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Deciding if you are going to bet on the favorite in the Kentucky Derby is one of the biggest challenges in handicapping the race. Between 1979 and 2010 only four favorites ended up winning the race. Given that favorites typically win about a third of all races that\u2019s well below expectations. (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Deciding if you are going to bet on the favorite in the Kentucky Derby is one of the biggest challenges in handicapping the race. Between 1979 and 2010 only four favorites ended up winning the race. Given that favorites typically win about a third of all races that\u2019s well below expectations. (more…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-horse"],"yoast_head":"\nHandicapping the Kentucky Derby Favorites - Sports Betting Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Six important questions to ask when dealing with Kentucky Derby heavy favorite horses. 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