Prep Races Show Only 1 Stand-Out Horse

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Kentucky Derby Betting - Prep Races Provided Only One Stand-Out Horse

Horse betting faithfuls should note there is a single Kentucky Derby prep race left this year. That’s the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Racecourse this weekend. The Lexington has provided a winner of the Derby before. In 1999 Charismatic, after finishing last of five in the Santa Anita Derby, gave it the good old college try in the Lexington Stakes. Even though the Lexington is only 1 1/16th miles, Charismatic ran brilliantly. He stamped his ticket to the Kentucky Derby and then won the Run for the Roses just two weeks later.

Will the Lexington provide another top contender in the first Saturday in May? Maybe, but I doubt it.

America has already found its top horses for the Kentucky Derby. The slew of prep races that started in late February has pushed a number of horses into the limelight. Of course, we need to remember that Churchill Downs will be absolutely electric that day. The numerous wagers that BetUS is going to offer should make any true horseplayer drool.

Not only that, but the favorite hardly ever wins the Kentucky Derby. For every Fusaichi Pegasus and Smarty Jones, there has been a Thunder Gulch, Ferdinand, Sea Hero, and Giacomo.

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