Derby odds: Latest prices in Ky. & Nevada for 111 horses
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Fierceness held firm as the futuresmarkets’ individual favorite, and a 2-for-2 colt trained by Bob Baffertshortened to a strong second choice in Las Vegas to win Kentucky Derby 2024.
Nysos, the winner of the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes this monthat Del Mar, was cut from 35-1 to 20-1 at Caesars Sportsbook in Nevada. Bycomparison, Fierceness remained at 15-1.
Wagers on Nysos and any 2-year-old in the Baffert stablecomes with the caveat that they have to be transferred to another trainer tomake them eligible for Derby qualification. Baffert remains under indefinitesuspension by Churchill Downs because of the disputed drug positive that led toMedina Spirit’s disqualification as the winner of the 2021 Derby.
“Baffert is Baffert,” said Paul Bach, who writes the futuresfor Caesars. “I treat all of his horses the same regardless of suspensions orlitigation.”
Since they were not listed individually in pool 2 of thepari-mutuel Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Nysos and all of Baffert’s prospects wouldbe among the all-other-males option that closed as the 6-5 betting favoriteSunday night.
Honor Marie, who earned 10 Derby qualifying points bywinning Saturday’s Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs, made his firstappearance in the futures market. Caesars opened him at 75-1.
Fierceness closed as the 8-1 individual favorite in the KDFW.The Breeders’ Cup victory for the City of Light colt trained by Todd Pletcher gota Beyer Speed Figure of 105. That was the best of any 2-year-old this year, accordingto Daily Racing Form.
Where the KDFW listed 38 individual horses, anall-other-males option and a separate one for all fillies, Caesars added eight namesto its list of Derby hopefuls, bringing its total to 107.
Circa Sports in Las Vegas will open its Derby futures nextWednesday, according to oddsmaker Paul Zilm.
Between Caesars on Tuesday morning and the KDFW’s closingodds, these were the 111 futures options for Kentucky Derby 2024 listed inorder of best prices:
