LOUISVILL, KY. – The 136th Kentucky Derby officially has a winner on the books. After several hours of on-and-off rainstorms muddied the track at Churchill Downs, the 20 horses took their spots and battled the severe conditions with Super Saver coming in ahead of the group with a time of 2:04.45.

After the rain battered the track early Saturday, the normal early morning workouts were postponed early Saturday with trainers opting to trot their horses inside the barns.

At race time, Looking At Lucky was listed as the favorite at 7-1, the longest odds ever for a Kentucky Derby favorite.

Due to the sloppy track conditions the analysts couldn’t agree on predicting the winner.

A late bet of $100,000 was placed on Super Saver at 8-1. After the $100,000 bet was placed, the odds for Super Saver actually moved to match Looking At Lucky at 7-1.

The odds on the Thoroughbreds changed like a shaky stock market over the past few days due to the horrible track conditions.

Placing was Ice Box and also coming in the money at third was Paddy O’Prado.

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ABOUT THE KENTUCKY DERBY:

Taking place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky every year on the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby is referred to as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.”

This year’s 2010 Kentucky Derby race is scheduled to be televised live on NBC at 6:24pm ET.

Normally a crowd of more than 150,000 people will jam the stands for this race to see the cream of the crop compete in this first leg of the Triple Crown.

Unless you have personally witnessed this event live, you may not understand the adrenaline that fills the air when the gates open and the 3-year-old thoroughbreds start kicking up the dirt around the 1 ¼ mile track.

THE THOROUGHBREDS & ODDS:

Here is the 20 horse field who will be competing in the 136th Run for the Roses. The odds at the time of this article are posted below. To see the updated odds go to Kentucky Derby.info.

American Lion 25-1
Awesome Act 8 – 1
Backtalk 35 – 1
Conveyance 10 – 1
Deans Kitten 35 – 1
Devil May Care 8 – 1
Discreetly Mine 25 – 1
Dublin 10 – 1
Homeboykris 30 – 1
Ice Box 8 – 1
Jackson Bend 12 – 1
Line of David 25 – 1
Lookin at Lucky 3 – 1
Make Music for Me 35 – 1
Mission Impazible 15 – 1
Nobles Promise 10 – 1
Paddy O’Prado 15 – 1
Sidneys Candy 4 – 1
Stately Victor 25 – 1
Super Saver 12 – 1

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