Kentucky Derby 135 Odds: Dunkirk 9/2 Favorite and Growing Shorter Each Day
One of the thoroughbreds expected to give 2009 Kentucky Derby favorite I Want Revenge a run for his money this year is Dunkirk, whose odds have been established at 9/2.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have established Dunkirk as a small 9/2 long shot to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby. One reason why he has been given the next best odds after I Want Revenge is his recent race history.
Dunkirk has run three times this year, including a March 28 showing at the Florida Derby. He finished second, which ended a two-race streak of first place finishes. In his first race of the season on January 24, Dunkirk finished first at the Maiden Special Weight. Not a month later, he placed first on February 19 at the Allowance at Gulfstream Park.
As previously noted, I Want Revenge is listed as the current favorite to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby at 5/2. Dunkirk is 9/2, while Friesan Fire’s odds have been established at 13/2 and Pioneerof the Nile at 6/1. Chocolate Candy rounds out the top five as a 14/1 long shot.
The Kentucky Derby 135 is set to run May 2, 2009 from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Below are the complete odds for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
Odds to Win 2009 Kentucky Derby – May 2, 2009 – Churchill Downs
ADVICE 30/1
CHARITABLE MAN 100/1
CHOCOLATE CANDY 14/1
DESERT PARTY 16/1
DUNKIRK 9/2
FLYING PRIVATE 60/1
FRIESAN FIRE 13/2
GENERAL QUARTERS 20/1
HOLD ME BACK 25/1
I WANT REVENGE 5/2
MINE THAT BIRD 100/1
MR. HOT STUFF 42/1
MUSKET MAN 25/1
PAPA CLEM 15/1
PIONEEROF THE NILE 6/1
REGAL RANSOM 20/1
SQUARE EDDIE 30/1
SUMMER BIRD 40/1
WEST SIDE BERNIE 40/1
WIN WILLY 30/1