It's Post Time! 135th Kentucky Derby Field Set
It’s that time of the online sports betting season when gamblers take an exciting two-minute break from MLB action, NHL and NBA postseason play. Collectively, on the first Saturday in May the sports wagering world turns its attention on the famed Churchill Downs for the running of 135th Kentucky Derby.
Only trailing the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby is the biggest betting event in North America. Annually, the www.BetPhoenix.com Racebook welcomes a slew of first-time online horse betting fans to The Sport of Kings when the Run for the Roses field is set. Here's a look at how they'll break from the post for this year's Derby.
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Coming off eye-catching victories in the Gotham Stakes and Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, I Want Revenge was made the early 3-1 favorite for the 1-mile Derby after drawing the No. 13 post position Wednesday. The last of four Derby winners from the 13th spot was Smarty Jones in 2004. I Want Revenge has ties to Big Brown. One of the colt’s owners is IEAH Stables, which owned Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown. The group bought into I Want Revenge before he won the Wood.
Pioneerof the Nile and Dunkirk were named the co-second favorites at 4-1. Santa Anita Derby winner Pioneerof the Nile drew the No. 16 post, while lightly raced Dunkirk will be next door in 15. Pioneerof the Nile has trained well over Churchill Downs’ sandy loam surface this week despite never having raced on dirt. His breeding suggests he can succeed on the surface. His father, Empire Maker, finished second to Funny Cide in the 2003 Derby, then went on to spoil Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid by winning the Belmont Stakes.
Dunkirk didn’t race as a 2-year-old and enters the Derby off just three career starts. Two of those were victories, while the other was a runner-up finish to Quality Road in the Florida Derby. Dunkirk drew the No. 15 post position—the first spot in the auxiliary gate with space to the inside—which was Pletcher’s first choice. Dunkirk is one of three horses to be saddled Saturday by Todd Pletcher, who brings an 0-for-21 record into the Derby.
His others are long shots Advice and Join in the Dance, co-owned by Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis. Lexington Stakes winner Advice drew the No. 4 position, while Join in the Dance is in the No. 9 spot, a nod to Lewis’ jersey number.
Friesan Fire was the fourth choice at 5-1, while the other 16 entries carried double-digit odds.Friesan Fire will leave from the No. 6 hole.Larry Jones, the colt’s trainer, saddled filly Eight Belles to a second-place finish last year. She broke both ankles past the first turn and had to be euthanized on the track.
The field, from the rail out, is West Side Bernie (30-1), Musket Man (20-1), Mr. Hot Stuff (30-1), Advice (30-1), Hold Me Back (15-1), Friesan Fire (5-1), Papa Clem (20-1), Mine That Bird (50-1), Join in the Dance (50-1), Regal Ransom (30-1), Chocolate Candy (20-1), General Quarters (20-1), I Want Revenge (3-1), Atomic Rain (50-1), Dunkirk (4-1), Pioneer of the Nile (4-1), Summer Bird (50-1), Nowhere to Hide (50-1), Desert Party (15-1), Flying Private (50-1).
If you bet horses online regularly, or trackside, you know making money comes from picking the horses not expected to win, to win. With the Derby being a notorious chalk player's nightmare, and with one of the most wide-open fields in recent years taking to post for the most exciting two minutes in sports, there's potential for a big day in the www.BetPhoenix.com Racebook. We invite you aboard for the Sport of Kings biggest event.
It’s that time of the online sports betting season when gamblers take an exciting two-minute break from MLB action, NHL and NBA postseason play. Collectively, on the first Saturday in May the sports wagering world turns its attention on the famed Churchill Downs for the running of 135th Kentucky Derby.
Only trailing the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby is the biggest betting event in North America. Annually, the www.BetPhoenix.com Racebook welcomes a slew of first-time online horse betting fans to The Sport of Kings when the Run for the Roses field is set. Here's a look at how they'll break from the post for this year's Derby.
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Promotion is for horse wagering only. Free wagers are valid for outright win, place, show wagers only (no exotics). 8x roll on winnings required before withdrawal can be made. Bonuses are provided on the day of the race mentioned with no exceptions.
Coming off eye-catching victories in the Gotham Stakes and Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, I Want Revenge was made the early 3-1 favorite for the 1-mile Derby after drawing the No. 13 post position Wednesday. The last of four Derby winners from the 13th spot was Smarty Jones in 2004. I Want Revenge has ties to Big Brown. One of the colt’s owners is IEAH Stables, which owned Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown. The group bought into I Want Revenge before he won the Wood.
Pioneerof the Nile and Dunkirk were named the co-second favorites at 4-1. Santa Anita Derby winner Pioneerof the Nile drew the No. 16 post, while lightly raced Dunkirk will be next door in 15. Pioneerof the Nile has trained well over Churchill Downs’ sandy loam surface this week despite never having raced on dirt. His breeding suggests he can succeed on the surface. His father, Empire Maker, finished second to Funny Cide in the 2003 Derby, then went on to spoil Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid by winning the Belmont Stakes.
Dunkirk didn’t race as a 2-year-old and enters the Derby off just three career starts. Two of those were victories, while the other was a runner-up finish to Quality Road in the Florida Derby. Dunkirk drew the No. 15 post position—the first spot in the auxiliary gate with space to the inside—which was Pletcher’s first choice. Dunkirk is one of three horses to be saddled Saturday by Todd Pletcher, who brings an 0-for-21 record into the Derby.
His others are long shots Advice and Join in the Dance, co-owned by Orlando Magic forward Rashard Lewis. Lexington Stakes winner Advice drew the No. 4 position, while Join in the Dance is in the No. 9 spot, a nod to Lewis’ jersey number.
Friesan Fire was the fourth choice at 5-1, while the other 16 entries carried double-digit odds.Friesan Fire will leave from the No. 6 hole.Larry Jones, the colt’s trainer, saddled filly Eight Belles to a second-place finish last year. She broke both ankles past the first turn and had to be euthanized on the track.
The field, from the rail out, is West Side Bernie (30-1), Musket Man (20-1), Mr. Hot Stuff (30-1), Advice (30-1), Hold Me Back (15-1), Friesan Fire (5-1), Papa Clem (20-1), Mine That Bird (50-1), Join in the Dance (50-1), Regal Ransom (30-1), Chocolate Candy (20-1), General Quarters (20-1), I Want Revenge (3-1), Atomic Rain (50-1), Dunkirk (4-1), Pioneer of the Nile (4-1), Summer Bird (50-1), Nowhere to Hide (50-1), Desert Party (15-1), Flying Private (50-1).
If you bet horses online regularly, or trackside, you know making money comes from picking the horses not expected to win, to win. With the Derby being a notorious chalk player's nightmare, and with one of the most wide-open fields in recent years taking to post for the most exciting two minutes in sports, there's potential for a big day in the www.BetPhoenix.com Racebook. We invite you aboard for the Sport of Kings biggest event.
