This will most likely be my last Derby in Louisville, and it promises to be an interesting one. With a flood advisory looming for today and tomorrow, the track is sure to be very sloppy at the 6:24pm post time. There are few things more amazing than watching thoroughbreds run in the mud, and a fast horse on a dry track can be a monster in the wet or get bogged down in the muck. All bets are off.I've had trouble choosing a horse this year, mostly because I haven't paid very close attention to the pre-Derby buzz and predictions. So I went with a trainer I like...Bob Baffert. The jockey is Martin Garcia, and this is his first mount in the Kentucky Derby. And my horse? Conveyance.
His odds are 12-1, and he's recently won The Southwest Stakes; many of those horses are here now for the Derby, so Conveyance knows the competition. Bred here in Kentucky, Conveyance is a quick out of the gate horse and stamina has been a weakness in the bloodline...if he's back at the start, that's bad news. His pedigree includes a sire and broodmare sire who were both Derby favorites but failed to win. On this track anything can happen, but today, I'll be rooting for Conveyance in the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby!
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