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It is no secret that Kentucky Derby favorites this time of year tend not to win on the big day. It does not bode well for Life Is Good that 40 of the last 41 top choices on New Year’s Day failed on the first Saturday in May or September.
At this time last year, Authentic was 16-1 at William Hill Nevada. That was a big drop from the 65-1 at which he closed in the first pool of the Churchill Downs pari-mutuel Kentucky Derby Future Wager. A win in the Sham last January changed everything. And then it changed all over again with the pandemic. Using that history now should come with a warning label.
Don t miss the 8 new horses carrying Kentucky Derby odds
Don t miss the 8 new horses carrying Kentucky Derby odds
By Ron Flatter
January 11, 2021 2:16pm
Only a week removed from Life Is Good’s
winning 3-year-old debut and with Essential Quality still a month away from his, all
was quiet at the top of the Kentucky Derby futures market in the last week.
Bettors and bookmakers appear to be watching
and waiting for new prospects to show whether they will be legitimate
contenders for May 1 at Churchill Downs. Between Circa Sports and William Hill,
eight new horses not yet on the formal road to the Derby have been posted in Nevada since the start of the new year.