Last week, Sportsbook.ag was offering Omaha Beach, who had only won once in his first five races, at 30-1. By Sunday, the colt\u2019s odds were listed at 8-1, making him the book\u2019s sixth choice. At William Hill\u2019s U.S. books, his odds went from 40-1 to 16-1 on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\nLong Range Toddy — a horse who had fared well previously at Oaklawn — fetched 75-1 odds last week at Sportsbook.ag. Now, it\u2019s down to 15-1 as of Sunday. Over at William Hill, he also dropped from 75-1 to 24-1.<\/p>\n
Even though both are almost assuredly in the field, the connections to the two horses have said they\u2019re expected to run in one more prep race before moving to Churchill Downs for the first leg in the Triple Crown.<\/p>\n
Long Range Toddy\u2019s handlers have him pointed to stay in Oaklawn and run the Arkansas Derby on April 13. Mandella was less certain about Omaha Beach, whose previous races had been at California tracks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll just have to play it by ear,\u201d he told reporters after Saturday\u2019s victory. Mandella did tell Oaklawn he plans to ship the colt back to California this week.<\/p>\n
Handicappers Remain Bullish on Baffert Colts<\/h2>\n While the odds changed drastically for the two Rebel winners, handicappers remained bullish on Baffert\u2019s two horses.<\/p>\n
Game Winner remained the 4-1 favorite at William Hill and the 11-4 first choice at Sportsbook.ag. Improbable\u2019s odds moved slightly, with William Hill bumping him to 6-1 from 5-1 and Sportsbook.ag raising him to 21-4 from 5-1.<\/span><\/p>\nJody Demling, a Louisville-based handicapper for Sportsline.com, noted Game Winner and Improbable didn\u2019t have the most ideal conditions to prepare for their races due to the unexpected closure at Santa Anita in California.<\/p>\n
With the circumstances, moving races at the last minute and traveling across country, I\u2019m not as disappointed with the two favorites, especially Game Winner,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>he told Casino.org<\/em>. <\/span>\u201cI\u2019d still say Game Winner is at the top for me right now, but it\u2019s close.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOther Derby contenders who saw their odds change included Instagrand and War of Will, who both went from 8-1 to 7-1 at William Hill. Roadster — another Baffert colt who has yet to run in a major prep race this year — is now at 12-1 at William Hill, who had him previously at 14-1.<\/p>\n
A couple of horses who lost in the first division of the Rebel saw their odds go up at William Hill. Galilean moved from 14-1 to 35-1 after his third-place finish Saturday, and Extra Hope, who was at 50-1, is now at 75-1 after fading to fourth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saturday was a big day on the road to the Kentucky Derby, as both divisions of the Rebel Stakes ended in dramatic fashion. In each race at Oaklawn Racing and Gaming, a less-than-even-money favorite was edged out at the wire. Surprise Endings In the first division, Improbable went off at 2-5 odds and appeared to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":100835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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