He is coming off a gate-to-wire victory in the Louisiana Derby on March 21. Fast Enough (12/1) was scratched from the second division after reaggravating a shin injury.
This year, another Bob Baffert-trained horse looks capable of parlaying a win in this premier Grade-I stakes event into Triple Crown contention.Charlatan is a 3-year-old chestnut colt who found his way to the winner's circle in each of the first two races of his career and now he's the 1-1 favorite in the latest 2020 Arkansas Derby odds for the Division 1 race, which goes to post at 6:29 p.m.
Nadal, King Guillermo, and Wells Bayou are seen as the favorites, 1 min read Mike Axisa He lacks any early speed, but a contested early pace and the nine furlongs of the Arkansas Derby should suit him perfectly. 100–40–20–10 points available. Also, when considering Exacta, Trifecta and Superfecta wagers looking for a score, know that eight of the 22 horses to finish second or third in the Arkansas Derby since 2009 did so at double-digit odds. Void where prohibited by law. Trained by Steven Asmussen, Basin is one of the most experienced horses in the field with five rides (two in graded stakes) already under his belt, including a 1 1/8-mile run just three weeks ago at the Oaklawn Stakes.However, Basin has only managed two wins in those five starts and has finished third and fourth in his last two starts since being stretched out past a mile. (ALEX SLITZ/HERALDLEADER.COM) The second leg of this year’s Triple Crown racing series for the best…The annual Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville is the biggest horse races of…The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville is one of the biggest sports betting… The odds makers at Bovada Racebook have the odds out to bet on and Charltan is posted as the strong 1/2 favorite.This race is race #11 on the Oaklawn Park schedule Saturday with post time scheduled for 6:29 PM EST. In February's Sam F. Davis Stakes, he gave out a $0.50 superfecta that paid $150.75. The 2020 Arkanas Derby Division 1 Odds at Oaklawn Park are out for Saturday, May 2nd. Before finalizing any 2020 Arkansas Derby picks, be sure to Based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Weir has been handicapping and following horse racing since reading Andy Beyer's landmark handicapping book "Picking Winners" in the late 1980s. You can check back soon or bet on any of the online sportsbook lines and betting odds listed below: Either there are no odds open to bet on, or the sport is not in season at this time. (AP)
Road to the Kentucky Derby. The two-time Triple Crown winner will send out the undefeated Charlatan, a spectacular winner of his only two starts in California, as the favorite of the first division.Meanwhile, and by luck of the draw, the second division has come up with the stronger of the split.Led by the Baffert-trained Nadal, a very game-winner of Oaklawn’s Rebel Stakes in his last start, this division of the Arkansas Derby also features the respective winners of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, Louisiana Derby, Tampa Bay Derby, and Southwest Stakes.Has been sensational in his first two starts, absolutely dominating his competition in both a maiden and an allowance race at Santa Anita.