Doing Battle With The Demon

It would be a shock to many if Capote won. Unless practically everyone but Lukas is reading Capote wrong, War is the only colt who can grab the gold ring for him this year. Chances are the ring fits elsewhere, though. Demons Begone, Bet Twice and Gulch will be tough, but the guess here is that steady, fast-closing Cryptoclearance will wear the ring—and the blanket of roses on Derby day.