Tiz the Law<\/a> started as the morning-line favorite among listed horses at 8-1. The Barclay Tagg-trained colt was bet down to 6-1 on Sunday afternoon before bumping up to 7-1 before the window closed on betting Sunday evening.<\/p>\nAuthentic started the session with 12-1 morning-line odds. But after his dominating performance Saturday, he ended the session as the favorite at 6-1.<\/p>\n
Futures betting on the Derby at Churchill Downs offers bettors a chance to wager on 23 selections plus a field selection of all remaining 3-year-olds. The field entry is the overall favorite at 4-1.<\/p>\n
Bettors wagered more than $41,000 on the field. Authentic received $29,000 in bets, about $3,000 more than Tiz the Law.<\/p>\n
Ete Indien Performance Boosts Tiz the Law<\/h2>\n
Tiz the Law last raced on Feb. 1 in the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park. But his status as a top Derby contender gained some traction last weekend without him even setting a hoof on a track.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday (Feb. 29), Ete Indien blew out the field in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream. In going wire-to-wire, the Patrick Biancone-trained colt blitzed the field in the Kentucky Derby prep. He led by 4-1\/2 lengths at the top of the stretch and added four more to his advantage by the time he crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n
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As outstanding as Ete Indien ran, it brought to mind Tiz the Law\u2019s run in the Holy Bull. Ete Indien led that race through the first three-quarters of a mile, but Tiz the Law caught and then surpassed him to win by three lengths.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Those two horses may meet up one more time before the Kentucky Derby, as their handlers are pointing them toward the March 28 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park.<\/p>\n
Futures bettors didn’t bite on Ete Indien. His odds started at 10-1 but drifted to 16-1 by the end of the betting window.<\/p>\n
Churchill Downs next Derby futures session will take place starting April 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With Saturday\u2019s three Kentucky Derby preps now behind us, it appears Tiz the Law now has a competitor to be the favorite when the horses gather in Louisville on May 2. And his name is Authentic. The Bob Baffert-trained colt cruised to victory Saturday in the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. After a slight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":129274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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