The Favorites - Kentucky Derby Best Bets

The Favorites Sports Betting Podcast

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Sports, Fantasy Sports, News, Sports News, Football

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, hundreds of thousands of gleeful gamblers will wager on the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, the Greatest Two Minutes In Sports. The Derby is a betting highlight of the spring calendar and here to break it all down with hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter is Action Network racing contributor Mike Conti. Together they discuss all things betting for both the Kentucky Derby, including who he likes to win, his favorite longshots, and informed opinions for exotic wagers like exactas and trifectas.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the favorites of the podcast.
0:11.0	We are part of the Volume Podcast Network.
0:13.0	I am Chad Millman of the Action Network.
0:17.0	Today, I'm joined as always by my co-host, my companion, my compadre, my BFF professional
0:22.3	better, Simon Hunter.
0:24.2	Hello, Simon.
0:25.7	Chad, how we doing?
0:27.2	Dude, May 1st, you know what that means.
0:30.9	The calendar turns.
0:32.8	The marquee event on the betting calendar in May is the Kentucky Derby, which is this Saturday
0:42.4	at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the 151st running of the roses, the greatest two minutes
0:52.3	in sports, an American gambling event like none other.
0:58.8	Here to help all of us bet and profit on all the festivities in Louisville, because it's not
1:04.1	just about the derby, is our Action Network horse racing contributor, one of the very best
1:09.9	handicappers in the business.
1:12.9	Chicago's finest.
1:14.7	We do nothing if not promote anybody from the great city of Chicago, Mr. Mike Conti.
1:22.5	How are you, buddy?
1:23.7	I'm great. Thanks for having me, guys.
1:25.4	Super excited.
1:26.2	One of my favorite weekends of the year.
1:28.2	Listen, before we get deep, deep into Mike and all his handicapping knowledge, quick announcement, I want everyone, this is big. This is very big. This is brand new.
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