| 2009 Kentucky Derby Picks: West Side Bernie vs Mr. Hot Stuff |
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| Written by Steve Hastings | |||||||
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Saturday, 02 May 2009
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 The Point-Spreads.com 2009 Kentucky Derby Picks Experts are hard at work breaking down the match up odds on West Side Bernie vs Mr. Hot Stuff. The Derby odds makers are internet racebook have West Side Berne listed as the –125 odds favorite over Mr. Hot Stuff –105 odds. Checkout the pros and cons on each horse before you start making your 2009 Kentucky Derby Picks.#1 - West Side Bernie - One of the 2009 Kentucky Derby Picks long shots. Stewart Elliot is the jockey and Kelly Breen is the trainer. Leading up to the Derby, the pros for West Side Bernie include he is making his third start off a layoff, one of my favorite angles. He runs well over almost any surface; this will be his seventh different track in eight starts. All seven starts have come around two turns and Elliott won this in 2004 aboard Smarty Jones. The cons include his pedigree suggests he'll have distance limitations. He will be making his third start in six weeks. After winning his first two starts West Side Bernie is winless in his last five; has a little hang in him. He has a terrible, terrible post; will break behind inner rail and must navigate his way around it and his trainer is making debut on big stage; never faced this kind of pressure. #3 - Mr. Hot Stuff - Mr. Hot Stuff is another 2009 Kentucky Derby Picks long shot leading up to the 135th running of the Derby. His trainer is Eoin Harty and is jockey is John Vela. The pros for Mr. Hot Stuff are that he gets positive rider change from Nakatani to Johnny V. Though he's never raced on dirt, he's a full brother to 2008 Travers winner Colonel John. His bred to handle added distance and has fared well since stretching out and removing blinkers. Mr. Hot Stuff’s cons are that he is eligible for entry level allowance contest. His highest Beyer figure is a 96. Despite his pedigree, he has never raced on dirt. Johnny V. is winless in 10 tries and Mr. Hot Stuff is not a great post position. Bodog.com has posted 2009 Kentucky Derby Picks Odds on the West Side Bernie vs Mr. Hot Stuff Head to Head Match-up: West Side Bernie: -125 Mr. Hot Stuff: -105                        |
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