I don’t believe I have ever posted a Kentucky Derby Preview article before, but as a diehard sports fan that grew up in Kentucky, this race means a lot to me. In fact, I would go as far as say that it is my favorite single day sporting event in the world (the Super Bowl is a close second). So for what it’s worth, I thought I would share my predicted Kentucky Derby order of finish for this year’s race.

1	Track Phantom	20-1	My sentimenal favorite and I am due a derby win
2	Fierceness	5-2	Best horse in field is due a bad day but still good enough for second
3	Just A Touch	10-1	Good pedigree, good trainer/jockey, good speed figure
4	Catching Freedom	8-1	solid horse that is consistenly improving but don’t like closers in Derby
5	Resilience	20-1	Wood Memorial winner with 2nd best speed figure in race is undervalued
6	Sierra Leone	3-1	great horse but it is really hard for a closer to win Derby b/c of amount of traffic to navigate
7	Just Steel	20-1	experienced horse that has hall of fame dad and hall of fame trainer; a lot to like here
8	Honor Marie	20-1	this year’s wise-guy sleeper pick in well earned but those horses rarely win
9	Dornoch	20-1	only horse to beat Sierra Leone will run well but his best racing days are behind him
10	Mystik Dan	20-1	If it is a rainy track, then this horse may be the one to beat
11	Society Man	50-1	Has 3rd best speed figure in race and is somehow the biggest longshot; great value bet
12	Stronghold	20-1	Santa Anita Dery winner dominated weak field on west coast
13	Forever Young (JPN)	10-1	The KY Derby’s greatest paradigm: Overhyped foreign horses always disappoint.
14	Domestic Product	30-1	I like the trainer and jockey but not much else here, as he enters race on lengthy layoff
15	West Saratoga	50-1	This year’s feel-good story in the race. Unfortuantely, those horses rarely win.
16	Endlessly	30-1	It is a bad sign when the horse’s own trainer preferred to run him in a turf race on the Derby undercard
17	Epic Ride	50-1	He was an alternate entrant into the field for a reason but horse has enough promise to make Rich Strike comparisons.
18	Catalytic	30-1	Never finished worse than 2nd but speed figure indicates he isn’t going to keep that streak going
19	Grand Mo The First	50-1	All you need to know about this horse is that he is only Derby entrant in field whose top speed figure is under 90.
20	T O Password (JPN)	30-1	A foreign horse with only two prior starts. Kinda makes the Japanese auto bid into the Derby seem like a joke.