Hurricane Ike Heads Super Derby

Photo: Eric Patterson / Eclipse Sportswire

Hurricane Ike is the Super Derby favorite with 9-5 morning line odds for the race to be run at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.

Hurricane Ike won the Grade 3 Derby Trial earlier this year and was set to run in the Preakness before being scratched.

Distorted Economy is the second choice at 5-2. Distorted Economy is shipping in from California and made its stakes debut earlier this month.

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