Triple Crown Props
Written May 28, 2008 by Jack Jones
With the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in the rear view mirror and with Big Brown taking down both races, BetUS has posted their odds on all things Triple Crown.
BetUS.com Posts Odds on Triple Crown and Belmont Stakes
The triumph at the Kentucky Derby was partially marred by the tragedy of losing Eight Belles almost immediately after the race, but after the Preakness and Big Brown’s dominate performance there, the possibility of another horse winning the Triple Crown is at an all-time high. Even casual fans of horse racing will be logging on to racebooks everywhere like BetUS and placing their bets. People across the globe have been magnetized to the magical possiblity of a triple crown winner.
BetUS has posted several different odds related to Big Brown’s chances, as well as the likelihood of every possible scenario associated with the horse achieving Triple Crown glory at the Belmont.
“Fans are really eager for a horse to capture their imaginations like Affirmed did back in 1978,” stated BetUS spokesman Reed Richards. “That’s really where all of this interest stems from. They come to our site hoping the chances are good fro a Triple Crown winner – what those chances are EXACTLY.”
Oddsmakers at BetUS.com posted the following odds on every possible Triple Crown scenario:
Odds that you will pick win, place, show correctly:
+13/2
Odds that you take your lunch break to log on to BetUS and place a wager:
-1/3
Odds that a horse sired by, or in Big Brown’s lineage wins the Triple Crown by 2013:
Yes +8/1
No 1/20
Odds that it rains during race:
Yes 10/11
No -10/11
Over/under on temperature at race Over 82 degrees:
Over: 10/11
Under: 10/11