Life Is Good 2-1 Favorite in Derby

Life Is Good 2-1 Favorite in Derby

At 0h03, on March 9, 2021 • By Salle de nouvelles/Newsroom

Two months in advance of the Kentucky Derby, the unbeaten Bob Baffert-trained Life Is Good is the 2-1 favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager with champion 2-year-old male Essential Quality the 5-1 second betting choice and Fountain of Youth (G2) winner Greatest Honour third at 6-1.

On March 6, Life Is Good improved to a perfect three wins in three starts with an eight-length romp in the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita.

Essential Quality improved his record to 4-for-4 with a 4 1/4-length triumph in the Feb. 27 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park, his first start as a 3-year-old.

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