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There was no doubt that California Chrome, as a 5-2 odds favorite, was the people’s choice to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
It could have been dumb luck that brought the Cleveland Browns and Johnny Manziel together. He was there for the taking, but team after team passed him by, and eventually everything fell perfectly into place.
As a quarterback, Johnny Manziel is a playmaker and risk taker, the definition of a gambler. Sometimes that’s a problem. But even the cynics can see his entertainment value is a sure thing.
California Chrome pulled away down the stretch for a dominant win at the 140th Kentucky Derby.
Just about everyone will have an opinion on the Kentucky Derby, some more educated than others. Before giving my picks – since it’s just one man’s opinion and this is the biggest handicapping challenge of the year with a 19-horse field of fast-developing 3-year-olds — I’d like to share the consensus of the sharpest Derby handicappers: the future-book bettors.
Wynn Las Vegas race and sports book director John Avello handicaps the Kentucky Derby field: