2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 Closes With Smile Happy Still Single-Entry Favorite

Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which ran January 21-23, closed with Smile Happy as the 8/1 single-entry favorite after similarly ending Pool 1 on top. The option “All Other 3-Year-Olds” remains the popular choice overall at 9/5.

The results of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 field (with trainer, morning line, and final odds):

POST	HORSE	TRAINER	M/L ODDS	FINAL ODDS
1	Chasing Time	Steve Asmussen	20/1	17/1
2	Classic Causeway	Brian Lynch	30/1	51/1
3	Commandperformance	Todd Pletcher	50/1	41/1
4	Courvoisier	Kelly Breen	30/1	39/1
5	Dash Attack	Ken McPeek	20/1	34/1
6	Emmanuel	Todd Pletcher	50/1	17/1
7	Epicenter	Steve Asmussen	15/1	24/1
8	Giant Game	Dale Romans	30/1	28/1
9	High Oak	Bill Mott	50/1	38/1
10	Jack Christopher	Chad Brown	10/1	14/1
11	Major General	Todd Pletcher	50/1	41/1
12	Make It Big	Saffie Joseph Jr.	50/1	85/1
13	Mo Donegal	Todd Pletcher	12/1	23/1
14	Pappacap	Mark Casse	20/1	24/1
15	Rattle N Roll	Kenny McPeek	30/1	20/1
16	Simplification	Antonio Sano	30/1	43/1
17	Slow Down Andy	Doug O'Neill	15/1	20/1
18	Smile Happy	Kenny McPeek	8/1	8/1
19	Tiz the Bomb	Kenny McPeek	20/1	10/1
20	Trafalgar	Al Stall Jr.	50/1	77/1
21	Varatti	Todd Pletcher	50/1	47/1
22	White Abarrio	Saffie Joseph Jr.	50/1	171/1
23	Zandon	Chad Brown	12/1	25/1
24	All Other 3-Year-Olds	N/A	7/5	9/5

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The track press release:

With the Kentucky Derby still 15 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 9-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Smile Happy was the 8-1 second choice.

The pari-mutuel field for the first pool of the New Year has closed as the bettors’ choice every year since the future wager was inaugurated in 1999.

Smile Happy, owned by Michael J. Mackin’s Lucky Seven Stable and trained by Kenny McPeek, was the 3 ¼-length winner of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) at Churchill Downs in November.

Other horses who attracted interest from bettors: McPeek’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (GI) runner-up Tiz the Bomb (10-1); Champagne (GI) winner Jack Christopher (14-1); first-level allowance winner Chasing Time (17-1); and debut maiden winner Emmanuel (17-1).

Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win Will Pays): #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (9-5, $5.80); #18 Smile Happy (McPeek, 8-1, $18); #19 Tiz the Bomb (McPeek, 10-1, $22.80); #10 Jack Christopher (Chad Brown, 14-1, $30); #1 Chasing Time (Steve Asmussen, 17-1, $36.40); #6 Emmanuel (Todd Pletcher, 17-1, $37.60); #15 Rattle N Roll (McPeek, 20-1, $42.60); #17 Slow Down Andy (Doug O’Neill, 20-1, $43); #13 Mo Donegal (Pletcher, 23-1, $48.20); #7 Epicenter (Asmussen, 24-1, $51.20); #14 Pappacap (Mark Casse, 24-1, $51.20); #23 Zandon (Brown, 25-1, $52); #8 Giant Game (Dale Romans, 28-1, $59); #5 Dash Attack (McPeek, 34-1, $70.80); #9 High Oak (Bill Mott, 38-1, $78.80); #4 Courvoisier (Kelly Breen, 39-1, $81.60); #11 Major General (Pletcher, 41-1, $84.40); #3 Commandperformance (Pletcher, 41-1, $85); #16 Simplification (Antonio Sano, 43-1, $89.60); #21 Varatti (Pletcher, 47-1, $97.40); #2 Classic Causeway (Brian Lynch, 51-1, $105.60); #20 Trafalgar (Al Stall Jr., 77-1, $156.60); #12 Make It Big (Saffie Joseph Jr., 85-1, $172.80); and #22 White Abarrio (Joseph, 171-1, $344.20).

Total handle for the Jan. 21-23 KDFW pool – the second of five scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 7 – was $361,209 ($273,712 in the Win pool and $87,497 in Exactas), up 12.2% from last year’s $322,035 ($240,768 in the Win pool and $81,267 in Exactas).

The other Future Wager dates are set Feb. 11-13 (Pool 3), March 11-13 (Pool 4) and March 31-April 2 (Pool 5). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 on March 11-13.

Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.