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00:00Pete, the next one is Render Judgment.
00:02He's the number 15.
00:03He was one of the last horses to qualify for the Kentucky Derby.
00:07And in doing so, he's picked up points just like in small finishes in a lot of races.
00:13Like he's only won one time in his career debut and since in his second start.
00:18And since then, hasn't really been close in other races.
00:21But he does go out for the trainer of last year's Kentucky Derby winner
00:25and the trainer that won last year's Kentucky Oaks.
00:28Do you think Render Judgment has a shot at all in here?
00:32You know, listen, Toby Keith, the late great Toby Keith,
00:35who used to be a Breeders' Cup ambassador back in the day.
00:38One of the nicest guys used to show up all the time for us when I was at Breeders' Cup.
00:42He obviously passed away.
00:44His dream was to get to the Derby.
00:46I feel like this is a nod to get him his horse to run, which is a nice story.
00:53I just don't think he's ready for this.
00:56Maybe down the road.
00:57I mean, I could see that, you know, he's got some nice races in there.
01:00The numbers keep improving.
01:02But it's just a little too difficult for this trip.
01:05Alexa, he probably is going to be one of the longer shots in the field.
01:08What do you think about Render Judgment?
01:10Yeah, I can't play him in here.
01:11I mean, he's never even hit the board in a Graded Stakes race.
01:14So I also, I know I mentioned this earlier,
01:17but Jockey Brian Hernandez, who rides for Kenny McPeak,
01:21and if you have watched the Netflix special that Pete stars in,
01:24if you haven't, go do it.
01:25It's called Race for the Crown.
01:26It's really great.
01:27But it shows a lot about those relationships between trainer and jockeys
01:31and how strong they are and how much it means to be like a first call
01:35and a rider for somebody.
01:36So the fact that he opted to ride for Ian Wilkes on Burnham Square,
01:39I think does say a lot.
01:40I know it could have been because of the order of when he got in the field,
01:44but still, I think it says a lot.
01:45And then Pete, for the next one, it's Cole Battle.
01:49He's the number 16.
01:50He's going to go out for a trainer who I think is up over 70 now.
01:54He's like a small barn.
01:55And that's what's really cool about a race like the Kentucky Derby.
01:59You have horses that come from the biggest barns and the biggest operations.
02:03And then you have horses like this, like Cole Battle, who come from small barns.
02:06We're going to talk about a horse like Chunk of Gold in a little bit,
02:08where a good horse can come from anywhere and from anyone around the world.
02:13Cole Battle is one of those horses who every time we sort of think he's in too tough,
02:18he kind of passes another test.
02:19But you were saying you're a little bit cold on the horses coming out of the Arkansas Derby.
02:23Would that expand to him as well?
02:26Yeah.
02:26So, I mean, Cole Battle, what happened quickly, he won the Smarty Jones back in January.
02:32And I love the way he looked.
02:34I wasn't really paying much attention.
02:36But long story short, I bet him in the future bet.
02:39And I bet him in every future bet from there on.
02:41So I have him at 52 to 1.
02:43I got him at 48 to 1.
02:44I love the story behind him.
02:46He tries hard.
02:47Forget about breeding.
02:48He's got none of that.
02:49I mean, you can't look at any of that.
02:50His jockey is the king of Louisiana Downs, right?
02:53Juan Vargas.
02:54I'd love to see it.
02:55I think he'll try hard.
02:58He's just not going to get there.