Trainer Bob Baffert, who could win his fourth Kentucky Derby, has the top two choices: American Pharoah and second choice Dortmund, currently just off the pace at 13/4 odds. Dortmund will start out of the No. 8 gate.
But there has been nothing unlucky about Upstart, the colt born at Bedford's Sunnyfield Farm who will compete Saturday in the 141st annual Kentucky Derby. As of Thursday morning, oddsmakers put Upstart's chances of winning at a respectable 15-to-1.
Sired by 2008 Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown, Dortmund has lived up to his pedigree with six wins to start his career. The chestnut colt has recorded Beyer speeds of over 100 in each of his last three races, wins in the Grade III Robert B. Lewis
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With a deep field for the 2015 Kentucky Derby, the always-important post draw was of even more importance this year. Posts five through eight are historically home to the most Derby winners, while all the jockeys and trainers