Kentucky Derby Futures
So, the NHC over, I fled Red Rock on Saturday night for the Venezia, a move that made it possible to walk up the strip to the Wynn, where the race book is taking Kentucky Derby future wagers. Putative early Derby favorite War Pass was at 15-1 on Sunday, as was Pyro, who finished second to the undefeated Nick Zito-trained colt in both the Champagne and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. It goes without saying that the odds on both were too, too low to tempt me, even if I liked either. Well-bred Tale of Ekati, trained by Barclay Tagg, was 30-1, which disappointed — he’s one of the few I’m watching with interest at this stage and it would have been nice to get more than that — but it was definitely interesting to see Tropical Park Derby winner Cowboy Cal at 50-1, LeComte winner Z Fortune at 100-1, and promising allowance winner Bordeaux Bandit at 125-1. Despite stamping himself “the fastest horse of all time” over Santa Anita’s bizarrely quick surface in the Sunshine Millions Dash the day before, Bob Black Jack was 200-1. Guess that new Cushion Track record has less weight with bettors than the slop-assisted Hutcheson victory achieved by Smooth Air, available at 100-1.
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