The collective minds of the
ThoroFan Handicappers give their 2017 Kentucky Derby picks for first through
fourth place. The handicapper’s
decisions are widely varied, reflecting the tenor of this year’s Derby.
Good Luck to everyone and Happy Derby Day!
HANDICAPPER
|
FIRST
|
SECOND
|
THIRD
|
FOURTH
|
Irish
War Cry
|
Gunnevera
|
Classic
Empire
|
Battle
of Midway
|
|
Reinier Macatangay
|
Always
Dreaming
|
Classic
Empire
|
Gunnevera
|
Sonneteer
|
Irish
War Cry
|
McCraken
|
Gunnevera
|
Classic
Empire
|
|
John
Caro
|
Gormley
|
Tapwit
|
Hence
|
Sonneteer
|
Classic
Empire
|
Lookin at
Lee
|
Always
Dreaming
|
Irish
War Cry
|
|
Michael Mills
|
McCraken
|
Classic
Empire
|
Gunnevera
|
Irish
War Cry
|
Gunnevera
|
Classic
Empire
|
Irish War
Cry
|
McCraken
|
|
Michael
Amo
|
Thunder
Snow
|
Practical
Joke
|
Hence
|
McCraken
|
Gunnevera
|
McCraken
|
Irish War
Cry
|
Practical
Joke
|
My basic handicapping leads me to Gunnevera. I make this pick at 2:30 AM on Derby Day. I may bet another horse though, if I get Practical Joke at 40-1 for instance. Or Irish War Cry at greater than 10-1.
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