![]() ![]() Taiba has had $1.694 million bet on him compared with $1.692 million bet on Epicenter. Both Taiba and Epicenter are listed at 5-1 with Taiba having a slight lead in money wagered on him. Things haven’t changed much in the mutuel betting pool for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. has started one horse in the Kentucky Derby, Ny Traffic, who finished eighth in 2020. He has beaten several of the second tier of horses in the Derby but not faced the upper echelon. He does have a race over the Churchill Downs track, a third in the Kentucky Jockey Club. ![]() Many are questioning if White Abarrio will bring glory back to the Florida Derby this year by winning in Louisville. But lately, all you’ve got were Nyquist, who was really a California horse, and Always Dreaming. You can count Nashua, Northern Dancer, Alydar, Spectacular Bid and Holy Bull among them. How he got here: First in Florida Derby and Holy Bull Stakes, third in the Kentucky Jockey Club StakesĬomment: The Florida Derby has been a springboard to winning the Kentucky Derby 15 times. Owner: C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable Trainer Doug O’Neill had Sargent Lee entered in a maiden race, but the horse scratched out. The 3-year-old gelding got crushed at the start and then was forced wide in the stretch by the eventual winner, Stolen Base, who paid $13.20 to win. The best performance on the undercard was by the Phil D’Amato-trained Balnikhov, who finished second in the Grade 2 $500,000 American Turf. He was the favorite and paid $3.40 to win. It was won by the one-time Derby hopeful Jack Christopher. ![]() In the Grade 2 $500,000 Pat Day Mile, Doppelganger, running for Tim Yakteen, finished sixth and never threatened in the race. ![]() Longshot Three Technique won the race and paid $75.60 to win. The Peter Eurton trainee was leading mid-stretch under Flavien Prat, but couldn’t hold on and was passed by a wave of horses. Dream Shake, who last year was third in the Santa Anita Derby and second in the Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs, finished fifth in the $160,000 Knicks Go Overnight Stakes. So, it’s not unusual to see Southern California horses there if for no other reason than to keep the Derby horses company on the flight and in the barn.īut Saturday wasn’t a particularly fruitful day for Santa Anita-based horses. The Kentucky Derby Day undercard is one of the best of the year, much like the undercards at the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. The numbers before horse’s name is the saddlecloth number. Post is 6:57 p.m., meaning it’s about three hours to the starting gates opening. Here’s a look at the current odds, as of around 4 p.m. Happy Jack, Summer Is Tomorrow, Tiz the Bomb, Pioneer of Medina, Cyberknife, Tawny Point and Zozos all moved to slightly lower odds. If a horse is listed at 99-1, it usually means the horse is at even higher odds, but most race track oddsboards don’t have a space for a third number. Perhaps the bigger news is that late entrant Rich Strike has finally drifted below 99-1 to 96-1. So, far Epicenter has had $2.109 million bet on him, and Taiba has $2.076 million bet on him. In a neck-and-neck battle, the Kentucky Derby favorite switched back to Epicenter, having the most money bet on him. The number before a horse’s name is the saddlecloth number. Post is 6:57 p.m., meaning it’s about two hours to the starting gates opening. Here’s a look at the current odds, as of around 5 p.m. And lightly regarded Rich Strike went from 96-1 to 91-1. There were two big movers in the last hour. There is still Jim (Mattress Mack) McIngvale to plunk down as much as $4 million to come shortly after 6 p.m. Epicenter has $2.609 million bet on him compared with $2.523 million on Taiba. Numbers before horse’s name is the saddlecloth number.Īs the win pool crossed over the $20-million mark, Epicenter is starting to widen the margin bet between he and Taiba. Here’s a look at the current odds, as of around 6 p.m. Whatever happens, the win payoff will be nice. Epicenter ($4.141 million bet) and Taiba ($3.839 million) are at 5-1 and Messier ($3.402 million) and Zandon ($3.295 million) are at 6-1. With one big $4 million bet to come from Jim (Mattress Mack) McIngvale and already more than $31 million in the win pool, you could basically throw a large blanket over four horses. ![]()
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