By Sam Bush
The Kentucky Derby, first jewel in horse racing’s triple crown, goes off today at 6:24 pm.
And for those of you inclined to make a wager, all the hype continues to be around favorite American Pharoah (photo above) in the Churchill Downs race, while the field got smaller when El Kabeir was scratched. Here are the updated odds as of Saturday morning :
1. Ocho Ocho Ocho (27-1)
2. Carpe Diem (7-1)
3. Materiality (16-1)
4. Tencendur (61-1)
5. Danzig Moon (18-1)
6. Mubtaahij (15-1)
7. El Kabeir (scratched)
8. Dortmund (9-2)
9. Bolo (45-1)
10. Firing Line (10-1)
11. Stanford (scratched)
12. International Star (19-1)
13. Itsaknockout (32-1)
14. Keen Ice (30-1)
15. Frosted (10-1)
16. War Story (43-1)
17. Mr. Z (27-1)
18. American Pharoah (5-2)
19. Upstart (33-1)
20. Far Right (41-1)
21. Frammento (99-1)
22. Tale of Verve (scratched)
