Randy Moss
NBC Sports horse racing analyst
Randy Moss (NBC Sports horse racing analyst) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include 2026 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
2026 Kentucky Derby6 of 7
Moss argued Japan's Forever Young was the best horse in the 2024 Derby despite finishing third.
“Forever Young was the best horse when he finished third, beating two noses by Mystic Dan and Sierra Leone”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:44
- Prediction · due Dec 2036
Moss predicted a Japanese-trained horse will win the Kentucky Derby within the next ten years.
“Maybe next year we'll get it. It'll happen. It'll happen within the next decade”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:26
Moss said jockey Mike Smith is actually 59 and in better shape than most younger riders.
“He is a workout warrior, and he's in better shape at age 59 than 90% of the kids he's riding against”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:21:34
Moss said Renegade's cracked hoof is a common, easily repaired issue that should not concern bettors.
“Usually, you don't really have to be worried about it at all. It's not an uncommon thing with racehorses”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:52
Moss argued the rail post's long winless streak is a statistical anomaly because horses breaking there have been long shots.
“the average odds of the horses breaking from the number one post position average is 31 to 1”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:26
Moss said the Florida Derby produced the strongest group of contenders this year.
“This year, yes. The Florida Derby looks like sort of the cream of the crop, in my opinion”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:55
Kentucky Oaks
- Came true
Moss recommended an Oaks exacta of Always a Runner and Prom Queen, favoring Always a Runner to win.
“And I think always a runner has a great chance to win”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:40
Predictions
1 came true · 1 didn’t · 1 pending
- Prediction · due Dec 2036
Moss predicted a Japanese-trained horse will win the Kentucky Derby within the next ten years.
“Maybe next year we'll get it. It'll happen. It'll happen within the next decade”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:26 · 2026 Kentucky Derby
- Came true
Moss recommended an Oaks exacta of Always a Runner and Prom Queen, favoring Always a Runner to win.
“And I think always a runner has a great chance to win”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:40 · Kentucky Oaks
Always a Runner, trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Jose Ortiz, won the 152nd Kentucky Oaks on May 1, 2026 at 5-1 odds, paying $13.04 to win, which matches Moss's stated view that she had a great chance to win. The exacta he suggested with Prom Queen missed: Meaning finished second and Prom Queen fifth.
Sources: Always a Runner (5-1) wins the 152nd Kentucky Oaks in 2026 | TwinSpires · Kentucky Oaks Results 2026: Winner, Payouts and Order of Finish - Bleacher Nation
Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Didn’t happen
Randy Moss picked Chief Wallaby to win the Kentucky Derby.
“the horse that I picked, to win the Kentucky Derby's Chief Wallaby”
Pardon My Take: Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre Fest (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:20 · 2026 Kentucky Derby
Randy Moss picked Chief Wallabee to win the 2026 Kentucky Derby, but in the race on May 2, 2026 it finished fourth at 7-1. Golden Tempo won at 23-1, ahead of Renegade and Ocelli.
Sources: 2026 Kentucky Derby results: Golden Tempo makes history under first female trainer to win Run for the Roses · Who Won the 2026 Kentucky Derby? Full Results, Finish Order, and Payouts - Bleacher Nation
Checked Sep 30, 2026
Appearances
Kentucky Derby With Randy Moss, IndyCar Racer Conor Daly, Celtics/Sixers Game 7 Set, Knicks Whomp The Hawks + Hockey Playoffs and Fyre FestPardon My Take · May 1, 2026 · 2 h 30 min
The Pardon My Take crew previews Celtics-Sixers Game 7, recaps NBA and NHL playoffs and LIV's demise, and interviews Randy Moss on the Kentucky Derby and IndyCar driver Conor Daly.
Often appears with
- Dan Katz · 1 shared episode
- PFT Commenter · 1 shared episode
- Hank Lockwood · 1 shared episode
- Max Delente · 1 shared episode
- Memes · 1 shared episode
- Zach · 1 shared episode
- Conor Daly · 1 shared episode