Wynn Las Vegas unveils future book; Yum! extends KY Derby sponsorship

Wynn Las Vegas unveiled Monday its

future book for the 2015

Kentucky Derby. The

141st edition of the "Run for the Roses" will be held at historic

Churchill Downs on

May 2, 2015.

Prominent on the list are Del Mar Futurity winner American Pharoah (40-1);

Saratoga Special scorer I Spent It (50-1); Competitive Edge, who romped over I

Spent It in the Hopeful, and Iroquois hero Lucky Player, both at 60-1; and the

unraced duo of Jess's Dream and Cozmic One, the first foals of Horses of the

Year Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, respectively, also at 60-1. Smashing

Saratoga maiden winner El Kabeir (65-1), unbeaten four-time stakes scorer Wake

Up Nick (75-1), Del Mar debut scorer Lord Nelson (85-1) and Belmont debut

conqueror Daredevil (85-1) are likewise less than 100-1.

Also on Monday,

Churchill

Downs Inc. (CDI) announced that Churchill Downs, its namesake racetrack, and

Yum! Brands Inc., have signed

a five-year agreement that extends Yum!'s role as the presenting sponsor of the

$2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby, one of America's most legendary sports and

entertainment events.

This new agreement runs from the 2016 Kentucky Derby through the 2020

Kentucky Derby. The 2015 Kentucky Derby is covered under the current agreement

that was signed in 2011. Under the agreement announced Monday, the race will

continue to be run as the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. Terms of the

extended agreement were not released.