Kentucky Derby 2022: Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale Is Back Wielding His Odds-Wrecking $2-Million-Plus Bet On The Nose

Jim McIngvale, the well-known Houston furniture magnate, will bet between $2 million and $3 million on the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Last year he put between. $4 million of his own money on Essential Quality. The Derby field is doing its best to defend itself. The top five favorites are bunched together. Even the gimlet-eyed bookmakers are having problems shaving a lone favorite out of the crowd. It's a different cast of characters to the Breeders' Cup. This is not. the same as the race itself, with different leaderboard and possible spoilers.

Mr. McIngvale is back at the Derby. He needs to change his name to reflect his racing career. He should be called Bigfoot or The Caber.