Internet race book Sportsbetting.com has the Colonel John at 5-1 Kentucky Derby Odds to win the 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Colonel John is the cream of the crop of West Coast racing and is hungry to prove that he can run his race on dirt and win the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Physically Colonel John has an impeccable racing horse physique and blue-chip pedigree. Colonel John is a closer that has speed to burn at the end of his runs which could have a major impact when running this year.

Colonel John has ran very well in his morning workouts on the dirt at Churchill Downs but after winning the Santa Anita Derby, the short odds of 5-1 on Colonel John might be a bit of an overlay. Another major question for Colonel John heading into the 2008 Kentucky Derby is the fact that Colonel John has just two preps as a 3-year old. In the last 53 years only 2 horses have won the Kentucky Derby with only two preps as a 3-year old.

Post 10 - Colonel John
Jockey: Cory Nakatani
Record: 8-2-0-3
Highest Speed Rating: 95
Kentucky Derby Odds: 5-1

Sportsbetting.com has posted the following Kentucky Derby Odds:

Cool Coal Man : +2500
Tale of Ekati: +1600
Anak Nakal: +3500
Court Vision: +2000
Eight Belles: +1600
Z Fortune: +1200
Big Truck: +4000
Visionaire: +2000
Pyro: +550
Colonel John: +350
Z Humor: +3000
Smooth Air: +2000
Bob Blackjack: +2500
Monba: +1500
Adriano: +2500
Denis of Cork: +1500
Cowboy Cal: +2000
Recapturetheglory: +2000
Gayego: +1500
Big Brown: +200

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