| heavy favorite | 13.50 | Agassi was the heavy favorite. | ||
| overwhelming favorite | 10.40 | France was the overwhelming favorite. | ||
| clear favorite | 8.76 | The clear favorite. | ||
| old favorite | 8.49 | There are old favorites. | ||
| early favorite | 7.37 | Cora is the early favorite. | ||
| sentimental favorite | 5.99 | A sentimental favorite? | ||
| odds-on favorite | 5.79 | Even the odds-on favorites were antsy. | ||
| strong favorite | 4.94 | Two will be strong favorites. | ||
| personal favorite | 4.81 | My personal favorite. | ||
| prohibitive favorite | 4.48 | Duke is a prohibitive favorite. | ||
| local favorite | 4.15 | Fred Funk is the local favorite. | ||
| perennial favorite | 3.23 | But it is a perennial favorite. | ||
| big favorite | 2.90 | Elvis was a big favorite. | ||
| slight favorite | 2.70 | Rome was seen as a slight favorite by some. | ||
| pre-tournament favorite | 2.11 | So much for the U.S. Open pre-tournament favorites. | ||
| current favorite | 2.04 | Granite is the current favorite. | ||
| family favorite | 2.04 | It, too, is an old family favorite. | ||
| pre-race favorite | 2.04 | Meoni was a pre-race favorite. | ||
| particular favorite | 1.84 | Cancun is a particular favorite. | ||
| betting favorite | 1.71 | Finally, a plus for everybody except the betting favorite. |