Four weeks in advance of the rescheduled $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), Tiz the Law is the clear-cut horse to beat in the eyes of bettors as he closed as the even-money favorite Aug. 9 in Pool 7 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
If the future wager is any indication, Tiz the Law, a winner in six of his seven starts, could be the shortest-priced Kentucky Derby favorite since Arazi finished eighth at odds of 4-5 in 1992. The only other horse to start at less than 2-1 odds during that span was Point Given, who finished fifth as the 9-5 choice in 2001.
Trained by Barclay Tagg and ridden by Manny Franco, Sackatoga Stable's Tiz the Law, by Constitution , has been either the first or second individual favorite in every Future Wager pool since November:
Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner and Shared Belief Stakes runner-up Honor A. P. and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) and Runhappy Ellis Park Derby winner Art Collector both closed at odds of 8-1. TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) winner Authentic was the 11-1 fourth betting choice.
Horses in order of favoritism in the Aug. 7-9 KDFW Pool 7 are: Tiz the Law (1-1, $4.20); Honor A. P. (8-1, $18.20); Art Collector (8-1, $19.60); Authentic (11-1, $25.80); Uncle Chuck (15-1, $33.20); King Guillermo (19-1, $41); "all other 3-year-olds" (24-1, $51.60); Thousand Words (25-1, $53.60); Caracaro (29-1, $60.80); Sole Volante (29-1, $60.80); Ny Traffic (30-1, $63.40); Enforceable (36-1, $74.60); Max Player (38-1, $78.20); Dr Post (40-1, $82); Country Grammer (55-1, $112.20); Shared Sense (65-1, $132.20); Dean Martini (66-1, $135.40); Anneau d'Or (70-1, $142.40); Major Fed (79-1, $160.80); South Bend (127-1, $256.80); Pneumatic (140-1, $283); Finnick the Fierce (164-1, $330.80); Rushie (188-1, $379.80); and Shivaree (285-1, $572.40).
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager enables bettors to wager on possible Kentucky Derby contenders in advance of America's greatest race at odds that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the race.
Total handle for Pool 7 of the KDFW was $194,215 ($122,573 in the Win pool and $71,642 in Exactas).
