slightly. Stately Victor now falls to #6, which puts him off my list for now. Lookin At Lucky slides up to #4 and is back in my top 5. I know he's fast, my concern with him is whether he'll be able to break through a field of 20 horses.

There's a long shot running in the Kentucky Derby this year that brings a smile to Joe Torre's face. His name is Homeboykris and as of this writing, he's running at 60 to 1 odds. That doesn't faze Torre though. "Just taking part of the Derby is pretty special and who the hell knows what's going to happen," he said.

The 2010 National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Poll, conducted by The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), based on horse racing fans' opinions of all Thoroughbred horses.

The 2010 National Thoroughbred Three-Year-Old Poll, conducted by The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covers racing performances for all races from January 1 through now. The poll concludes on the Monday following The Belmont Stakes.

As of this writing all the horses who have a chance of running in the 2010 Kentucky Derby have been set. With the exception of Lookin at Lucky and Sydney's Candy, I'm comfortable with my list. While Sydney's Candy is my sentimental favorite, I think this field is going to eat him up. As for Lookin At Lucky, the questions seem to be can Lucky and Gomez stay out of trouble, and how will he take to track. Lookin At Lucky is a stout horse, but I can't see him not finding trouble in a twenty horse field of great horses.