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The list of Kentucky Derby contenders got a lot shorter Sunday as the favorite, Eskenderaya, was pulled by trainer Todd Pletcher from the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 1. The money now among this year’s Kentucky Derby contenders is considered by horse expert Joe Drape of the New York Times to be last year’s two-year-old champion Lookin at Lucky, trained by the three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert. Eskenderaya’s exit marks the second year in a row the pre-race favorite has been scratched from the list of Kentucky Derby contenders because of a leg injury.

Contenders and odds of the Kentucky Derby

The list, finalized, of Kentucky Derby contenders will be complete Wednesday when the pose positions are announced at Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Derby contenders and odds, in a list that was posted Monday on sports-odds.com includes 38 horses that are considered to race probably. Before being scratched, Eskenderaya was already at 2/1 odds. Sidney’s Candy was at 6/1. Lookin at Lucky is listed at 13/4, Dublin at 10/1 and Awesome Act at 12/1. Bets wants extra cash from longshots including Prince William at 200/1 and Call Shot at 150/1.

Other odds and contenders for the Kentucky Derby

Other Kentucky Derby contenders in this year’s race trained by Pletcher include the Louisiana Derby winner, Mission Impazible (30/1); Super Saver (15/1), the Arkansas Derby runner-up; Rule (20/1), the third-place finisher in the Florida Derby; and Discreetly Mine (50/1),the Risen Star victor; . Sunday, in a news conference Pletcher said he may also consider entering the horse Interactif (40/1) and the filly Devil May Care, a horse among the favorites to win the Kentucky Oaks to be run at Churchill Downs on Friday.

Kentucky Derby contenders mix big money, bargains

The Kentucky Derby contenders are a group of horses that earn their way into contention by payday cash. Out of about 30,000 to 40,000 thoroughbred horses born each year in North America, only 20 make the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Bothe expensive investments and basement bargains are in the race. A list of Kentucky Derby Contenders and their stud fee posted on downthestretchtheycome.com includes the aristocrat Dublin at $ 525,000 and the humble Setsuko, the Santa Anita Derby runner-up, at $ 10,000. Setsuko went for that price even though Pleasant Colony, his grandfather, won the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

Sources for the article

Joe Drape of the New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/sports/26derby.html?ref=sports

sports-odds.com

http://sports-odds.com/racing/042510-setsuko-2010-kentucky-derby-odds.html

downthestretchtheycome.com

http://www.anddownthestretchtheycome.com/section/triple-crown

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