Garry Stevens and Bob Neumeier, both NBC horseracing analysts, had a hard time coming up with a winner for the Kentucky Derby, a testament to the lack of a dominating horse.
But they disagree on one thing: Stevens said every horse has a chance. Neumeier disagrees.
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“Conventional wisdom suggests the Kentucky Derby is annually a wide-open, ultra-competitive race, with many of the 19 entrants enjoying a reasonable chance for success,” Neumeier told The Examiner’s Jim Williams. “But lately the Derby has been controlled by highly-rated favorites and this year’s edition figures to be won by one of the top three choices. They would include Pioneerof the Nile, I Want Revenge and the lightly-raced but talented Dunkirk.”
Among the other storylines Neumeier likes:
» Will newly elected Hall-of-Fame trainer Bob Baffert win his fourth derby courtesy of Pioneerof the Nile?
» Will conditioner Todd Pletcher break an 0-for-21 Derby slump with Dunkirk?
» Will former high school principal Tom McCarthy provide the stunning upset with his horse, General Quarters? He bought the horse for only — yes, only — $20,000.
