Internet racebook Bodog.com has made Curlin the favorite to win the 2007 Kentucky Derby. The odds on Curlin are posted at 3.5 to 1. Jockey Robby Albarado will ride Curlin, who was trained by Steve Asmussen. Post time for the 2007 Kentucky Derby is at 6:04 PM EST.
Expert horse racing handicapper Anthony Stabile of VegasInsider.com had this to say about Curlin, “Easily one of the most talented horses in the field. His raw ability isn’t a question. Ordinary horses just don’t win races the way he does, no matter how inferior the competition. It’s the lack of seasoning that worries me as well as the fact that this is beyond question the best and biggest field he’s come across. Plus, I don’t like the fact that he’s inside. Your 7-2 morning line favorite will need to overcome over a century’s worth of history if he’s to win the Roses. Last horse to win the Derby with just 3 starts was Regret in 1915 and no horse has won without racing as a two-year-old since Apollo in the seventh running of the event. Plus, you have to deal with Albarado in the irons. Another I’m using on the bottom end of the tris and supers.”
