2012 Illinois Derby Field and Breakdown

Contributed By Big Daddy No Bucks
Posted on 4/6/12 8:00 PM

This year's Illinois Derby field features two or three possible stars surrounded by a mob of second and third stringers. That said, longshot and exotic bet opportunities abound. I'm sure I'll make some kind of superfecta bet, but have no idea what it will be until I see the odds at about a minute to post. The early favorite is Currency Swap. I think he has way too much going against him to win this race. He's returning to race fairly quickly, going two turns for the first time, and shows some indication that he doesn't want to go over a mile. Horses that I think are strong contenders to come in first here are Pretension, Z Rockstar, and Morgan's Guerrilla. If the odds remain good, I will likely use them in an exacta box.

Here's the field for the 2012 Illinois Derby:

No.   Horse / Sire Trainer Jockey Last Race Morning Line Odds
1 Romancing the Gold Romancing the Gold
Medallist
J. Englehart I. Ortiz 1st - AQU ALW 15-1
2 Hakama Hakama
First Samurai
M. Trombetta J. Pimentel 2nd - Price Terms (LS) 6-1
3 Ring It Up Ring It Up
Toccet
C. Richard L. Wade 13th - Rebel (G2) 15-1
4 Currency Swap Currency Swap
High Cotton
T. Pompay R. Maragh 2nd - GP ALW 4-1
5 Pretension Pretension
Bluegrass Cat
C. Grove J. Santiago 5th - Gotham (G3) 5-1
6 Skyring Skyring
English Channel
D. Lukas T. Thompson 1st - OP MSW 20-1
7 Saturday Launch Saturday Launch
Any Given Saturday
K. McPeek J. Leparoux 1st - GP ALW 15-1
8 Z Rockstar Z Rockstar
Rockport Harbor
D. Von Hemel L. Quinonez 1st - OP ALW 10-1
9 Fastestwhogetspaid Fastestwhogetspaid
Henny Hughes
B. Williamson C. Hill 1st - Gazebo (LS) 30-1
10 No Silks Frankie Is Rock
Rock Hard Ten
R. Aguilar J. Felix 4th - HAW ALW 30-1
11 Our Entourage Our Entourage
Street Cry
T. Pletcher J. Velazquez 1st - GP ALW 9-2
12 Morgan's Guerrilla Morgan's Guerrilla
Ghostzapper
M. Maker R. Dominguez 1st - AQU MSW 10-1
13 Done Talking Done Talking
Broken Vow
H. Smith D. Cohen 10th - Gotham (G3) 20-1
14 Slamit Slamit
Grand Slam
T. Ice C. Landeros 1st - Hou Stakes 30-1
15 Explain Explain
Broken Vow
D. Von Hemel C. Marquez 2nd - OP ALW 20-1
16 Arm Force Arm Force
Tiznow
E. Harty J. Leparoux 1st - GP MSW 15-1
17 No Silks Defiant Flyer
Early Flyer
L. Davis F. Torres 5th - HAW ALW 30-1
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