Santiva Kentucky Derby Odds
(The Spread) – Not much is expected out of Kentucky Derby 137 long shot Santiva, although that doesn’t mean that he won’t surprise this weekend.
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Opening Odds: Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com made Santiva a +4200 money line to win the 2011 Kentucky Derby. Compare Santiva’s odds to those of Dialed In (who opened at +350 on the money line), and it’s obvious that the 3-year-old colt is a long shot to win this weekend at Churchill Downs.
Current Odds: Along with Watch Me Go, Twinspired, Comma to the Top and Decisive Moment, Santiva remains one of the long shots this weekend. In fact, his odds have yet to change, whereas Derby favorite Dialed In went from +350 on the money line to +140. Uncle Mo is +400, Nehro is +600 and Archarcharch is +600.
Race History: Santiva’s last outing at Blue Grass (Grade 1) was awful, as he finished ninth behind Brilliant Speed, King Congie and others. Making matters worse, fellow Derby long shot, Twinspired, finished second at Blue Grass. That said, Santiva did finish second at the Risen Star (Grade 2) on February 19 and won the Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade 2) in November of last year. He also finished second at the Breeders’ Futurity (Grade 1) on October 19 of 2010, so he does show promise.
Outlook: Grouping Santiva with fellow long shots Twinspired, Decisive Moment, Watch Me Go and Comma to the Top is probably a little unfair. Some believe that Blue Grass means very little in terms of how thoroughbreds will fair at the Kentucky Derby, so it might be wise to take Santiva’s ninth place finish there with a grain of salt. Still, his poor outing at Blue Grass may have shown that Santiva won’t be able to hang with the favorites this Saturday.
2011 Kentucky Derby 137 Odds to Win – Who will win the Kentucky Derby?
Dialed In +140
Uncle Mo +400
Nehro +600
Archarcharch +600
Mucho Macho Man +1400
Master Of Hounds +1500
Soldat +1500
Twice The Appeal +1500
Midnight Interlude +2000
Shackleford +2000
Pants On Fire +2800
Brilliant Speed +3000
Stay Thirsty +3000
Animal Kingdom +3200
Sway Away +3200
Derby Kitten +4000
Santiva +4200
Decisive Moment +4500
Comma to the Top +5000
Twinspired +5000
Watch Me Go +5000
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