May 4, 2007
Curlin opens as 7-2 Derby favorite
There hasn't been a horse since Apollo in 1882 that has won the Kentucky Derby having never run as a two year-old. There hasn't been a horse since 1915 that has won the Derby in his fourth career race.
Those would seem like pretty long odds, but Curlin isn't a longshot. Instead he's the early favorite to win the Kentucky Derby tomorrow.
Why?
Well, it's partially due to a field with no true standout. But the fact that he has blown the doors off the competition in his first three races does't hurt either. Three starts. Three wins. By a combined total of 28 1/2 lengths. Including a 10 1/2 length Arkansas Derby trouncing.
