Mike Battaglia Reviews The Kentucky Derby And Winner American Pharoah
Mike Battaglia is a horse racing analyst for the NBC Sports Network.
Mike joined Ed and Steve to talk about the Kentucky Derby and what to expect at the Preakness.
Mike started off by talking about whether or not American Pharoah will be the horse to win the triple crown saying "you know he's awfully good, but he only won the derby by a length...it's so tough to do, he has the look of a special horse though." As for his biggest competition in the Preakness Mike said "the same two it was such a great race, you'll have some new shooters for the Preakness and it'll be an interesting race but for anybody to challenge Pharoah it will have to be Fire and Dortmund again." Mike also talked about how this Preakness Stakes and how it will be presented on television given the current state of civil unrest in the city.