Kentucky Derby 2017: Wide-open field offers big value for longshots


Whether you want to win big or just sound smart at your watch party, here are five things to know about Saturday’s 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby

The late, great horse racing writer Jay Cronley liked to say that you could be walking around lucky and not even know it. On no day of the year could that luck mean more for you than on the first Saturday in May, when the Kentucky Derby is run every year.

The 143rd edition of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday will be your next chance to make a life-changing score in a mere two minutes. Whether you will be looking to Let It Ride – the iconic 1989 horse racing movie was based on Cronley’s book Good Vibes – or just want to sound smart at your Derby party, here’s five key things to know about the race going into the gate:

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