Ron Correll
Senior columnist
Tracksideview.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – I Want Revenge was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 135th Kentucky Derby, which will be run Saturday, May 2. Santa Anita Derby winner Pioneerof the Nile and Dunkirk, the runner-up in the Florida Derby, were made co-second choices at 4-1. Louisiana Derby winner Friesan Fire was 5-1.

The position posts and morning-line odds for the Derby.

1. West Side Bernie, 30-1
2. Musket Man, 20-1
3. Mr. Hot Stuff, 30-1
4. Advice, 30-1
5. Hold Me Back, 15-1
6. Friesan Fire, 5-1
7. Papa Clem, 20-1
8. Mine That Bird, 50-1
9. Join in the Dance, 50-1
10. Regal Ransom, 30-1
11. Chocolate Candy, 20-1
12. General Quarters, 20-1
13. I Want Revenge, 3-1
14. Atomic Rain, 50-1
15. Dunkirk, 4-1
16. Pioneerof the Nile, 4-1
17. Summer Bird, 50-1
18. Nowhere to Hide, 50-1
19. Desert Party, 15-1
20. Flying Private, 50-1

Oddsmaker Mike Battaglia said I Want Revenge became his top choice after Quality Road was not entered because of his quarter crack problem. He said he made Pioneerof the Nile and Dunkirk co-second choices because he had as tough a time deciding between the two as jockey Garrett Gomez did. Gomez picked Pioneerof the Nile for his Derby mount.