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Vino Rosso was coming in at 10/1 odds of winning the 2018 Kentucky Derby early on.
WHY VINO ROSSO CAN WIN THIS YEAR'S KENTUCKY DERBY
Coming off the best race of his life when he won the Wood Memorial by 3 lengths. Ace jockey John Velazquez had his pick of Todd Pletcher’s four hopefuls, and Vino Rosso was the pick. Pletcher is confident he will relish the added distance.
WHY VINO ROSSO CAN'T WIN THIS YEAR'S KENTUCKY DERBY
After going 2 for 2 as a 2-year-old, he was disappointing at Tampa Bay Downs earlier this year with a third-place finish in the Sam Davis and a fourth-place showing in the Tampa Bay Derby. Is the Wood Memorial victory enough to win back your trust?
*Source Courier Journal
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez on why he elected to ride Vino Rosso for the Kentucky Derby:
“I believe he can get the [1¼-mile] distance,” Velazquez said after working him out Friday at Churchill Downs. “It was the distance I was looking for. It wasn’t an easy choice. They’re all good horses.
“I like the way Vino Rosso works in the mornings, and the way he gallops out better than the other two. He just keeps coming.”
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- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
