Kentucky Derby 2015 | Latest Wynn Las Vegas odds
I'm back to work from a vacation spent playing hotwalker at the Fair Grounds for my
husband. So here, belatedly, are the updated odds from the 2015 Kentucky Derby as posted by Wynn Las Vegas Monday for its future book.
Among those new in the Wynn future book is Itsaknockout, who won his Dec. 7 debut at seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park by a nose over another new Wynn addition, Old Mountain Lane. He opened up at 125-1.
Itsaknockout is a $350,000 yearling bought by Starlight Racing, founded by Louisvillians Jack and Laurie Wolf, and trained by Todd Pletcher. Old Mountain Lane (opening at 150-1), a $520,000 yearling, also is trained by Pletcher and was third in his debut at Keeneland.
Others debuting in the Wynn odds:
Smokem Kitten (175-1), who won his first start at 1 1/16 miles on grass Dec. 6 by 5 ½ lengths at Gulfstream Park. Not surprisingly by his name, he's a son of Kitten's Joy and owned by breeders Ken and Sarah Ramsey of Nicholasville, who stand the stallion at their Ramsey Farm. He's trained by Louisville's Mike Maker.
Novak (200-1), third in Smokem Kitten's victory. He's trained by Ralph Nicks, who used to be a Churchill Downs mainstay before moving his year-round operation to Gulfstream Park.
Kingsport, winner of a stakes restricted to Ontario-breds at Woodbine.
Will Did It (300-1), who comes from the popular combination of owner Willis Horton and trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who teamed to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies with Take Charge Brandi. Except that Will Did It has been off the board in his three starts. But remember, people can contact Wynn oddsmaker John Avello about getting a price on a horse to bet.
Vici (250-1) was fourth in his debut Nov. 29 at Churchill Downs for owner-breeders Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider and trained by Al Stall Jr.
How many times do you think this name will get misspelled if he goes on to be a good horse? Gentlmens Agrement (250-1) is a son of Yankee Gentleman trained by Leo Gabriel Jr. He won his first start Dec. 5 in a Louisiana-bred maiden race on turf.
Canadian-based Bears Personality (225-1) won two straight at Woodbine after running respectably but losing his first three races for Bear Stables and trainer Reade Baker. He's a son of 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Awesome Again out of a mare by the winner of Turfway Park's 1998 Jim Beam (now back to being called the Spiral), Event of the Year, who would have been one of the favorites for the Derby until he was injured in training. The point being, Bears Personality, who has raced only on Polytrack, should handle dirt fine.
The Kentucky Derby favorites in the Wynn future book remain American Pharoah at 11-1 and Dortmand at 15-1, both trained by Bob Baffert.