Ranking every 2023 Kentucky Derby horse by the silks their jockeys will wear
Picking a Kentucky Derby winner isn’t easy.
Sure, you’ve got your odds to look at. But for those of us — hi, it’s me — who are casual bettors, maybe our ranking of every horse name isn’t enough.
So I’ve decided to try another approach: Picking by color.
It’s a “strategy” used by casual bettors in March Madness brackets, so why not try it here? So we’re looking at all the jockey silks and ranking them from “ugh, no, they’re an eyesore!” to “Ooo, that looks like what a winner would wear!”
Here’s the full look at all 20 jockeys’ silks, which we’ll rank below:
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