The good news is that the 2022 Kentucky Derby will be a great race this year because the top five favorites — in descending, morning-line order of low to high odds — Zandon, Epicenter, Messier, Mo Donegal and Taiba are generally speaking, rather bunched in talents and at last report rearing to go. The bad news is that, 700 miles south of Churchill Downs, the irrepressible Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, the well-known Houston furniture magnate, will be engaging in his now-annual spring promotion by betting between $2 million and $3 million on the race. Last year he actually dropped on up to Churchill, which is his wont, to do
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