Steve Kornacki correctly called Medina Spirit to win the Kentucky Derby, and fans loved it
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Steve Kornacki, the NBC News and MSNBC national political correspondent, became a viral sensation during election week in November, and since then, he’s been part of other NBC broadcasts, including Sunday Night Football.
People latched onto and appreciated Kornacki for several reasons, his trustworthiness, enthusiasm and insightful analysis among them. He and his famous khaki pants returned to the world of sports Saturday for the Kentucky Derby, and fans of his were so excited.
The love for Kornacki remained consistent as he contributed to NBC’s broadcast and broke down how and why the odds for the Triple Crown leg changed. As he said Saturday, he’s just trying to make sense of all the numbers — something viewers now trust him to do on a variety of subjects.
And then Kornacki’s analysis turned out to be perfectly spot on with him correctly predicting Medina Spirit would win the 147th Kentucky Derby with 12-1 odds.
And as Kornacki periodically appeared on NBC’s Kentucky Derby broadcast, his fans just couldn’t get enough of him, especially after he called the winner.
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