Heavy Hitters Draw Outside for Derby

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The likely top three wagering choices for the GI Kentucky Derby will break next to each other on Saturday, with heavy favorite Tiz the Law (Constitution) drawn in 17. GI Runhappy Santa Anita Derby hero Honor A. P. (Honor Code) will be posted to his inside,  and GI Haskell S. winner Authentic (Into Mischief) was assigned the far outside 18 hole during Tuesday morning’s post draw. The 146th “Run for the Roses” lost a major contender earlier in the morning when streaking Art Collector (Bernardini) was ruled out due to a minor foot issue. Tiz the Law, whose perfect record in this jumbled-up season includes convincing scores in the GIII Holy Bull S., GI Curlin Florida Derby, GI Belmont S. and most recently in the Aug. 8 GI Runhappy Travers S., was installed ultra low 3-5 odds on Mike Battaglia’s morning line. No Derby favorite has been 3-5 on the line since Easy Goer in 1989, and Tiz the Law’s quote is the lowest since Empire Maker was set at 6-5 in 2003. Both of those runners settled for second in their respective Derbies.

1. Finnick the Fierce (Dialed In) – 50-1
2. Max Player (Honor Code) – 30-1
3. Enforceable (Tapit) – 30-1
4. Storm the Court (Court Vision) – 50-1
5. Major Fed (Ghostzapper) – 50-1
6. King Guillermo (Uncle Mo) – 20-1
7. Money Moves (Candy Ride {Arg}) – 30-1
8. South Bend (Algorithms) – 50-1
9. Mr. Big News (Giant’s Causeway) – 50-1
10. Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile) – 15-1
11. Necker Island (Hard Spun) – 50-1
12. Sole Volante (Karakontie {Jpn}) – 30-1
13. Attachment Rate (Hard Spun) – 50-1
14. Winning Impression (Paynter) – 50-1
15. Ny Traffic (Cross Traffic) – 20-1
16. Honor A. P. (Honor Code) – 5-1
17. Tiz the Law (Constitution) – 3-5
18. Authentic (Into Mischief) – 8-1

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