2012 Arkansas Derby Field and Breakdown

Contributed By Big Daddy No Bucks
Posted on 4/13/12 10:04 AM

The early line for the Arkansas Derby is out and my opinion about who the main players are in this race remain Optimizer and Secret Circle. I'll likely be using Bodemeister, Raconteur, and Isn't He Clever to fill out trifectas and superfectas - if I bet them. I'm finally off my Sabercat obsession and not likely to look back. It doesn't feel as though Stat even belongs in this field, but people far brighter than me disagree. In the end, this year's Arkansas Derby is likely to be an interesting race and, if the odds stay nice, a race that some of us are going to make a pretty good payday from.

Here's the field for the 2012 Arkansas Derby:

No.	Horse / Sire	Weight	Trainer	Jockey	Last Race	Early Line
1	Cozzetti Cozzene	118	D. Romans	J. Lezcano	3rd - Tampa Bay Derby (G2)	15-1
2	Stat Unbridled's Song	118	T. Pletcher	J. Valasquez	1st - Gp ALW	10-1
3	Najjaar Jazil	118	D. Peitz	C. Borel	6th - Rebel (G2)	15-1
4	Jake Mo Giacomo	122	A. Milligan	M. Berry	4th - Rebel (G2)	30-1
5	Secret Circle Eddington	122	B. Baffert	R. Bejarano	1st - Rebel (G2)	5-2
6	Isn't He Clever Smarty Jones	122	H. Dominguez	L. Contreras	2nd - Sunland Derby (G3)	6-1
7	Optimizer English Channel	118	D. Lukas	J. Court	2nd - Rebel (G2)	30-1
8	Atigun Istan	118	K. McPeek	T. Thompson	11th - Rebel (G2)	30-1
9	Sabercat Bluegrass Cat	122	S. Asmussen	C. Nakatani	8th - Rebel (G2)	15-1
10	Raconteur A. P. Indy	122	T. Pletcher	C. DeCarlo	1st - Private Terms (LS)	15-1
11	Bodemeister Empire Maker	122	B. Baffert	R. Bejarano	2nd - San Felipe (G2)	9-5

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