Running out of the sixth gate, Stately Victor is listed as a EVEN money odds underdog in his 2010 Kentucky Derby Predictions Match Up against Paddy O'Prado. Thomas and Jack Conway's Blue Grass winner Stately Victor's pedigree is Ghostzapper and Collect The Cash by Dynaformer. You might be familiar with the owners name, Tom is a U.S. Senate candidate and with his son Jack, are ecstatic to have their colt in the 2010 Kentucky Derby field.“I’m 72 and it’s quite exciting to have my first Derby runner…I’m just trying to hang on,” Tom said with a laugh.
Stately Victor has a 2-1-0 record in 8 starts and with the Grade I Toyota Blue Grass Stakes victory at Keeneland earlier this month, Stately Victor has a shot to win the Run for the Roses with $451,112 in the Graded Stakes earnings, good enough for seventh for the 3-year-old standings. Trainer Mike Maker and co-owner Tom Conway pleasantly watched his final work last Monday with exercise rider Marvin Jiminez.
Maker mentioned "I was pleased with the work; it looks like he took the track fine."
What do the Sports-Odds.com horse racing betting and Kentucky Derby Predictions experts think about Paddy O'Prado?
Running out of the tenth gate, Paddy O'Prado is listed as a -130 odds favorite in his 2010 Kentucky Derby Predictions Match Up against Stately Victor. Paddy O'prado's pedigree is El Prado and Fun House by Prized. Now sitting in 16th place with $250,950 in Graded Stakes earnings, Paddy O'prado remains a semi-long shot to win the 136th Run for the Roses, despite continuously outperforming day after day.
Paddy O'Prado is a strong gray/roan colt owned by Donegal Racing and trained by Dale Romans. On April 23rd Paddy O'Prado proved he is worthy to participate in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. He darted through the five-furlong work in :58.40, the fastest of 21 works that session with the same distance.
Paddy O'Prado didn't mind the sloppy conditions at Churchill Downs either. Romans said it all with his work being "pretty spectacular, all systems are go..He showed he certainly didn't mind (the slop). (Rain) wouldn't bother me a bit on Derby day."
Paddy O'Prado has a 1-2-2 record in 6 starts. He started off the 2010 horse racing season with a third place showing in the MSW at Gulfstream Park in February 10th. His first Graded Stakes race as a 3-year-old was first place in the Grade III Palm Beach Stakes on March 6th. He was the runner-up to 40/1 long shot Stately Victor in the Grade I Blue Grass Stakes on April 10th.
Online racebook BODOG.com has posted horse racing betting odds for various 2010 Kentucky Derby Predictions Match Ups:
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
STATELY VICTOR: EVEN
PADDY O'PRADO: -130
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
SUPER SAVER: EVEN
DUBLIN: -130
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
NOBLE'S PROMISE: +135
SIDNEY'S CANDY: -165
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
ICE BOX: -125
SUPER SAVER: -105
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
AWESOME ACT: -150
AMERICAN LION: +120
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
HOMEBOYKRIS: +130
DISCREETLY MINE: -160
2010 Kentucky Derby - Head to Head Match Up
LINE OF DAVID: +130
MISSION IMPAZIBLE: -160
