With the 141st Kentucky Derby taking place on Saturday, May 2, a lot of attention will be on the online betting favorites, particularly American Pharoah who many expect to be victorious in the race.
A win by Pharoah will be the third consecutive win by an outright favorite, but going by history, the chances of that happening are pretty low. Before California Chrome and Orb won the Derby in consecutive years, there were only four favorites that have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby since 1979, and with this year being so deep, some of the underdogs have as good a chance as any of the favorites to win the race.
Realistically, a horse like Mr Z –currently listed at the bottom with 50-1 odds to win the race– doesn’t really have a chance to win, but there are others who currently aren’t given much of a chance that can pull off the upset.
Here is a look at some of our online betting favorite dark horses for this year’s Kentucky Derby.
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