Kentucky Derby 2017: Top 5 Best Sleepers & Dark Horses

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No. 2 J Boys Echo

Odds: 20-1

Jockey: Robby Albarado

Trainer: Dale Romans

Outlook: Looking to take a flyer on a horse that has some speed? Go with J Boys Echo. His top BRIS speed number of 104 at the Gotham is the highest of any horse in the field. With a particularly slow field, it is easy to envision a scenario where J Boys Echo uses his speed to wind up in the Winner's Circle. So why the long odds? He followed up his Gotham victory with a disappointing 4th place finish at the Blue Grass. Trainer Dale Romans had three horses in last year's Derby (Unbridled Outlaw, Cherry Wine and Brody's Cause), so he brings some experience to the table this year to compliment his speedster of a horse. (Getty)