The Kentucky Derby will be in less than two weeks, making it the perfect time to roll out the betting odds of the year’s biggest horse racing event.
Front-runners American Pharoah and Dortmund have been tabbed as the front runners, well ahead of the rest of the field. As it stands now, Dortmund is the short favorite at 9/2 odds, followed closely by American Pharoah at a tidy 2/1. Outside of these two Bob Baffert-trained thoroughbreds, the field is made up of Carpe Diem (6/1), Mubtaahji (9/1), Materiality (9/1), Firing Lane (14/1), Upstart (16/1), and International Star (16/1).
The current trend isn’t looking particularly good for horses outside of American Pharoah and Dortmund because both have looked completely dominant in their lead-up races ahead of the Derby. American Pharoah, in particular, is riding a wave of momentum after dominating the Arkansas Derby. With the Kentucky Derby still 10 days away, it wouldn’t at all be surprising if American Pharoah clears Dortmund to become the favorite.
That’s how much of a two-horse race this Derby is being looked at. But just because that’s the popular sentiment, that doesn’t mean it’s going to turn out that way. Too many times we’ve seen favorites falter at this event, usurped by an upstart that just had the race of her life.