Derby Future Odds, Presented by Dunbar

[Dunbar]

TheGreek put up some matchups today. I'm amused by the first one: (Note that +225 means you get 2.25 to 1; -115 means you put up 1.15 to win 1.)

C's vs S's vs Any other
Wager is on the horses who's 1st name begins with a "C", an "S" or any other horse that runs in the 2007 Kentucky Derby
1801 Horse with 1st name begin with "C" +225
1802 Horse with 1st name begin with "S" +285
1803 Any Other Horse -115

Nobiz Like Shobiz vs Scat Daddy Both horses must start for action.
1805 Nobiz Like Shobiz -125
1806 Scat Daddy +100

Curlin vs Street Sense Both horses must start for action.
1807 Curlin -110
1808 Street Sense -110

Dominican vs Zanjero Both horses must start for action.
1809 Dominican -110
1810 Zanjero -110

Any Given Saturday vs Circular Quay Both horses must start for action.
1811 Any Given Saturday +110
1812 Circular Quay -135

Great Hunter vs Hard Spun Both horses must start for action.
1813 Great Hunter -110
1814 Hard Spun -110

--Dunbar

[Dunbar]

4/20 changes:

CQ down from 10.15-1 to 9.85-1 at TheGreek. Oddly, up to 11-1 at World
NoBiz up from 8.25-1 to 8.85-1 at TheGreek.
StreetSense up from 6.85-1 to 7.05-1 at TheGreek
AGS up to 15.42 at Pinny
Scat Daddy up to 8.91 at Pinny

Here's the current list:

AnyGivSat'day 15.42 Pinny (15 Bodog)
Belgravia 70 Bodog
Chelokee 30 Pinny (25 Bodog)
CircularQuay 11 World (9.85 Greek)
Cobalt Blue 100 Pinny (52.5 Greek)
Cowtown Cat 26.5 Greek
Curlin 4.45 Greek
Dominican 20.5 Greek
Great Hunter 20 World
Hard Spun 14.15 Greek
Liquidity 50 Bodog, World
Nobiz Shobiz 8.85 Greek
ReportDuty 125 Pinny (90.5 Greek)
Sam P 45 Bodog
Scat Daddy 8.91 Pinny (8.85 Greek)
Stormello 75 Pinny (45 Greek)
Storm in May 125 Pinny (100 Bodog)
Street Sense 7.05 Greek
Teuflesberg 100 Pinny (80.5 Greek)
Tiago 18.15 TheGreek
Zanjero 37 Bodog

Those odds imply a 6% takeout.
Some better values can be found at EhorseX. Cowtown Cat is being offered at 34-1 and Curlin is 5.5-1, for example.

--Dunbar