The2008 Kentucky Derby is closing on us and it's time to look atthe betting odds once again, as well as the top ten contendersfor the Run for the Roses. To give you the best possible odds onthe Kentucky Derby 2008 we will look at two of the biggestonline bookmakers, one best suited for the U.K. bettors, Bet 365 (official website) referred to below as "U.K. odds", and another sportsbook for therest of the world, BodogSports (official website) ,referred to below as "U.S. odds". Keep in mind that the top tenKentucky Derby contenders hold quite different odds at each ofthe bookmakers, Americans, however, are not allowed to bet atBet365. Here are the current top 10 contenders to win the 2008Kentucky Derby odds included.
2008 Kentucky Derby favorite, BigBrown, betting odds U.K. 5/2, U.S. odds 5/2 - Big Brown isby Boundary, who made all eight of his starts in sprints,winning six times and recording Grade 3 wins in the A PhenomenonH. and the Roseben H.. Pensioned from stud duty in 2005,Boundary is represented by 22 black-type winners to date withhis leading performers being Minardi and Pomeroy. The former, aGroup 1 winner in England and Ireland as a two-year-old over sixfurlongs, was a disappointment when tried at a mile thefollowing year, and Pomeroy is best known as a sprinter winningthe King's Bishop S. (G1) and the Forego S. (G1), both overseven furlongs.
Pyro: 2008 Kentucky Derbyodds: UK 5/1, US 7/1 - Pyro is a son of Pulpit, the 1997Blue Grass S. (G2) winner who led the Kentucky Derby (G1) fieldbefore fading to finish fourth behind Silver Charm. A son ofHorse of the Year and multiple leading sire A.P. Indy (who is by1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew), Pulpit is the sire ofmore than 30 stakes winners, including several promisingthree-year-olds of the past such as Purge, Tapit, Essence ofDubai and Sky Mesa.

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