2019 Kentucky Derby: Late Saturday Odds, The Bets You Should Make, And How Tacitus Became a Favorite

Tacitus is the favorite for the 2019 Kentucky Derby. He won the Wood Memorial in New York. The horse is trained by William Mott and ridden by Jose Ortiz. The Bluegrass Wise Man advises on betting. They will update the odds all day until post time. It's a great race. America and the world have celebrated it for a century and a half. it's built for and serves as a defining rite of athletic passage. There are many challenges for this year's winner.

The winner of the 2019 Derby will need to prove his ability at this distance. The current favorites are Game Winner, Roadster, and Improbable. Mike Battaglia, the revered oddsmaker of Churchill Downs, is high on Impro probable. The track money has not yet spoken. Mr. Battglia thinks Game winner may not be the favorite by post time.

Tacitus is a favorite for the Kentucky Derby. He's been training well and everybody's high on him. Bluegrass Wise Man thinks he'll go lower by post time.

Tacitus is the favorite for the Kentucky Derby.

War of Will is going to have to break fast to get to the turn first. Maximum Security and Tacitus will stalk the pace. Roadster and Improbable will try to move on out front. If the track is workable, Game Winner and the other favorites don't mind the mud, they will jockey for position.

The condition of the track is going to determine the outcome of this year's Kentucky Derby. Horses can't wipe their faces as they run. Some horses won't like the mud and will slow down or swerve their heads to avoid it.

The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday.

Bluegrass Wise Man recommends to bring a lot of money to the window and get into the "box zone" for the race. Code of Honor, Roadster, Improbable and Game Winner were bred on the same farm in Versailles, Lane's End.

Bob is scared. He asks how scary is Bob today.

Bob Baffert has nothing left to prove. He has the same barn, team and routine as the University of Alabama football team. Bluegrass Wise Man compares Baddert and his barn to the Tide football.