Big Brown to win the 2008 Kentucky Derby from Gate 20

Yes, this godforsaken horse racing event is still on in this first Saturday of May. Imagine that.

And just in case you're most of us, that is ''I could give a rat's ass about horse racing,'' the godforsaken horse racing event we're talking about here is the 134th Run for the Roses. Otherwise known as the 2008 Kentucky Derby.

You read it people, the gates are already set and the horses already have their respective positions for Saturday's 134th Kentucky Derby to kick off the 2008 Triple Crown series. Starting off at gates one to five are Cool Coal Man, which has 20-1 odds t win it all, Tale of Ekati - 15-1, Anak Nakal - 30-1 and both 20 - 1 long shots, Court Vision and Eight Belles.

Kentucky Derby rookie Gabriel Saez has the call on Eight Belles, who brings a four-race winning streak into the Run for the Roses. ''We're going to give it a whirl,'' said Eight Belles trainer Larry Jones, who finished second in last year's Derby with Hard Spun.

''If she runs her race against the colts and doesn't get intimidated we feel like she can be right there.''

While on gates six to ten, 3-year-old colt Z Fortune by trainer Steve Asmussen has 15-1 odds to win, Big Truck follows at the seventh spot, while Visionaire takes the eight. Pyro, who won the Louisiana Derby before finishing 10th in the Blue Grass Stakes, is the third choice on both lines at 6-1.

Pyro sits at post 9 and Colonel John, the Santa Anita Derby winner, wound up in post 10.

Gates 11-15 is considered as the sluggish group of the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Jockey Rene Douglas will ride Z Humor that has 30-1 odds and then followed by Smooth Air and Bob Black Jack, both having 20-1 odds to win the Derby. One of the horses trained by Todd Pletcher, Monba, will be at gate 14 with 15-1 odds while Adriano gets the 15th spot.

The last remaining five horses from 16-20 fills up the 20-horse race field. Denis of Cork has 20-1 odds and landed at the sweet 16 spot, followed by Cowboy Cal, another horse by trainer Todd Pletcher, looking to put an end to his 0-19 Derby stint. Colts Recapturetheglory and Gayego drew number 18 and 19 respectively.

The last spot for Saturday's one-mile Derby was taken by Big Brown. Florida Derby winner Big Brown was marked the 3-1 favorite to win the $1,451,800 purse and a garland of roses. Big Brown will be ridden by two-time Derby winner Kent Desormeaux.

Big Brown, who has won his three starts by a combined 29 lengths, was installed as the 3-1 favorite on the morning line set by Mike Battaglia of Churchill Downs. Mike Watchmaker, Daily Racing Form's national handicapper, also has Big Brown at 3-1.

The only Derby winner to leave from the No. 20 post was Clyde Van Dusen in 1929. Will we see another one this year? Big Brown definitely has the credentials to do just that. Yep, I'm picking Big Brown to win it.

Can Big Brown win the 134th Kentucky Derby? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Big Brown 5/2

Colonel John 9/2

Pyro 7/1

Adriano 16/1

Recapturetheglory 25/1

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