2016 Kentucky Derby Betting Preview PT 1

We are just a couple of days away from the kickoff of the biggest North American horse race of the entire year - the Kentucky Derby. This year's iteration of the race looks like a very difficult puzzle to solve with a number of talented contenders in the mix and only a lukewarm favorite in Florida Derby winner Nyquist.

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While it may be difficult to predict who is going to win and who is going to finish in the top three positions, it remains an extremely good betting race and there is plenty of opportunity for players who are looking to make things happen in the exotic markets.

Looking at some of the top favorites you will notice that many of them have come in have anyone very big races with some actually remaining undefeated. The connections of Nyquist have an awful lot of experience winning Kentucky Derby's, considering they're able to do that with I'll Have Another just a couple of years ago. He looked set to have a go at the Triple Crown but wound up being scratched on the day of the race.

Nyquist comes in having won the Florida Derby and several other races in his undefeated career and he is one of the few horses to actually make it to the Kentucky Derby in the favorite position having won the Breeders Cup juvenile race here before.  While many letters don't consider his jockey Mario Gutierrez to be one of the top gear jockeys in America, he certainly does know how to win big races like this and he and Nyquist seem to have formed a very impressive bond with each other.