Here are my guesses — and that is what these… be.

A full three hours before post:

. . .And truly, just for Derby prediction fun….

My bets on the Derby are four horses to come in two places in either order (First or Second) — Commandment, Renegade, Chief Wallabee and… Further Ado.

These are silk numbers — the 1 horse, the 18 horse, the 6 horse and the 12…

You heard it here first!

And I still do have lots of cash in this app to spend so if you look — and think you see a winner, just leave me a holler… in the comments (HAH!)

No juleps, just root beer for me — woo hoo!…

Updated: it was an unexpected race, indeed. Great White threw his jockey to the turf — before even reaching the post and was a scratch — as they couldn’t settle him back down.

That delayed the start as all the mounts were then backed out of their slots, and given a moment to walk around and settle down… Once reloaded, a longshot broke from the very last place to win it all.

Ortiz did a masterful job of guiding an otherwise average horse — Golden Tempo — through the traffic, weaving, and dodging trouble… staying patient — and leaving himself in position out of the final turn, to make a dead ahead bolt, from eight wide. That gamble worked, and he won the roses. Great race!

There you have it — and that photo is from 2014, when California Chrome did it all, above right. Full race now on YouTube:

नमस्ते