The crowd at Churchill Downs has established Smarty Jones as the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) favorite. In the advance wagering at 2:30 p.m.--with post time at 6:04--Smarty Jones is the 4-1 choice.There is more than $7.6 million in the win pool. The clear second choice is Tapit, who is 5-1. There are five horses at odds of less than 10-1.The field was reduced to 18 with the scratches Friday of Wimbledon and St Averil.In post position order:
Limehouse, 42 -1
Song of the Sword, 58-1
Lion Heart, 7-1
Action This Day, 39-1
Friends Lake, 17-1
Minister Eric, 21-1
Master David, 9-1
Imperialism, 10-1
The Cliff's Edge, 9-1
Borrego, 15-1
Birdstone, 18-1
Read the Footnotes, 21-1
Smarty Jones, 4-1
Castledale, 18-1
Pollard's Vision, 25-1
Tapit, 5-1
Pro Prado, 68-1
Quintons Gold Rush, 58-1
Trainer Michael Dickinson, right, with current Derby favorite Tapit.
