Storm The Court Getting No Respect On Derby Trail
Storm The Court won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile last year. Defeating some of the top two-year-olds in the world. However, he hasn’t been getting a lot of respect from bettors on Derby Trail.
In his debut race, the Peter Eurton-trained son of Court Vision came first at odds of 12-1. In his next race, he was listed at 14-1. However, he finished eighth after he was bumped. Also, lost his rider in the Del Mar Futurity. At the American Pharoah Stakes, his third consecutive G1 race, Storm The Court was listed at 19-1. STC finished third on Derby trail. Results of the race below.
In his final start as a two-year-old, Storm The Court wasn’t given much of a chance and was listed at 45-1. However, went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic Juvenile.
Even though he has never raced at single digit odds, which is unheard of when it comes to champion horses, Storm The Court went on to win the 2019 Eclipse Award.
Storm the Court Kentucky Derby Betting Odds
Despite winning the Eclipse Award, don’t expect the trend of Storm the Court being overlooked at the windows to change. When he enters the starting gate for Saturday’s San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park for his sixth career start. Looking to bet on Kentucky Derby?
The San Felipe Stakes offers 85 qualifying points. 50 of which goes to the winner on Derby trail. Which is why it is expected to be one of the strongest prep races of the season. In addition to being disrespected by the oddsmakers, Storm The Court’s jockey Flavien Prat, who rode him in his previous five starts, opted to ride Thousand Words in the San Felipe Stakes.
In Prat’s defense, Thousand Words, which is trained by Bob Baffert, is the undefeated winner of both the Los Alamitos Futurity and the Robert B. Lewis Stakes. Even though Storm The Court didn’t look very sharp in his first race of the year. Finishing fourth at the San Vicente Stakes, he is very capable of picking up the win at the San Felipe Stakes so ignore him at your own risk on the Derby trail.
