{"id":147061,"date":"2020-09-01T21:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T04:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=147061"},"modified":"2020-09-02T10:36:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T17:36:02","slug":"kentucky-derby-146-despite-outside-draw-tiz-the-law-tabbed-as-3-5-morning-line-favorite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kentucky-derby-146-despite-outside-draw-tiz-the-law-tabbed-as-3-5-morning-line-favorite\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby 146: Despite Outside Draw, Tiz the Law Tabbed as 3-5 Morning-Line Favorite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday morning, Tiz the Law made history at the Kentucky Derby post position draw. On Saturday, the Belmont Stakes champion will look to make more of it, as he seeks the second leg of the 2020 Triple Crown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147063\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tiz the Law Kentucky Derby\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1M2A1754-tiz-the-law-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-147063\"class=\"text-description\">Tiz the Law arrived at Churchill Downs in Louisville Tuesday. The New York-bred and based colt is the heavy favorite in Saturday&#8217;s Kentucky Derby. (Image: Coady Photography\/Churchill Downs)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Barclay Tagg-trained colt drew the 17th gate in the 18 horse field for Saturday\u2019s 146th running of the Run for the Roses. But not even that far post kept Churchill Downs oddsmaker, Mike Battaglia, from making the New York-bred the 3-5 morning-line favorite in the 1-1\/4-mile race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/tiz-the-law-to-be-heavy-favorite-after-tuesday-kentucky-derby-post-draw\/\">Tiz the Law<\/a> is just the seventh morning-line favorite since 1949 to start with odds below even money. The last came 31 years ago, with the coupled entry of Easy Goer and Awe Inspiring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Post Positions for the 146th Kentucky Derby <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3rgxbNdWY0\">pic.twitter.com\/3rgxbNdWY0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KentuckyDerby\/status\/1300818036430123008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bettors will determine the final odds. But it\u2019s a near certainty that Tiz the Law will be the first post time favorite at less than even-money odds since Arazi in 1992.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiz the Law earned that lofty status by winning all four of his races this year, all graded stakes, in preparation for the Derby. His last win came last month in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a unique horse,\u201d Tagg said. \u201cI keep pinching myself because he\u2019s such a unique horse. Everything we\u2019ve asked him to do he just does it. He\u2019s a strong horse. He\u2019s not flighty, but he\u2019s on the muscle all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Starting from the Outside<\/h2>\n<p>Betting favorites, even the heavy ones, don\u2019t always get the garland of roses. In fact, since 1949, of the seven horses or entries that broke at less than even odds, only two reached the Kentucky Derby winner&#8217;s circle, with Spectacular Bid being the last in 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Another factor going against Tiz the Law is his starting position. The Kentucky Derby has used a starting gate for 90 years. In 41 tries, the horse breaking from the 17th gate has won zero times.<\/p>\n<p>However, this year is the first year Churchill Downs will use a new gate that brings the horses closer together at the start. Before, 14 horses used the track\u2019s main gate, and the rest used an auxiliary gate that pushed those entries further to the outside. While outside horses have fared better in recent years, most recently Country House winning last year, it\u2019s still considered somewhat of a disadvantage to start out there.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tagg said he likes being on the outside.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\"><p><strong>I didn\u2019t particularly want to be out that far, but he seems to handle everything that\u2019s thrown at him so we\u2019ll just have to leave it up to him,\u201d<\/strong> Tagg said. <strong>\u201cIt gives you a chance. If you have any speed at all, it gives you a chance to get a better position.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As a stalker, starting on the outside allows Tiz the Law a chance to avoid getting bunched behind traffic early in the race.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It also helps that his top two contenders in the race, Honor A.P., and Authentic, flank him on the outside. At 5-1, Honor A. P. starts from the 16th post, and 8-1 Authentic, one of two Bob Baffert-trained colts in the race, starts from the far gate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those are the only horses with odds shorter than 15-1.<\/p>\n<h2>Heel Injury Forces Art Collector Out<\/h2>\n<p>Tiz the Law\u2019s Kentucky Derby odds likely went below even money because one of his main competitors, Art Collector, bowed out Tuesday morning just a couple hours before the draw. Art Collector has also won all four of his races this year, including the Blue Grass Stakes in July and last month\u2019s Ellis Park Derby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Trainer Tommy Drury told Jennie Rees of the Kentucky Horsemen\u2019s Benevolent and Protective Association that the colt clipped his heels while galloping at the track Monday. Though not a major injury, Kentucky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mcconnell-announces-bill-to-reform-doping-track-safety-standards-in-horse-racing\/\">horse racing&#8217;s<\/a> anti-doping rules meant that Art Collector could not receive an anti-inflammatory drug just five days before the Derby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe discussed some different scenarios,\u201d Drury said. \u201cWe maybe could have put a bar shoe on it and stabilized it and he would have been fine. But you\u2019re going to the Kentucky Derby. First and foremost, as the trainer, it\u2019s my responsibility to be the voice for the horse. That\u2019s just not fair to him (to run). He\u2019s been too good to us, and we\u2019re going to make sure he\u2019s taken care of first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drury said the plan is now to take Art Collector to Baltimore next month for the Preakness Stakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Art Collector withdrew from the race, the connections for South Bend announced their decision to enter their 3-year-old colt to keep the field at 18. Still, it marked the first time since 2003 the Kentucky Derby fielded less than 20 entries.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 forced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kentucky-derby-to-run-without-fans-financial-impact-expected-for-churchill-downs\/\">Churchill Downs<\/a> officials to move the Derby off its traditional first Saturday in May date for the first time in 75 years. Track officials also will close the venue, which typically draws well more than 120,000 fans, to fans this week because of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday morning, Tiz the Law made history at the Kentucky Derby post position draw. On Saturday, the Belmont Stakes champion will look to make more of it, as he seeks the second leg of the 2020 Triple Crown. 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