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![]() I think the sportsbooks are waiting for the dust to settle before putting up futures. They may wait until entries are drawn.
Here are the odds you get if you just use the last future odds on the horses that are now likely to be entered, and readjust those odds to make a 16% line. I listed those odds to the right of Philski's, for comparison: HORSE Phil's Line, Adj Line from better of TheGreek and 5Dimes Lookin at Lucky 7/2, 7-2 Sidney's Candy 7/1, 6-1 Super Saver 10/1, 16-1 Devil May Care 11/1, 11-1* Awesome Act 12/1, 13-1 Dublin 14/1, 14-1 Ice Box 15/1, 17-1 Endorsement 16/1, 16-1 Noble's Promise 18/1, 25-1 Mission Impazible 20/1, 25-1 Line of David 22/1, 30-1 American Lion 25/1, 16-1 Paddy O'Prado 25/1, 25-1 Conveyance 30/1, 25-1 Stately Victor 30/1, 25-1 Jackson Bend 30/1, 20-1 Discreetly Mine 40/1, 40-1 Backtalk 45/1, 40-1 Dean's Kitten 50/1, 45-1 Homeboykris 50/1, 40-1[/quote] *No one had odds for Devil May Care, so I used Phil's 11-1. The two lines are pretty close except on Noble's Promise, Super Saver, Line of David, American Lion, and Jackson Bend. The discrepancy on Noble's Promise is due to the fact that last week it looked unlikely he would run. So the books offered higher odds to reflect that uncertainty. --Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson |