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Jeff Bratt and Monique Vag make their Kentucky Derby picks

May 5, 2023

Woodbine’s on-air Thoroughbred personalities each compiled a $50 ticket for Saturday’s running of the 149th Kentucky Derby.

Jeff Bratt

The bets:

$10 to win and place on #17 Derma Sotogake

$1 Exactor box 2,4,5,6,15,17

The rationale:

“It’s only a matter of time before a Japanese-bred wins the Kentucky Derby, and Derma Sotogake may be their best shot yet.  A hot pace is always a concern in this event, but I’ll take a shot that history is made on Saturday.”

Jeff Bratt
Jeff Bratt

Monique Vag

The bets:

$1 Tri ($48)

$2 Win #14 Angel of Empire

14,15

2,5,10,14,15

2,3,5,8,10,11,14,15

The rationale:

“Angel of Empire had a strong burst of speed around the final turn in the Arkansas Derby. He shouldn’t be too far out of it early and should get a good chance to run them down late.

“For value for the tri, I tried to add in a lot of horses with different running styles underneath. The pace of the race is a big question mark so it makes it interesting to hypothesize if anyone can come from really far back.”

Monique Vag (New Image Media)
Monique Vag (New Image Media)
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