--- title: Kentucky Derby Odds: American Pharoah the Betting Favorite description: American Pharoah is a 5/2 favorite as the 2015 Kentucky Derby approaches, according to Bovada's latest odds. The 141st Kentucky Derby will be run on... canonical: https://time.com/3837783/kentucky-derby-american-pharaoh-odds-california-chrome-churchill-downs/ author: Sports Illustrated article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-28T05:27:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:43:49.829Z article:section: Sports og:title: Kentucky Derby Odds: American Pharoah the Betting Favorite og:description: Last year's winner, California Chrome, entered the race as the favorite og:url: https://time.com/3837783/kentucky-derby-american-pharaoh-odds-california-chrome-churchill-downs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fb0f2db4705b856/6987ed232dce012eb79e1864/ap254604187883.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: George Alverez, American Pharoah og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kentucky Derby Odds: American Pharoah the Betting Favorite twitter:description: Last year's winner, California Chrome, entered the race as the favorite twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fb0f2db4705b856/6987ed232dce012eb79e1864/ap254604187883.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kentucky Derby Odds: American Pharoah the Betting Favorite by [Sports Illustrated](https://time.com/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Sports Illustrated Apr 28, 2015 5:27 AM UTC  Exercise rider George Alverez gallops Kentucky Derby hopeful American Pharaoh over the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville on April 18, 2015 Exercise rider George Alverez gallops Kentucky Derby hopeful American Pharaoh over the track at Churchill Downs in Louisville on April 18, 2015Garry Jones—AP by [Sports Illustrated](https://time.com/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Sports Illustrated Apr 28, 2015 5:27 AM UTC American Pharoah is a 5/2 favorite as the 2015 Kentucky Derby approaches, according [to Bovada’s latest odds](http://sports.bovada.lv/sports-betting/horse-racing-futures.jsp). The 141st Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Post positions will be announced on Wednesday. With all prep races finished, the Kentucky Derby 20-horse field is set, barring anyone backing out. Last year’s winner, California Chrome, entered the race as the favorite at 5/2\. Last week, American Pharoah was [given 2/1 odds to win the race](http://www.si.com/horse-racing/2015/04/23/kentucky-derby-betting-odds-american-pharoah). Here are the complete odds, as of Monday, from Bovada: American Pharoah 5/2 Dortmund 4/1 Carpe Diem 15/2 Mubtaahij 10/1 Materiality 12/1 Firing Line 16/1 Frosted 16/1 International Star 18/1 Upstart 20/1 El Kabeir 33/1 Far Right 33/1 Bolo 40/1 Danzig Moon 40/1 Itsaknockout 40/1 Keen Ice 40/1 Mr Z 40/1 Ocho Ocho Ocho 40/1 War Story 40/1 Tencendur 66/1 [_This article originally appeared on SI.com_](http://www.si.com/horse-racing/2015/04/27/kentucky-derby-betting-odds-american-pharoah-favorite) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3837783/kentucky-derby-american-pharaoh-odds-california-chrome-churchill-downs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3837783/kentucky-derby-american-pharaoh-odds-california-chrome-churchill-downs/"},"headline":"Kentucky Derby Odds: American Pharoah the Betting Favorite","datePublished":"2015-04-28T05:27:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:43:49.829Z","description":"American Pharoah is a 5/2 favorite as the 2015 Kentucky Derby approaches, according to Bovada's latest odds. 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