Kentucky Derby 2018 odds: Justify’s favoritism grows

Already the 2018 Kentucky Derby favorite entering last weekend, Justify left it a Grade 1 winner sporting an even shorter price at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Unbeaten in three starts, the Bob Baffert trainee dropped from 9-2 to 5-2 in the latest odds distributed Monday by the Wynn. The race book also established the Santa Anita Derby winner as an 8-1 shot to also sweep the Preakness and Belmont Stakes as a Triple Crown winner.

With just 34 horses left on the board for the Kentucky Derby, Blue Grass Stakes winner Good Magic and UAE Derby winner Mendelssohn are now co-second choices at 7-1. Santa Anita Derby runner-up Bolt d’Oro is 8-1 along with Florida Derby winner Audible.

In terms of this weekend’s final round of preps, the favorites offer a bit of value, with Arkansas Derby contender Magnum Moon at 9-1 and Lexington Stakes runner My Boy Jack at 40-1.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, Justify opened at 300-1 at the Wynn.

See full listings from the Wynn below, including odds to sweep the Triple Crown series, with the option to go full screen at the bottom right of the window.