An extremely handsome bet on ‘under the radar’ three year old Runflatout has played havoc with the odds in the Kentucky Derby Futures Betting pool. Following what is clearly a ‘sharp’ wager, Runflatout’s win pool amount dwarfed those of every other horse in the field and left him the 5-2 favorite among 24 betting interests.
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Runflatout Surprise Favorite In Kentucky Derby Futures Betting Pool
Uncle Mo To Face Small Field In Stately Writer
The next race for Kentucky Derby betting favorite Uncle Mo will be Saturday’s Stately Writer at Gulfstream Park–even if trainer Todd Pletcher has to fill the entire field himself. Regardless, the expectation is that last year’s top two year old won’t face a very large field in his 3 year old debut.
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Awesome Feather Heads Kentucky Oaks Nomination Field
The list of early nominations for the 137th Kentucky Oaks has been released and the name atop the list is no surprise. Awesome Feather, the unbeaten winner of the 2010 Breeder’s Cup Juvenile Fillies heads a field of 117 fillies nominated to race for the $1,000,000 Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 6, 2011 at Churchill Downs.
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Soldat Boosts Stock For Kentucky Derby With Fountain Of Youth Win
Saturday’s Fountain of Youth at Florida’s Gulfstream Park featured a pair of highly touted Kentucky Derby contenders in Soldat and To Honor and Serve. After the race, however, one horse’s stock was heading higher while the other’s had slipped somewhat.
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Sunland Derby Likely Next Race For The Factor
Off another scorchingly fast performance in last weekend’s San Vincente, The Factor has become a hot item in horse racing circles. Trainer Bob Baffert remains skeptical about The Factor’s Kentucky Derby prospects, but he’s at least going to give him a shot to see if he has what it takes for Triple Crown competition.
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Uncle Mo To Make Next Start In Timely Writer Stakes
Current Kentucky Derby betting favorite and last year’s Breeder’s Cup Juvenile champion Uncle Mo is expected to make his season debut in the Timely Writer Stakes scheduled for March 12 at Gulfstream Park north of Miami. It’s something of a surprising move–the conventional wisdom until now had Uncle Mo running in the Grade 2, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs on the same day. Technically speaking, the Timely Writer will likely be a less competitive race–it carries no conditions and is open to all three year old horses and will be run over a one turn mile.
Kentucky Derby Futures Wager – Pool 1 Odds
With pool one of the Kentucky Derby Futures Wager completed, the mutual field (eg: ‘All Others’) is the current betting favorite at 2-1. Reigning Breeder’s Cup Juvenile champion Uncle Mo was the top single horse in the field and the second choice overall, priced at 7-2 The ‘All Others’ bet includes every eligible three year old not listed among the other 23 wagering interests. Continue Reading
Will ‘The Factor’ Be ‘A Factor’ In The Kentucky Derby?
His connections are playing the ‘no comment’ game at the moment, but The Factor is starting to look more and more like he’ll be ‘a factor’ in the Kentucky Derby field. Owned by Fog City Stable/George Bolton and trained by Bob Baffert, the son of War Front looked excellent in his stakes debut on Sunday in the Grade II San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita and with his performance added even more fuel to the speculation that he’ll be pointed toward the ‘Run For The Roses’. Continue Reading
First Parimutual Kentucky Derby Betting Futures Pool Favors ‘Field’
Unbeaten Breeder’s Cup Juvenile champion Uncle Mo has been tabbed as a potential Kentucky Derby winner ever since that win and he’s the current betting favorite at Las Vegas race and sportsbooks. At the conclusion of betting for the first parimutual Kentucky Derby betting futures pool, however, Uncle Mo was second to ‘none of the above’—or more specifically, the ‘field’ listed on the 2011 Kentucky Derby futures pool as ‘all others’. Continue Reading