Kentucky Derby 2017 Live : Horse Racing Championship Live Online

Watch Kentucky Derby 2017 Live contenders and also Kentucky Oaks 2017 contenders work out over the Churchill Downs track on Saturday morning. On camera were Farrell (Oaks), J Boys Echo, McCraken, Lockdown (Oaks), Untrapped and Hence.

Today J Boys Echo worked out in preparation for the Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs Racetrack will provide live online streaming of Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders’ workouts every morning during the 8:30-8:45 a.m. (all times Eastern) training window.The live stream will be available at multiple sources including on Twitter via @KentuckyDerby and kentuckyderby.twitter.com. The live video will include graphics to identify each horse and Churchill Downs’ Joe Kristufek will provide commentary.

Event Date: May 6, 2017

Where Place On : Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S

Official Live/Broad Casting: kentuckyderby-live.com

Training hours at Churchill Downs will be 5:45-10 a.m. daily through May 4 with an 8-8:30 a.m. break to renovate the racetrack. A special 15-minute session from 8:30-8:45 a.m. is exclusive to Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks participants and any workmates. The specially-made Derby and Oaks saddle towels must be worn to gain access to the racetrack during that window.

The 2017 Kentucky Derby is approaching on the rails, with The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports taking place on Saturday, May 6.Favourites have performed well in recent Kentucky Derby races, and Always Dreaming and Classic Empire will be heavily backed as punters study the form.Talented horses have prevailed in the past few years, and the field is currently wide open with a strong line-up.

The Run for the Roses has been dominated by the race-day favourite for five years, and a couple of horses have been given early backing as the world-famous derby takes place at Louisville's Churchill Downs.The 143rd edition sees Classic Empire as the early favourite, with Always Dreaming marginally in his shadow.Classic Empire initially struggled as a three-year-old, hampered by injury and a number of contradictory performances.However, the 2016 champion juvenile has recently been back to his best and appears ready to edge the competition.According to Kentucky Derby 2017 Live Stream Bovada (h/t OddsShark.com), both colts reside at 5-1, equally vying for the public's affection.Classic Empire's success at the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile was countered by a failure in the Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park, making punters think again about placing an early bet.Always Dreaming was victorious in April's Florida Derby (G1) and will be controlled by irrepressible jockey John Velazquez at the Kentucky Derby.

The Triple Crown event always produces incredible excitement, and Irish War Cry could prevail if the joint-favourites fade early.

Much like Classic Empire, the horse has found new energy and form in recent weeks after initially winning the Holy Bull.

Gunnevera and McCraken provide value at 10-1, per Bovada, and the leading five horses could all step up to the plate on race day due to their versatility and range of talents.For the final pre-Kentucky Derby edition of Making the Grade, which will run through the 2017 Belmont Stakes, the focus shifts to longshots targeting the first jewel of the Triple Crown.Using the categories I’ve used to evaluate the overall chances of these horses for the last five years in this blog — ability, running style, connections (owner, trainer, jockey) and pedigree — I’ll provide one value bet for each category as well as the one that ticks all of the boxes.

For the purposes of this piece, I’ve eliminated from the running Classic Empire, Always Dreaming , Irish War Cry, McCraken, Gunnevera, Practical Joke and Girvin, which were the seven horses who had the lowest closing odds for Derby future wagers for Las Vegas bookmakers Wynn and William Hill.Of course, value is relative when it comes to Kentucky Derby betting. If you firmly believe McCraken will win the 2017 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, the 8-1 odds he closed at represent a terrific opportunity for a horse who has been sent off at 8-5 odds or lower in his last three starts.In fact, with no slam dunk favorite like California Chrome or American Pharoah this year, I encourage you to make a nice win bet on the horse you like best, even if it’s less than 10-1 odds. Ten bucks on Gunnevera at 9-1 would pay you $100 and put you ahead for the race even if you also want to get creative with an exacta or trifecta.

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And if you like a horse at 18-1 or 22-1, plunk down a nice win-place bet on him knowing if he runs first or second, you’ll make a nice profit.The Derby winner very likely will be one of Classic Empire, Always Dreaming, Irish War Cry, McCraken or Gunnevera, but this blog is about longshots and value plays, so let’s dive in starting with ability and find some nice prices to spice up your Derby tickets.Ability: If we are talking purely about ability, you have to like what you’ve seen from Thunder Snow. You can read the profile I wrote about him after he won the United Arab Emirates Derby for a more comprehensive look at Thunder Snow’s chances. The skinny is that I won’t be picking him to win the Derby because of the many obstacles he’s facing: shipping from Dubai to Central Kentucky, a touch of immaturity, acclimating to a new racetrack and climate, dealing with a faster pace and bucking UAE Derby history. But I could see him running well enough to hit the board at a huge price (25-1 on Wynn, 18-1 on William Hill).

He more than held his own against elite runners Kentucky Derby Live on grass in Europe as a 2-year-old — no small accomplishment given the quality of competition — winning a Group 1 in France and running second in a pair of Group 2 races in England. Moving to the main track he won the UAE Two Thousand Guineas by 5 ¾ lengths and the UAE Derby by a head over a very talented Japan-based runner, Epicharis.Running style: What I liked best about Tapwrit’s win in the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby was the visually impressive move he made on the turn to take command. I love to see the push-button acceleration from a Derby horse, like we saw very recently in American Pharoah, California Chrome, Orb, I’ll Have Another and Animal Kingdom. It’s a trait most recent Derby winners share. He has the speed to race in midpack and launch a bid on the final turn. Sure, the Toyota Blue Grass was a major step in the wrong direction. The last six Derby winners entered off a win and you rarely see in the history books a Derby winner who came into the race off a total dud.

But those types of horses can hit the board (see Bluegrass Cat, 2006), and aside from the Blue Grass, Tapwrit had been consistent and fast. He’s also got a very nice pedigree: by leading sire Tapit out of Grade 1 winner Appealing Zophie. There is a lot of value there if he slides up to 18-1 or so, but definitely make sure you get a decent price. Near 10-1 there should more appealing options coming off of strong races.Connections: Owner Paul Reddam, trainer Doug O’Neill and jockey Mario Gutierrez won the 2016 Kentucky Derby with Nyquist and the Derby and Preakness in 2012 with I’ll Have Another. Initially, I was ready to dismiss Irap completely after he scored his first career win in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, but there are a few things I do like, including his connections and the 35-1 price listed by both Wynn and William Hill.

He also showed a real willingness to fight, like his sire, two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Tiznow, and he’s got a terrific pedigree. At first glance, I thought he might be distance challenged as a half-sibling to champion sprinter Speightstown, but there’s plenty of stamina on the bottom half of the Kentucky Derby 2017 Live pedigree and there’s no denying the class of Speightstown, a top 10 sire every year from 2010 through 2015. He’s coming into the race off a career-best performance in which he beat multiple Grade 1 winner Practical Joke, multiple graded stakes winner McCraken, Tampa Bay Derby winner Tapwrit and Gotham Stakes winner J Boys Echo. He’s also got some pedigree power, an eight-race foundation and he’s in capable hands.