Kentucky Derby odds: Journalism is atop the last 39 in futures
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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority – edited composite
EveryspringtheKentuckyDerbyfuturesmarketisalotlike
theTVshow“Survivor.”Itturnsintoaprocessofeliminationwitheachmajor
preprace.
Thisweek’sepisodeistheriteofpassage,wherethe
finalistswalkpastthetorchesbelongingtotheeliminatedcontestants.California
Burrito,CycloneState,DiscoTime,MagnitudeandSpeedKingallwonpointspreps.
SodidJonathan’sWaylongagoinSeptember.Andofcoursetherewerethemuch-celebrated
CornucopianandformerfavoriteBarnes,thatpairwhocamewithallthe
anticipationoftrainerBobBaffert’sreturntotheDerby.
Whentheywereinwinner’scircles,thosenamesrepresented
perceivedvalueandlong-rangehope.Nowtheirticketsareworthlessreminders
ofhowtoughDerbyfuturesaretoplay.
ItseemstogeteasiernowwithJournalismtheacclaimed
favoriteandavirtualyes-or-noproposition.AfterheclosedSaturdayat5-1
inthefinalpari-mutuelKentuckyDerbyFutureWagerfromChurchillDowns,he
wontheGrade1SantaAnit
