Opening Derby odds set

The post position selection order for the Derby has been drawn, and Mike Battaglia has set the opening odds.

Florida Derby champion Big Brown is your morning line favorite at 3-1, with Colonel John (4-1) and Pyro (6-1) currently sitting as the second and third choices, respectively.

Here are your current odds, listed in order of post position selection (5-6 p.m.):

1. Visionaire, Lezcano/Matz 20-1
   
2. Big Truck, Castellano/Tagg 50-1
   
3. Colonel John, Nakatani/Harty 4-1
   
4. Z Fortune, Albarado/Asmussen 15-1
   
5. Pyro, Bridgmohan/Asmussen 6-1
   
6. Eight Belles, Saez/Jones 20-1
   
7. Anak Nakal, Bejarano/Zito 30-1
   
8. Court Vision, Gomez/Mott 20-1
   
9. Z Humor, Douglas/Mott 30-1
   
10. Monba, Dominguez/Pletcher 15-1
    
11. Smooth Air, Cruz/Stutts 20-1
    
12. Adriano, Prado/Motion 30-1
    
13. Bob Black Jack, Migliore/Kasparoff 20-1
    
14. Denis of Cork, Borel/Carroll 20-1
    
15. Cowboy Cal, Velazquez/Pletcher 20-1
    
16. Big Brown, Desormeaux/Dutrow 3-1
    
17. Tale of Ekati, Coa/Tagg 15-1
    
18. Cool Coal Man, Leparoux/Zito 20-1
    
19. Recapturetheglory, Baird/Roussel 20-1
    
20. Gayego, Smith/Lobo 15-1

I know the owners and trainers probably like this system a lot more, but I really, really miss the blind draw for post positions. It made the selection show about 40 times more exciting. The only real reason to tune in anymore is to watch Hank Goldberg and count how many times some chotch will pull the fake hanging his silk on post 20 move (don't do it Court Vision rep).

Maybe Rick Dutrow will punch someone or do a line on the stage or something.