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Steven Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics, has his pick for the Kentucky Derby. He likes Chitu as the best value—20-1 right now—but he has some other recommendations for exotics that you should check out on his blog. Levitt also swung by Deadspin to chat horse racing yesterday, which you can read here.
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Want to know how to bet Saturday's Kentucky Derby? At 1 p.m. EDT today, Steven Levitt, one of the authors of Freakonomics and a professor of economics at the University of Chicago, will be by to talk ponies.
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