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Themorninglineodds, or the opening odds, fortheKentuckyDerby were set by a morningline oddsmaker after the post positions were determined on Saturday.
Winner of the Virginia Derby in his most recent start, American Promise drew post 5 for the Derby and was listed as a 30-1 proposition on themorningline. “That’s a good spot,” four-time KentuckyDerby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas said as he watched American Promise graze.
Themorning-lineodds have Mindframe at 7-2, but the second-shortest odds with bettors has been with Seize the Grey at 4-1. Mindframe has raced only twice but won both times.Mystik Dan became a KentuckyDerbycontender by winning the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes on Feb.
BLENDED CITIZEN – TheKentuckyDerby’s lone also-eligible went about his business as if he might catch that “I can run” break in the next two days, galloping a mile and three-eighths under Jonny Garcia during the special Oaks/Derby training period Wednesday at Churchill Downs.
The 2-year-old gray son of Shanghai Bobby hopes to give Wilkes a second-consecutive victory in theKentucky Jockey Club after he won the 2016 edition with eventual KentuckyDerbycontender McCraken. “He’s still coming along with his training,” Wilkes said.
TheKentuckyDerby will be televised on NBC from 4-7:00pm EDT but you can watch most of the Derby card on NBC Sports Network from 11:00am-4:00pm. Free past performances for theKentuckyDerby are available from BRISnet.com.
The winning horse in each race will receive 50 points toward theKentuckyDerby (G1) or the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), respectively. The second- through fifth-place finishers will earn 25-15-10-5 points on a sliding scale.
KentuckyDerbymorninglineodds announced.So officially, theKentuckyDerby race favorite is Classic Empire at 4-1. Behind him, Always Dreaming and McCraken were both assigned 5-1 odds. The only other contender in single digits is Irish War Cry at 6-1.
Godolphin's undefeated champion colt Essential Quality was made the 3-1 morningline favorite in the field of 24 betting options for Pool 5 of theKentuckyDerby Future Wager that will span Friday, March 26-Sunday, March 28.
What are morninglineodds?How do theKentuckyDerby results affect the Preakness?What factors influence the Preakness favorite’s odds?
Morninglineodds: 20-1. His family includes two winners of the Belmont—Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and Thunder Gulch, who won theKentuckyDerby and Belmont but fell short in the Preakness—suggesting that the mile and a half distance of the Belmont is within his range.
The year that paid $62.20 to holders of a longshot win ticket. It was the 93rd edition of the longest running sporting event held in the United States.It was the year that Damascus did not win theKentuckyDerby. Proud Clarion went off at 30-1 odds the day the rains came.
OLD FASHIONED PUTS UNDEFEATED RECORD ON LINE IN REBEL Undefeated KentuckyDerbycontender, Old Fashioned, bids to take the second step on the Oaklawn Park path to theKentuckyDerby when he heads the field for Saturday’s Grade II, $300...
