There are three horses at the 2012 Kentucky Derby with Arizona ties: Bodemeister (the favorite of the three), Daddy Knows Best and Liaison. Daddy Knows Best has a jockey from Arizona, Bodemeister and Liaison are owned by the Arizona-born Bob Baffert.
Post positions for the 2012 Kentucky Derby were announced in a live show on NBC Sports Network. The pole positions have placed and Bodemeister is in a solid spot to make a mark as a favorite over at the sixth position. Bodemeister currently has 9/2 odds to win, tied with Union Rags as the best favorite in this race.
Daddy Knows Best is also in a good spot at the tenth position, and he has 15/1 odds to try and win this thing. Liaison is all the way on the outside in the 20th spot. Both of them have a bit of a ways to catch up with Bodemeister though.
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