The final prep races have been run. Thoroughbreds from all corners of the United States (and Japan) are converging on Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Jockey commitments, with only a few exceptions, have been made.
All that's left are two weeks of closely analyzed training runs and the post position draw, then it's game on in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 6.
Handicapper Andrew Champagne, who authors The Derby Bubble for the Paulick Report, has been following all the top 3-year-olds on the road to the Triple Crown, providing rankings and rationale for why a horse can or can't win America's most famous horse race.
Which preps were the strongest? Which were the weakest? Who is best suited for the mile and a quarter distance? Who isn't? How much will post position matter? And what about those Japanese horses?
We get into those questions and more in this week's edition of The Friday Show. Join Andrew Champagne, Ray Paulick and Joe Nevills for a lively discussion ahead of this year's Kentucky Derby.
Watch this week's episode of The Friday Show below:
The post The Friday Show Presented By Icon Global: Sorting Through Kentucky Derby Contenders appeared first on Horse Racing News | Paulick Report.
