I’m a big fan and will be watching. Haven’t made my “pick” yet. Today, Friday is a also big day of racing at Churchill Down in anticipation of Saturday’s big event.
I’ve been to the Kentucky Derby once, in 1992. Lil E. Tee beat an overwhelmingly popular and overbet Arazi. Due to the nature of parimutuel betting....the prices were huge with Arazi out of the money, I won something on the place horse (second) paid like $50 for $2 ticket, I believe it was a California horse named Casual Lies.
I attend the race track live in Del Mar, CA during the summer and fall....sometimes visit Santa Anita. Online wagering and live races on TV and streaming have made going to the racetrack strictly a social event....I can watch and wager on horse races literally world wide from my TV, iPhone, iPad, etc.