Kentucky Derby odds: Sierra Leone is Las Vegas favorite
The endorsement of Sierra Leone as the consensus futuresfavorite for Kentucky Derby 2024 was franked this week in Nevada just before bettorsnationwide will be challenged to validate him in their own wagers.
In its fixed odds, Circa Sports in Las Vegas shortened theGrade 2 Risen Star winner slightly from a plus-860 second choice to an 8-1co-favorite with Fountain of Youth (G2) victor Dornoch. Sierra Leone held firmas the 5-1 favorite at Caesars Sportsbook with Dornoch still priced at 7-1.
The fifth pool of the nationwide pari-mutuel Kentucky DerbyFuture Wager, which will be run by Churchill Downs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,shows Sierra Leone as its 5-1 morning-line favorite followed by Rebel (G2)victor Timberlake at 8-1, Dornoch at 12-1 and Eclipse Award winner Fierceness at12-1.
Domestic Product, who won the Tampa Bay Derby (G3), made themost significant move in Nevada, going from 90-1 to 60-1 at Caesars and from55-1 to 20-1 at Circa. Morning-line writer Mike Battaglia estimated the ChadBrown-trained stablemate of Sierra Leone will land at 30-1 in the KDFW.
Nine horses were dropped from the Nevada futures since lastweek, leaving 166 horses on their boards. These were the odds Wednesdaymorning on the Caesars and Circa apps and the KDFW morning line, shown in order of their best prices:
