horses listed at 40-1 or less in their latest Derby future

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- It hasnt exactly been the kind of week-in-a-bubble Alabama coach Nick Saban would want before a Southeastern Conference game.The top-ranked Crimson Tide has dealt with injury questions, a star players arrest and backup quarterback Blake Barnett leaving the team leading up to Saturday nights game with Kentucky.Alabama (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) remained a heavy favorite over the Wildcats (2-2, 1-1), who have won two straight since a rough start but lost on all nine previous trips to Bryant-Denny Stadium.Leading rusher Damien Harris, a Kentucky native who was heavily recruited by the Wildcats, has been nursing a sprained right ankle while receivers ArDarius Stewart and Robert Foster sat out the Kent State game with knee injuries.Coach Nick Saban announced Thursday that Barnett had left the program and withdrawn from school. That followed linebacker Tim Williams early Thursday morning arrest on a misdemeanor charge of carrying a pistol without a permit.Saban said afterward that he would review the information before settling on any punishment.The test coming off what he called Alabamas most complete performance -- a 48-0 win over Kent State -- is to not let the off-the-field issues affect the performance.We played with a little better consistency throughout and well certainly need it against an SEC opponent that has really played well the last two weeks, Saban said. It will be very challenging for us.Kentucky has presumably built confidence with wins over New Mexico State and South Carolina. The Wildcats havent beaten a ranked SEC team on the road since a 39-36 victory over No. 21 LSU in 1998.This will be a huge test for a team with only 11 seniors on the roster, the fewest in the nation.Im confident well continue to push forward, Wildcats coach Mark Stoops said. I think our players are growing and it is what it is as far as our experience and what we have, especially defensively. They learn every time they take the field and every time we practice and well continue to do that.Here are some things to watch in the Kentucky-Alabama game:INJURY REPORT: Saban said Harris and Foster had both practiced by mid-week and Stewart had done some running.I cant really tell you who could or who couldnt play, Saban said after Wednesdays practice. I think these will all be sort of right-before-the-game decisions relative to whether these guys will be ready to go or not.WILLIAMS STATUS: If Williams is held out for all or part of the game, it leaves the Tide without one of the teams top pass rushers. He had 10.5 sacks last season off the bench and 1.5 through four games.WHOS NO. 2? Without Barnett, who started the opener against Southern California, either David Cornwell or Cooper Bateman is left to be `Bamas No. 2 quarterback. Bateman started the game against Mississippi last season while Cornwell hasnt played.JORDAN RULES: Sophomore linebacker Jordan Jones has been the constant on a Kentucky defense that had allowed 500 yards in each of its first three games before holding South Carolina to 268 in last weeks victory. Jones leads the SEC in tackles per game at 10.8 and his 43 stops rank ninth nationally. His tackle total through four games is the most since Danny Trevathan had 46 in 2011.BOOM AND BENNY SHOW: Kentuckys backfield tandem of junior Stanley Boom Williams and freshman Benny Snell Jr. try to continue their strong play against the SECs top run defense. Theyve combined for 513 yards rushing and six TDs the past two games. Williams ranks third in the conference at 116.0 yards per contest. Snell is tied for the SEC lead in rushing TDs with five, the most by a freshman through four games in school history.---AP Sports Writer Gary B. 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The lower tier of the School End of Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road was packed solid with a very festive-sounding Chelsea choral section in this particular part of South Africa Road London, W12. Its easy to see why some have already fallen for Mastery. He just won the Grade 1 Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity on Saturday by more than seven lengths in his first start around two turns to make it 3 for 3 in his young career. Hes by Candy Ride, which makes you think he will only appreciate added distance. And hes trained by Bob Baffert, who knows a thing or two about winning big races.Mastery is clearly very talented. And Ill take talent over just about anything else. That said, Im moving a little slower in my relationship with Mastery than others apparently are. I prefer the wait-and-see approach with horses like Mastery, who build big reputations and big wins on the backs of very, very easy trips.As noted in this space at the time, Mastery absolutely walked on the early lead as the 1-5 favorite in last months Bob Hope Stakes. The one aspect to Masterys Bob Hope that stood up to scrutiny was that he finished very strongly, which augured well for the stretch-out to two turns he negotiated with such aplomb Saturday. But that did not completely compensate for the fact that Mastery was in a common gallop for the first six furlongs of the seven-furlong Bob Hope.Mastery got another sweet trip in the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity, again as the 1-5 favorite. To be fair, the interior fractions that Mastery prompted Saturday were considerably faster than the corresponding splits 2-year-old fillies posted in the Starlet Stakes two races later. However, Masterys first quarter was notably slower than the Starlets opening quarter. And though Mastery looked strong visually drawing off late, his final time of 1:41.56 was only .69 seconds faster than the final time of the Starlet. The Starlet, a race for this years much-maligned juvenile filly division, did not appear to be unusually strongly run.Lets also not forget that Mastery had to work in upper stretch to dispose of a challenge from runner-up Irap, a maiden who was running on dirt for the first time after earning Beyer Figures of 58 and 59 in his first two career starts.Look, Mastery has done everything asked of him so far, and has done it with some style. And there is something to be said for having a promising colt begin his career in easy races the way Mastery has, where he can gain confidence and his sea legs before his feet are held to the fire.dddddddddddd. I just want to see what Mastery does when everything doesnt go his way against legitimate opposition. I wouldnt be surprised if Mastery were able to handle both. But I want to see it.One thing for sure, nothing Mastery did Saturday will cause his future book Kentucky Derby odds to go up. According to the latest future book Kentucky Derby odds issued by the smart people at the Race and Sports Book at Wynn Las Vegas, Mastery was the 12-1 third choice for the Derby before his victory in the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity.Not surprisingly, Breeders Cup Juvenile and Breeders Futurity winner Classic Empire is currently the 7-1 favorite for the Derby, followed at 10-1 by McCraken, visually impressive winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. McCraken, like Mastery, is also 3 for 3. He also won the Street Sense Stakes, and, notably, all three of his wins came at Churchill Downs.Wynn had 11 horses listed at 40-1 or less in their latest Derby future book odds update, and Ill list the other eight below. So if youre interested in someone else, just know their odds are AT LEAST 50-1. Also, keep in mind that the Wynn odds are based on wagers they have received, and represent a balance meant to entice action while minimizing their exposure risk.Mo Town, going-away winner of the Remsen, was the fourth choice, pegged at 18-1, followed at 25-1 by Practical Joke, winner of the Champagne and Hopeful, but a distant third in the Breeders Cup Juvenile.There are four horses listed at 30-1 by Wynn: Gunnevera, winner of the Delta Downs Jackpot; Lookin At Lee, runner-up in the Breeders Futurity and Iroquois before finishing fourth in the BC Juvenile; No Dozing, second in the Remsen; and Wild Shot, second in the Kentucky Jockey Club and third in the Breeders Futurity.Finally, there were two listed at 40-1: Beach Bum, another Baffert trainee who aired in his debut at Santa Anita the day after the Breeders Cup; and Theory, winner of his first two career starts, including the Futurity, before finishing a tired 10th in the BC Juvenile. ' ' '