2021 Kentucky Derby date, horses, predictions, odds: Expert who nailed Derby prep races releases bets, picks
The 2021 Kentucky Derby is Saturday at 6:57 p.m. ET at Churchill Downs. Brad Cox's Essential Quality is the favorite in the latest odds. Bob Baffert's Medina Spirit is a 15-1 long shot. Midnight Bourbon and Super Stock are 30- 1 long shots. Expert Bob Weir has covered the 2021 Derby prep races for SportsLine. He has also covered several big-money races. He won $2,159.50 last year. The latest Sportsline handicapping pick is for the Kentucky derby. It's available on Sportsfile.
Essential Quality is the clear-cut favorite for the 2021 Kentucky Derby. He's the most accomplished horse in the field, but he's not the best. The horse will start from the 14th post. John Velazquez will ride Medina Spirit, a 15-1 long shot. Baffert has won a record 16 Triple Crown races and swept to Triple crowns with American Pharoah in 2015 and Justify in 2018. He was expected to saddle the favorite, Life is Good, in 2021, because of injury.
Weir is sharing his picks for the 2021 Kentucky Derby with SportsLine. He likes a double-digit long shot who has been training "extremely well" at Churchill Downs.
