We've been following your trail right, these days, the Closers Credits is finally here. The field is drawn, with twenty main entries plus one also-eligible. The field is competitive, with a bit of something for anyone: fountains of raw talent not forged from the fire, hard-trying and plucky sorts with yet to prove best up against the big boys, and everything among. (Well, aside from a filly, anyway...Rayya had 40 points for the strength of your second-place finish from the UAE Derby, but she's off and away to Friday's Kentucky Oaks instead.)
Below, we dive in to the Kentucky Derby field, horse by horse, and let you know our top picks and longshot. Below our Derby analysis, there exists a chart with selections and longshots for those seven stakes races at Churchill on Saturday. We have Friday stakes picks, and full horse-by-horse analysis in the Kentucky Oaks, in the separate piece. If you've any questions, or want to talk about any on the races, post a comment or tweet to @closers credicts!
closers will give you preview coverage on Thursday, May 3 from 4:00pm-6:30pm EDT. NBCSN will broadcast the undercard of Kentucky Derby time at Churchill from 12:00pm-2:30pm EDT; from 2:3opm-7:30pm EDT, coverage will shift towards the flagship NBC station. Horse Racing Radio Network will show audio coverage of Kentucky Derby Day, also. Their coverage from the undercard will run from 2:00pm-5:00pm EDT on Sirius 219, XM 201, and free online. Their coverage from Where to buy Closers Credits the Kentucky Derby will run from 5:00pm-7:00pm, streaming on their site as well.
