3 Years of Silence, Bad Wedding Dates & The Kentucky Derby with Mike Conti

About this episode

The episode features Mike Conti discussing the Kentucky Derby and betting strategies with the hosts.

The Favorites is back as Action Network trio Stuckey, Kendra Middleton & Brandon Kravitz are off to the races! The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky and who else better to join the show than horse racing effecianado Mike Conti. Together the crew gets into all of Conti's expertise in and around the racetrack, how to approach betting the event and where he's seeing value in the market. Tune in for a breakdown of Renegade, the favorite in this event, and a few longer shots and stay aways like Chief Wallabee, Right To Party, The Puma and Wonder Dean. Plus, we get Conti's favorite race moments, the squad plant's their flag on an outright winner and Stuckey's got a strange hypothetical involving a genie and three years of silence. We're back every Tuesday and Thursday so subscribe, rate and review for more fun.  Check out the Action Network App and sign up for Action Pro for instant notifications from our top experts. Get $20 off an annual subscription with promo code POD20 here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Stuckey, Kendra Middleton, Brandon Kravitz

Guest: Mike Conti

Topics covered

• Kentucky Derby
• horse racing
• sports betting
• betting strategies
• race analysis

Keywords

• Kentucky Derby
• Mike Conti
• sports betting
• horse racing
• betting strategies
• Renegade
• long shots

Sponsors

Action Network

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Renegade, Chief Wallabee, Right To Party, The Puma, Wonder Dean

Places: Louisville, Kentucky

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