Kentucky Derby Field Comes Into Focus Ahead of Monday’s Post Position Draw
With less than a week before the Kentucky Derby, the field of operations for the 148th running of the classic rush is almost set.
On Sunday, Early Voting’s possessor notified John Churchill Downs the Wood Memorial runner-up would not running play inwards next Saturday’s race. That opened upwards a speckle for Pioneer of Medina, who was next in contrast according to the Kentucky Derby points system.
Post positions for the race testament live drawn Mon afternoon. With 20 horses inward the field, the cast testament potential recreate a openhanded role inward how bettors wager on the race. If a pop horse, the like Epicenter or Messier, pulls an out of doors gate or the number one on the rail, it could nerveless involvement inward those horses.
Initial betting odds testament live posted after the draw, with pari-mutuel wagering starting Fri on the 1-1/4-mile race.
Fixed-odds futures wagering is useable at some Nevada sportsbooks, including Circa Sports and Baldini’s.
Likely Derby Favorite Holds Final Workout
Epicenter, who is coming away a record-setting win in the LA Derby, trained on the Winston Churchill Downs cartroad Sun morning, completing fin furlongs inward 1:01 o'er a muddy track.
It was his final scheduled workout before the Derby, and it was delayed by nearly 2 hours because of overnight rains. Trainer Steve Asmussen, who seeks his first Kentucky Derby win, said he was a small concerned about the weather, but he has replete(p) confidence inward his horse.
I am unbelievably excited to live doing this intimately with this much on the line,” he said. “I had a pretty unquiet parkway last dark with pelting and thunderstorms for to the highest degree of it, and if it’s meant to be and so it’s meant to be, but everything seems to follow working out perfectly.”
At Circa Sports, Epicenter is the +495 favorite (odds electric current as of Sunday afternoon ET), but the Las Vegas-based sportsbook only considers him a cold-shoulder favorite over Blue Gunter Grass Stakes winner Zandon (+565), Santa Anita runner-up Messier (+590), and Santa Anita winner Taiba (+635).
Baldini’s currently lists Epicenter, Taiba, and Zandon at +600. Messier is the quaternary pick for the Sparks-based sportsbook at +800.
Cyberknife Could Help Cox Repeat
One gymnastic horse that has grabbed to a greater extent attention through and through his workouts has been Cyberknife. The Arkansas River Derby winner didn’t let the same bombilate that Epicenter, Taiba, and Zandon did after winning their major prep races, but the Brad Cox-trained colt has position upwardly some sharp training times inwards recent weeks.
Two weeks ago, he covered fin furlongs inwards a minute. Last week, he covered half dozen furlongs inwards 1:12.2, and in another six-furlong grooming session Saturday, which First Duke of Marlborough Downs captured on video, Cyberknife gash a replete(p) second sour that.
“Things went really smooth this morning,” Cox said after Cyberknife’s workout Saturday.
Take a mount on #KyDerby contender Cyberknife. Hold on tight.
— KY Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 1, 2022
Cox became the first Louisville indigene to win the Derby as a trainer thanks to stewards disqualifying Medina Spirit for a do drugs violation. With Tawny Port and Zozos, he has three horses likely inward the field this year, and Cyberknife could follow his best wager to finally celebrate inwards the winner’s circle.
Cyberknife is currently usable at +1600 at Circa, while Baldini’s offers him at +1400.
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