Odds and analysis for the 2020 Kentucky Derby
Tiz the Law is the morning-line favorite for the 2020 Kentucky Derby. He has won five graded stakes races in six attempts. His only blemish is a third-place finish in the Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs in November. Trainer Barclay Tagg trained 2003 Kentucky derby winner Funny Cide. He is trying to become the second New York-bred horse to win the Triple Crown.
Tiz the Law is the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at 7:01 p.m. NBC will broadcast the race. Finnick the Fierce and King Guillermo were scratched.
Max Player transferred into Asmussen’s barn after solid efforts in the Belmont (third with a 100 Brisnet speed figure) and Travers ( third, 107). Enforceable made up a lot of ground to finish fourth in Blue Grass but was still 8½ lengths behind the winner.
Storm the Court is the last year's juvenile champion, but he's winless this year. Since 2013, winners of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile are 1 for 6 in the Kentucky Derby. Major Fed is winnless in four graded stakes events since he broke his maiden at the Fair Grounds in January.
Javier Castellano is the jockey for South Bend. Southbend hasn't won since he took the Street Sense Stakes at Churchill Downs in 2019.
No. 9 Mr. Big News was supposed to make his turf debut at Churchill Downs on Saturday, but the owner Chester Thomas decided to go for the roses instead. Mr Big news finished fifth in the Grade II Risen Star Stakes and sixth in Grade 2 Blue Grass.
No. 10 Thousand Words (15-1) finished fourth in the San Felipe Stakes and 11th in Oaklawn Stake this spring. He beat Honor A. P. in Shared Belief St.akes.
Necker Island is the 11th favorite for the 2020 Kentucky Derby. Necker's most recent win came in optional allowance company in November.
This gelding had a good season in the winter and spring but fell flat in Belmont Stakes.
No. 13 Attachment Rate (50-1) is the best horse to have won the Ellis Park Derby this year.
Winning Impression earned enough points to get in the big race, but he has beaten just 12 of 27 horses over his past three stakes races.
Trainer Saffie Joseph's colt has run five races in as many starts since January. The son of Honor Code followed up his Santa Anita Derby victory with a loss to Thousand Words at Del Mar. Trainer Smith felt the distance of 1 1/6 miles was too short for the colts. Authentic's jockey, Javier Velazquez, won the Kentucky Derby with Animal Kingdom in 2011 and Always Dreaming in 2017.
