With the Road to the Kentucky Derby completed until 2021, current standings at betonline.ag have the leader as 10-1 favorite Life Is Good followed by Essential Quality at12-1. While interesting, there are still 27 qualifying races left in the months between now and the first weekend in May.
The next Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool will take place Jan. 22 – Jan. 24.
Bob Baffert-trained Life Is Good is by leading sire Into Mischief, who also sired 2020 Kentucky Derby winner, Authentic. The unproven colt has only had one start in which he broke his maiden with a wire-to-wire win by 9 1/2 lengths. The 2-year-old set lively fractions of :21.80, :44.84, 1:09.08, and a final time of 1:15.50 for the 6 1/2 furlong maiden special weight at Del Mar on Nov. 22. He was ridden by two-time Kentucky Derby winner Mike Smith. Life Is Good is expected to make his next start in the G3 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita on Jan. 2, and finished at 5-1 in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool.
Following closely behind on the 2021 Kentucky Derby Odds list is Breeder's Cup Juvenile and Grade 1 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity winner, Essential Quality. The son of Tapit is currently undefeated in three starts and is expected to make his next start sometime in February. Trained by Brad Cox and owned by Godolphin LLC, Essential Quality finished at 8-1 in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool.
The entire 2021 Kentucky Derby Odds List, per betonline.ag, is as follows:
Life Is Good 10/1
Essential Quality 12/1
Keepmeinmind 20/1
Prime Factor 20/1
Jackie's Warrior 25/1
Mandaloun 25/1
Senor Buscador 25/1
Spielberg 25/1
Highly Motivated 28/1
Caddo River 33/1
Classier 33/1
Greatest Honour 33/1
Hot Rod Charlie 33/1
Prate 33/1
Red Flag 33/1
Amount 50/1
Dr. Schivel 50/1
Freedom Fighter 50/1
Get Her Number 50/1
Known Agenda 50/1
Olympiad 50/1
Reinvestment Risk 50/1
Savile Row 50/1
Huntsinger 66/1
Prisoner 66/1
Sittin On Go 66/1
Team Merchants 66/1
Founder 100/1
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