LOUISVILLE, KY – Sackatoga Stable’s $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Tiz the Law continues to be top of mind with many horseplayers and was made the 9/5 morning line favorite for the final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), which spans Friday to Sunday.
This weekend’s Pool 7 is the final opportunity to wager on the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby prior to the event.
Tiz the Law, a multiple Grade 1-winning son of Constitution, stamped himself as the early Kentucky Derby favorite with his victory in the 1 1/8-mile Belmont Stakes – the kickoff leg to this year’s Triple Crown series. Trained by Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law is the even-money morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga.
The co-headliner of the Travers is Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s undefeated colt Uncle Chuck (6/1), who will enter Saturday’s 1 1/4-mile event following a 4-length score in last month’s Los Alamitos Derby (G3).
Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Uncle Chuck is one of three entrants in Pool 7 of the KDFW for the five-time Derby-winning conditioner. Other entrants are Spendthrift Farm, MyRaceHorse Stable, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing’s $1 million Haskell Stakes (G1) winner Authentic (8/1) and Albaugh Family Stable and Spendthrift Farm’s multiple Grade 2 winner Thousand Words (20/1).
Also likely to take interest is C R K Stable’s $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Honor A. P. (6-1) and Bruce Lunsford’s $600,000 Blue Grass Stakes (G2) hero and likely headliner in Sunday’s $200,000 Ellis Park Derby Art Collector (6/1).
Here’s the complete field for Pool 7 of the KDFW:
| POST | HORSE | TRAINER | M/L ODDS | FINAL ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anneau d'Or | Blaine Wright | 50/1 | 70/1 |
| 2 | Art Collector | Tommy Drury | 6/1 | 8/1 |
| 3 | Authentic | Bob Baffert | 8/1 | 11/1 |
| 4 | Caracaro | Gustavo Delgado | 50/1 | 29/1 |
| 5 | Country Grammer | Chad Brown | 20/1 | 55/1 |
| 6 | Dean Martini | Tom Amoss | 50/1 | 66/1 |
| 7 | Dr Post | Todd Pletcher | 20/1 | 40/1 |
| 8 | Enforceable | Mark Casse | 30/1 | 36/1 |
| 9 | Finnick the Fierce | Rey Hernandez | 50/1 | 164/1 |
| 10 | Honor A. P. | John Shirreffs | 6/1 | 8/1 |
| 11 | King Guillermo | Juan Avila | 30/1 | 19/1 |
| 12 | Major Fed | Greg Foley | 50/1 | 79/1 |
| 13 | Max Player | Linda Rice | 20/1 | 38/1 |
| 14 | Ny Traffic | Saffie Joseph, Jr. | 20/1 | 30/1 |
| 15 | Pneumatic | Steve Asmussen | 50/1 | 140/1 |
| 16 | Rushie | Michael McCarthy | 50/1 | 188/1 |
| 17 | Shared Sense | Brad Cox | 50/1 | 65/1 |
| 18 | Shivaree | Ralph Nicks | 50/1 | 285/1 |
| 19 | Sole Volante | Patrick Biancone | 50/1 | 29/1 |
| 20 | South Bend | Stanley Hough | 50/1 | 127/1 |
| 21 | Thousand Words | Bob Baffert | 20/1 | 25/1 |
| 22 | Tiz the Law | Barclay Tagg | 9/5 | 1/1 |
| 23 | Uncle Chuck | Bob Baffert | 6/1 | 15/1 |
| 24 | All Other 3-Year-Olds | 30/1 | 24/1 |
There are 12 entrants in Pool 7 of the KDFW who are expected to run in Saturday’s Travers or Sunday’s Ellis Park Derby:
- Anneau d’Or (Ellis Park Derby)
- Art Collector (Ellis Park Derby)
- Caracaro (Travers)
- Country Grammer (Travers)
- Dean Martini (Ellis Park Derby)
- Finnick the Fierce (Ellis Park Derby)
- Max Player (Travers)
- Shared Sense (Ellis Park Derby)
- Shivaree (Travers)
- South Bend (Travers)
- Tiz the Law (Travers)
- Uncle Chuck (Travers)
