Two jockeys will be riding in the Run for the Roses for the first time when the starting gate opens on Saturday for the 2020 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Adam Beschizza, 28, has the mount on Enforceable, while Luca Panici, 46, will be aboard Sole Volante. Enforceable is 24-1 in the current Kentucky Derby odds from William Hill, while Sole Volante is 35-1 in the talented 2020 Kentucky Derby field. Post time for Kentucky Derby 2020 is 7:01 p.m. ET. With so much to consider before making your 2020 Kentucky Derby picks, a little expert help can go a long way.
If either Beschizza or Panici wins, he would become just the 28th jockey to win the Kentucky Derby in his first Derby mount. The most recent of those was Mario Gutierrez, who guided I'll Have Another to the blanket of roses in 2012. In that race, Gutierrez and I'll Have Another allowed Mike Smith and the front-running Bodemeister to build a five-length lead at the top of the stretch. But Gutierrez and I'll Have Another overtook Bodemeister inside the final 150 yards. Two weeks later, I'll Have Another chased down Bodemeister in a dramatic Preakness Stakes but was forced to retire before the Belmont.
Given all the history, there's a method to picking which horses to focus on for exacta, trifecta, and superfecta bets in a Kentucky Derby like this, and SportsLine's Jody Demling knows what it is. He can help you make the best 2020 Kentucky Derby picks possible.
The horse racing expert enters the Kentucky Derby 2020 on a major heater: He has picked the winner of six straight races: the Saudi Cup, Gotham Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Louisiana Derby, Florida Derby and Belmont Stakes.
In the Belmont, Demling said Tiz the Law was clearly the class of a limited field, and trainer Barclay Tagg's horse pulled away for a convincing 3 3/4-length victory.
This is the same handicapper who has hit the Oaks-Derby double at Churchill Downs nine times in the last 11 years. That means he held a ticket with the winners of both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby all but twice in his last 11 tries. Anyone who has followed him is way up. Now, he's sharing all of his 2020 Kentucky Derby bets here.
Top 2020 Kentucky Derby expert picks
Here's a refresher on exotic bet types from SportsLine's Jody Demling:
Exacta: Pick the first- and second-place finishers in the correct order. This paid $3,009.60 on a $2 bet at last year's Kentucky Derby with Country House and Code of Honor.
Trifecta: Pick the first-, second- and third-place finishers in the correct order. This paid $5,737.65 on a $0.50 bet at last year's Kentucky Derby with Country House, Code of Honor and Tacitus.
Superfecta: Pick the first-, second-, third- and fourth-place finishers in the correct order. This paid a whopping $51,400.10 in last year's Kentucky Derby on a $1 bet with Country House, Code of Honor, Tacitus and Improbable.
While Demling has no quibbles with the favorite status of Tiz the Law (5-8), he plans to hold tickets with Honor A.P. (5-1), Authentic (8-1), and three huge double-digit long shots to spice up the payouts. You can see his picks here.
How to make 2020 Kentucky Derby bets
Demling has specific recommendations for exacta, trifecta and superfecta wagers so you can cover all your bases at Kentucky Derby 2020. He's sharing them over at SportsLine.
So which horses do you take? And in what combinations? Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
