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Big Brown Odds to
Win the 2008
Kentucky Derby Now
at 4/1
Suddenly Big Brown
isn't looking like
the horse to beat at
this weekend's
Kentucky Derby.
Big Brown's odds to
win the 2008
Kentucky Derby were
originally set at
2/1. Following
the post positions
announcement on
Wednesday, he is now
listed with 4 to 1
odds and suddenly
the payout potential
gets that much
better ($400
for every $100 bet
at Bodog Life)
Big
Brown was also tied
as the favorite with
Colonel John.
Bodog
Life's price on Big
Brown was much
better than Vegas,
which instilled him
as a 3/1 favorite.
Bodog offers a
maximum wager of
$500 on the Kentucky
Derby winner and an
ultimate payout
possibility of $2000
on Big Brown.
Undefeated in all
three of his career
starts, the Richard
Dutrow jnr-trained
Big Brown will break
from the far 20th
slot with Kent
Desormeaux aboard in
Saturday's 134th
running of the two
million-dollar 1
1/4-mile race.
"I
figure we're happy
enough with our
draw," Dutrow said.
"We have a pretty
quick horse out of
the gate. He could
just pop right out
of there and get
good position and
try to keep it."
Big Brown enters the
first of the three
Triple Crown races -
which continue with
the Preakness and
the Belmont Stakes -
with an impressive
resume.
He has won his three
career races by a
combined 29 lengths.
In his latest race,
Big Brown proved
starting from the
outside 12th post
was no obstacle as
he roared to a
five-length victory
in the Florida Derby
on March 29.
No horse from the
11th or 12th post
had won a 1 1/8-mile
race since the
Gulfstream track was
reconfigured four
years ago.
The
Kentucky Derby is
the second most bet
on one day event in
the United States.
Massive traffic
number began pouring
in for Kentucky
Derby betting at
Gambling911.com from
all over the world
on Wednesday.
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