Kristufek's line for Saturday's Kentucky Derby

Posted April 30, 2009 11:00 pm

By Joe Kristufek

Here is Daily Herald handicapper Joe Kristufek's line on the Kentucky Derby, Saturday's $2 million race over 1¼ miles at Churchchill Downs:

PP Horse Jockey/trainer Odds Skinny 16 Pioneer of the Nile Gomez/Baffert 4-1 Lots to like; edge 15 Dunkirk Prado/Pletcher 4-1 Talented; experience? 6 Friesan Fire Saez/LJones 5-1 Pace pressing dragon 3 Mr. Hot Stuff JVelazquez/Harty 30-1 Sizzles in the stretch 11 Chocolate Candy MSmith/Hollendorfer 20-1 Giacomo deju vu? 13 I Want Revenge Talamo/JMullins 3-1 Super in New York 5 Hold Me Back Desormeaux/Mott 15-1 Tries on sleeper shoes 17 Summer Bird Rosier/Ice 50-1 Improving too fast? 12 General Quarters Leparoux/TMcCarthy 20-1 Feel-good story 19 Desert Party Dominguez/Suroor 15-1 Post makes task tougher 10 Regal Ransom AGarcia/Suroor 30-1 Lots of hype this week 7 Papa Clem Bejarano/GStute 20-1 Gives it all he's got 2 Musket Man ECoa/DRyan 20-1 Illinois Derby winner 4 Advice Douglas/Pletcher 30-1 Back quick; prefers Poly 1 West Side Bernie Elliott/Breen 30-1 At his best in Wood 14 Atomic Rain Bravo/Breen 50-1 Gets an acid test 18 Nowhere to Hide Bridgmohan/Zito 50-1 Head is in the sand 8 Mine That Bird Borel/Woolley Jr 50-1 Wings are clipped 20 Flying Private Albarado/Lukas 50-1 Best run came on Poly 9 Join in the Dance DeCarlo/Pletcher 50-1 Pletcher rabbit leads

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