Here you will find the latest and best betting odds on the 2008 Kentucky Derby, first leg of the Triple Crown. Posted are the odds from two different online bookmakers on the Kentucky Derby in order to provide our visitors with the most choice in betting on the Derby. If you consider betting on the 2008 Kentucky Derby, here are the best suggestions for online bookmaker, depending on your residence. If you live in the U.K. or Europe, the best bet would be to open an account with the British licensed online sportsbook Bet 365 (official website). This bookie offers a wide array of bonuses to its European customers, especially for the 2008 Kentucky Derby race. If you live anywhere else in the world, you can bet online on the Kentucky Derby at BodogSports (official website).

 To see the latest odds on the 2008 Kentucky Derby select a sportsbook from above (the link opens in new window), you would be able to place a bet there, as well. Currently the top three 2008 Kentucky Derby favorites are Big Brown, Pyro and Colonel John.

 About the top 2008 Kentucky Derby contenders:

 Big Brown is by Boundary, who made all eight of his starts in sprints, winning six times and recording Grade 3 wins in the A Phenomenon H. and the Roseben H.. Pensioned from stud duty in 2005, Boundary is represented by 22 black-type winners to date with his leading performers being Minardi and Pomeroy. The former, a Group 1 winner in England and Ireland as a two-year-old over six furlongs, was a disappointment when tried at a mile the following year, and Pomeroy is best known as a sprinter winning the King's Bishop S. (G1) and the Forego S. (G1), both over seven furlongs.

 Pyro is a son of Pulpit, the 1997 Blue Grass S. (G2) winner who led the Kentucky Derby (G1) field before fading to finish fourth behind Silver Charm. A son of Horse of the Year and multiple leading sire A.P. Indy (who is by 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew), Pulpit is the sire of more than 30 stakes winners, including several promising three-year-olds of the past such as Purge, Tapit, Essence of Dubai and Sky Mesa.

 Colonel John boasts a strong pedigree for 1 1/4 miles. His sire, $6.4 million earner Tiznow, scored all of his most notable victories at that classic distance. A late-developing sort who did not break his maiden until late May as a sophomore, Tiznow went on to become champion three-year-old and Horse of the Year in 2000. He set a new track record of 1:59 4/5 when romping in the 1 1/4-mile Super Derby (G1) at Louisiana Downs, and later that fall, he captured the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs. In 2001, Tiznow took home another Eclipse Award as champion older horse.

 Once again, for the best betting odds on the 2008 Kentucky Derby or to place a bet on the Kentucky Derby visit Bet 365 if you live in the U.K., Europe or Canada, or BodogSports for the rest of the world.

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