Justify's odds at even money for 2018 Triple Crown race sweep

By Jonathan Lintner
Photo: Coady Photography

Justify entered the 2018 Kentucky Derby at odds of 8-1 to win a Triple Crown at William Hill’s Nevada Race & Sports Books. After crossing the finish line Saturday at Churchill Downs, the price dropped significantly.

William Hill moved Justify, a Bob Baffert trainee looking to follow in American Pharoah’s footsteps, to even money to also sweep the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

While Justify opened as high as 300-1 to win the Derby — briefly — at the Wynn Las Vegas, William Hill began taking bets on the colt at 75-1 back in February. The largest bet placed at 75-1 resulted in a $15,000 net win.

Patrons at William HIll’s sports books can also wager against Justify, with the line for him to not win both the Preakness and Belmont set at 10-13 (-130).

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