{"id":299871,"date":"2025-05-03T11:04:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/sports\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-kentucky-derby-2025-picks-and-predictions-from-the-experts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T11:04:23","slug":"rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-kentucky-derby-2025-picks-and-predictions-from-the-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/sports\/rewrite-this-title-in-arabic-kentucky-derby-2025-picks-and-predictions-from-the-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"rewrite this title in Arabic Kentucky Derby 2025: Picks and predictions from the experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n<p>Experts from The Post and Action Network handicap Saturday\u2019s 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Post time is approximately 6:57 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Vic Cangialosi           <\/p>\n<p>New York Post racing handicapper<\/p>\n<p>1. Sandman: Slow starter. Fast finisher. <\/p>\n<p>Couldn\u2019t get up in time to win the Rebel but would not be denied in the Arkansas Derby. <\/p>\n<p>Lost touch with the pacesetters before powering by them all in the stretch. <\/p>\n<p>Deep closers will invariably get into traffic trouble in the 19-deep Derby. <\/p>\n<p>If the Tapit-sired gray can stay clean while staying in the same area code as the front-runners, the Sandman will make a run and put this field to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>2. Baeza: You gotta be in it to win it. <\/p>\n<p>And two days before the Run for the Roses, No. 21 will load the gate after Rodriguez scratched. But this is not Rich Strike 2. <\/p>\n<p>The 80-1 shot drew in the morning of the race and shocked the racing world. <\/p>\n<p>Baeza has a real chance after running his eyeballs out in the Santa Anita Derby, only to lose to the fast-closing Journalism. <\/p>\n<p>Short r\u00e9sum\u00e9. Big chance. And no better rider than Flavien Prat.<\/p>\n<p>3. Journalism: The horse to beat because he refuses to lose. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s won four straight and seems to get better with every start. <\/p>\n<p>Overcame some early trouble to catch Baeza in the Santa Anita Derby. <\/p>\n<p>Top form. Top fig (102). But the top pick? Legit favorite will make his presence felt but come up a bit short.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Leboff<\/p>\n<p>New York Post betting writer<\/p>\n<p>1. Journalism: Journalism won\u2019t be the best betting value on the board, but if you\u2019re putting odds aside, he\u2019s the most logical pick to win. <\/p>\n<p>When the only real knock against a horse is that the Kentucky Derby is hard to win, you know you have a deserving favorite.<\/p>\n<p>2. Luxor Cafe: It\u2019s becoming a time-honored tradition to fall for an impressive horse shipping in from Japan, and I\u2019ll do it again this year with Luxor Cafe. <\/p>\n<p>His win at the Fukuryu Stakes was as smooth a performance as you\u2019ll ever see. <\/p>\n<p>Maybe this is the year for Japan.<\/p>\n<p>3. Chunk of Gold: Maybe not a win contender, but a horse to keep in your pocket for exotics because of his ability to pick up the pieces late. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll be passing a lot of tiring horses down the stretch if he gets a good trip.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Conti<\/p>\n<p>Action Network racing handicapper<\/p>\n<p>1. Luxor Cafe: Ships over from Japan, where he\u2019s won his last four starts. <\/p>\n<p>His sire is American Pharoah, who won this race back in 2015. <\/p>\n<p>He has a strong late kick, which will be key in a race with a lot of early pace.<\/p>\n<p>2. Journalism: The deserving morning-line favorite comes in with the highest last-out Beyer Speed Figure (102). <\/p>\n<p>While he looks to be the most talented horse in the field, he\u2019s beaten just 12 horses in his past three starts combined. <\/p>\n<p>He will need to beat 18 others in the Derby. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s bred top and bottom to get the distance and has a ferocious closing kick. For Journalism, it will all come down to the trip.<\/p>\n<p>3. Final Gambit: He\u2019s never raced on dirt but won the Jeff Ruby Stakes last time out. <\/p>\n<p>In the last 22 years, five horses who won the Jeff Ruby have hit the board. <\/p>\n<p>He is a deep closer, coming from last to win in his most recent starts. <\/p>\n<p>If the pace melts down, look for him to come flying late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Experts from The Post and Action Network handicap Saturday\u2019s 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Post time is approximately 6:57 p.m. Vic Cangialosi New York Post racing handicapper 1. Sandman: Slow starter. Fast finisher. Couldn\u2019t get up in time to win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":299872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-299871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299873,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299871\/revisions\/299873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globetimeline.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}