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By George Rowand
Times Newspapers Staff Writer
Everybody likes to have a bet on the Kentucky Derby. It’s an American tradition, even if the bettor knows nothing about the horses that are in the Derby field.
Analyzing this year’s field is as challenging as ever, especially considering the fact that the condition of the track and the post positions of the contenders is unknown as this is written. Nevertheless, we’ll press on, secure in the knowledge that if even a blind hog finds an acorn now and again, even an unlucky handicapper picks a Derby winner once every decade or so. Maybe this is the year! Look at the contenders.
Came Home won the prestigious Santa Anita Derby in his last race and has won six of seven starts in his career. He started his career last June, so he should have plenty of conditioning. In Chris McCarron he has a pilot who knows how to win big races.
Everything points in his direction except for one thing: his pedigree. It’s a little suspect at the testing mile-and-a-quarter distance of the Derby.
His dam was a sprinter who rarely ran past seven-eighths of a mile. In addition, though he won the Santa Anita Derby, he did it in unspectacular time.
A betting person might conclude that the odds will be too short for this distance-challenged colt.
Harlan’s Holiday won the Florida Derby impressivelyand came right back and won the
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