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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Kentucky Derby Field Set, Post Positions Drawn

Undefeated in three career starts and with a total earnings of $662,700, Big Brown is the 3/1 morning line favorite heading into this weekend's 2008 Kentucky Derby. Let's hope Big Brown and jockey Kent Desormeaux can win it from the far outside post (post 20) and under wet conditions. The forecast for Friday calls for a few thunderstorms and isolated thunderstorms are on tap for Saturday.

Here are the post positions for the 2008 Kentucky Derby. The complete field, with Post Position, Horse, Jockey, Trainer, Morning-Line Odds are listed below:

1 Cool Coal Man, Julien Leparoux, Nick Zito, 20-1
2 Tale of Ekati, Eibar Coa, Barclay Tagg, 15-1
3 Anak Nakal, Raphael Bejarano, Nick Zito, 30-1
4 Court Vision, Garrett Gomez, Bill Mott, 20-1
5 Eight Belles (f), Gabriel Saez, Larry Jones, 15-1
6 Z Fortune, Robby Albarado, Steve Asmussen, 30-1
7 Big Truck, Javier Catellano, Barclay Tagg, 50-1
8 Visionaire, Jose Lezcano, Michael Matz, 20-1
9 Pyro, Shaun Bridgmohan, Steve Asmussen, 6-1
10 Colonel John, Corey Nakatani, Eoin Harty, 4-1
11 Z Humor, Rene Douglas, Bill Mott, 30-1
12 Smooth Air, Manoel Cruz, Bennie Stutts Jr., 20-1
13 Bob Jack Black, Rich Migliore, James Kasparoff, 20-1
14 Monba, Ramon Dominguez, Todd Pletcher, 15-1
15 Adriano, Edgar Prado, Graham Motion, 30-1
16 Denis of Cork, Calvin Borel, David Carroll, 20-1
17 Cowboy Cal, John Velazquez, Todd Pletcher, 20-1
18 Recapturetheglory, E.T. Baird, Louie Roussel, 20-1
19 Gayego, Mike Smith, Paulo Lobo, 15-1
20 Big Brown, Kent Desormeaux, Rick Dutrow Jr., 3-1

The Saturday, May 3 post time for the Kentucky Derby is 6:10 p.m. EST and you can catch all the action on NBC. It's the "Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" so don't forget to get your Kentucky Derby betting done before it's too late!

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Kentucky Derby News - Jockey Prado Inducted to Racing Hall of Fame

Jockey Edgar Prado rode Barbaro to victory at the 2006 Kentucky Derby. Can he do the same with Adriano at this year's Derby?

"I'm just speechless," said Prado upon receiving the news that he'd just been inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. "I'm shaking like a leaf."

The 40-year-old Prado grew up in a racing family of 11 children in Peru and began his riding career there at age 16. Now, with over 6,040 victories from 31,539 starts and earnings of $205,283,461 to his name, Prado ranks seventh on the career earnings list and became just the fourth rider in history with more than 500 victories in a season when he rode 535 in 1997.

Last week Prado announced that he was going to be riding Adriano at the 2008 Kentucky Derby. When asked why he chose to ride this particular thoroughbred, Prado replied, "It was a tough decision." Adriano is the winner of the Lane's End Stakes and the 16/1 odds to win the 2008 Kentucky Derby.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Kentucky Derby Opening Odds and Top Contenders

Heading down the stretch, who are the top Kentucky Derby contenders?

War Pass, last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and undefeated 2-year-old champion, was the early favorite but the best he's been able to do recently is second (in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 5). Pyro was all the rage a couple of months ago when he took the Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds, but then placed a disappointing 10th in last weekend's $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland. There's also Colonel John, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby; and let's not forget about Big Brown, the big winner at the Florida Derby. But which of these horses is the leading contender? Who knows...

If nothing else, the Derby prep races have shown us that nothing is for certain and that come May 3 we can expect the unexpected.

Top 5 Kentucky Derby contenders:

Big Brown 3/1
Colonel John 6/1
Pyro 8/1
War Pass 10/1
Monba 16/1

Get your Kentucky Derby odds while there's still some great value to be found!

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Kentucky Derby Futures - Pool 3 Wagers

Last chance to get your best 2008 Kentucky Derby odds

Kentucky Derby Futures and Kentucky Oaks Futures Wager Pool 3 opens today at noon (EST) and will close at 6 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, April 6. This really is your best and last chance at getting great odds on the upcoming May 3 Kentucky Derby. If you wait until Derby Day to bet on your favorite Kentucky Derby contenders you'll be faced with lesser odds.

Now in its 134th running, the Kentucky Derby is by far the most illustrious horse racing event in North America. Over 150,000 horse racing enthusiasts are expected to attend this prestigious event at Churchill Downs, with millions more catching the action on television.

This year's Derby contenders have been prepping for the big race, with names like Big Brown, Pyro, War Pass and Colonel John (among others) making the Top 10. (Check out the complete Derby power rankings here.)

Get in the best Kentucky Derby odds today, before it's too late.

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