Intense Holiday Odds to Win the 2014 Kentucky Derby 8-1
Intense Holiday pays 8-1 odds at AceSportsbook.com. Some books were offering this horse at 7-1.
Intense Holiday did have some of the shortest odds at 8-1 but is this worth it?
He’s cited as having the ability to finish strong and this is vital when it comes to the Kentucky Derby especially with a pace collapse like what we witnessed last year.
Ed McNamara of Newsday has gone out on a limb to proclaim Intense Holiday as having “the best shot to win this year’s Kentucky Derby”.
And why is that?
His approach is through process of elimination whereby he is left with the two strongest closers: Wicked Strong and Intense Holiday.
Hall of Famer John Velazquez is more likely to pull it off with Intense Holiday than Rajiv Maragh is on Wicked Strong.
Wicked Strong starts from a post position that has only produced a single winner since 1930 whereas Intense Holiday starts from the lucky 16, which has generated five winners over that time period including Orb last year.
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30% at 3X roll |
60% at 6X roll |
90% at 9X roll |
120% at 12X roll |
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40% at 4X roll |
70% at 7X roll |
100% at 10X roll |
130% at 13X roll |
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50% at 5X roll |
80% at 8X roll |
110% at 11X roll |
140% at 14X roll |
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150% at 15X roll |
200% at 20X roll |
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Post Position |
Horse |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Odds |
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1 |
Vicar's In Trouble |
Rosie Napravnik |
Mike Maker |
30-1 |
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2 |
Harry's Holiday |
Corey Lanerie |
Mike Maker |
50-1 |
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3 |
Uncle Sigh |
Irad Ortiz Jr. |
Gary Contessa |
30-1 |
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4 |
Danza |
Joe Bravo |
Todd Pletcher |
10-1 |
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5 |
California Chrome |
Victor Espinoza |
Art Sherman |
5-2 |
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6 |
Samraat |
Jose Ortiz |
Rick Violette Jr. |
15-1 |
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7 |
We Miss Artie |
Javier Castellano |
Todd Pletcher |
50-1 |
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8 |
General A Rod |
Joel Rosario |
Mike Maker |
15-1 |
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9 |
Vinceremos |
Joe Rococo Jr. |
Todd Pletcher |
30-1 |
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10 |
Wildcat Red |
Luis Saez |
Joe Garoffalo |
15-1 |
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11 |
Hoppertunity |
Mike Smith |
Bob Baffert |
6-1 |
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12 |
Dance With Fate |
Corey Nakatani |
Peter Eurton |
20-1 |
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13 |
Chitu |
Martin Garcia |
Bob Baffert |
20-1 |
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14 |
Medal Count |
Robby Albarado |
Dale Romans |
20-1 |
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15 |
Tapiture |
Ricardo Santana Jr. |
Steve Asmussen |
15-1 |
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16 |
Intense Holiday |
John Velazquez |
Todd Pletcher |
12-1 |
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17 |
Commanding Curve |
Shaun Bridgmohan |
Dallas Stewart |
50-1 |
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18 |
Candy Boy |
Gary Stevens |
John Sadler |
20-1 |
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19 |
Ride On Curlin |
Calvin Borel |
William G. Gowan |
15-1 |
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20 |
Wicked Strong |
Rajiv Maragh |
James A. Jerkens |
8-1 |
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21 AE |
Pablo Del Monte |
Jeffrey Sanchez |
Wesley Ward |
50-1 |
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
