Point-Spreads.com brings you the second installment of VegasInsider.com resident horse betting expert Anthony Stabile’s 2009 Kentucky Derby Preview. With 24 hours to go before the race starts, bettors are urged to get their wagers in as early as possible since the online racebooks will be slammed tomorrow with many anticipating record betting handle. I Want Revenge is listed as the 2009 Kentucky Derby Favorite with +250 odds (Bet $100 to win $250) at Sportsbook.com.
2009 Kentucky Derby Preview Part II – In this edition of Derby Preview, we’ll be discussing five colts that started out their careers on the West Coast. So grab an In & Out burger and throw on a Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg CD ‘cause we goin’ back to Cali!!
Historically, the Californian contingent of Derby runners has often been considered afterthoughts BEFORE the Derby was even run. Then, they were completely written off when all the racetracks were forced to switch to synthetic surfaces. But if you think you’re going to get off that easy this year, think again.
With the defection of Quality Road on Monday due to quarter cracks, it looks as if I Want Revenge will be the clear cut favorite when the field enters the starting gate. And long before he treated us in New York to a pair of amazing efforts, he was cutting his teeth out west.
After three third place finishes in sprints, trainer Jeff Mullins stretched I Want Revenge out and was rewarded with a wire-to-wire maiden score. A little less than two months later, he was beaten a nose in the G1 CashCall Futurity and found himself on the Derby trail.
After a third place finish in the G2 Bob Lewis, his first start with blinkers, I Want Revenge headed east to try his hand at conventional dirt in the G3 Gotham at Aqueduct. Sitting just off the early pace, I Want revenge turned the Gotham into a one horse show in the stretch, drawing off in ultra-impressive fashion to win the Gotham by almost nine lengths, a win that prompted IEAH Stables, majority owner of Big Brown, to purchase half the colt for a reported $4 million.
Get the rest of VegasInsider.com Horse Racing Expert Anthony Stabile’s 2009 Kentucky Derby Betting Preview Part II here. Stabile will be reporting LIVE from Churchill Downs this weekend and offering up his expert advice daily exclusively at VegasInsider.com. All bettors looking to make wagers on the 2009 Kentucky Derby should purchase Anthony Stabile’s winning horse picks.
Sportsbook.com has posted horse racing betting odds to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby:
Advice: +2000
Atomic Rain: +5000
Chocolate Candy: +2000
Desert Party: +1500
Dunkirk: +400
Flying Private: +4000
Friesan Fire: +500
General Quarters: +2000
Hold Me Back: +1500
I Want Revenge: +250
Join In The Dance: +5000
Mine That Bird: +5000
Mr Hot Stuff: +3000
Musket Man: +2000
Nowhere To Hide: +5000
Papa Clem: +2000
Pionnerof the Nile: +400
Regal Ransom: +3000
Summer Bird: +5000
West Side Bernie: +3000
