With the Kentucky Derby just days away, many sports book gamers are looking at more uncertainty and unknowns, but wagering on the Derby is exactly like any other race: It's all about the values. While predicting how inexperienced, young horses will run the mile and a quarter in front thousands of hollering fans is a crap shoot, take a look at the foremost contenders for this year:
Eskendereya is the clear favorite whose strategic speed won him the Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Wood Memorial, but the 3/2 odds he's facing are tough considering that favorites have only won 16 of the last 60 Derbies.
Endorsement is a very lightly raced horse who won the Sunland Derby on March 28. Further progress is anticipated landing this horse the captivating odds of 15/2.
Dublin has had some great runs this year and D. Wayne Lukas, his trainer, has trained 13 winners of the triple-crown races. Dublin's potential lands him with 20/1 odds.
Lookin At Lucky finished third in the Santa Anita Derby and is trained by Bob Baffert, a three-time winner of the Derby, making this horse impossible to overlook with 5/1 odds.
Super Saver's previous win at Churchill Downs and his Derby winner-like style of running bring his odds in at 25/1.
American Lion bared teeth and won the Illinois Derby on April 3, but can he keep the lively pace at Churchill Downs? Racing fans may take a chance at 25/1 odds.
Sidney's Candy boasts two recent wins, but with the switch to dirt from synthetic track and his fickleness, odds of 8/1 are the highest to bet.
Ice Box is coming off a six-week hiatus, but trainer Nick Zito has won the Derby twice, so he remains a likely contender with 15/1 odds.
Line of David's recent win in the Arkansas Derby grants him a legitimate long shot at 20/1.
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