Fans will have their second of six opportunities to bet on the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) Thursday-Sunday where Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) winner Forte was made the 10-1 individual betting favorite while the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” from the 2020 foal crop not listed within the 38 individual betting interests was tabbed as the heavy 3-5 choice.
The four-day pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will open Thursday at noon (all times Eastern) and close Sunday at 6 p.m. Pool 2 will run concurrent with the lone Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, where fans can bet horses sired by 39 individual sires and an option for “All Others” that were not listed. Horses from the 2020 foal crop sired by Uncle Mo are the 4-1 morning line favorite followed by Violence (6-1), Arrogate (8-1) and Into Mischief (8-1). All Other Sires is listed at 6-1.
In the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Forte, trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, has won four of five career starts and is a three-time Grade I winner with his other victories coming in the Breeders’ Futurity and the Hopeful (GI). The talented son of Violence has already banked $1,595,150 and is the heavy favorite to become champion 2-year-old.
Other intriguing prospects that were included in the second pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager are Winchell Thoroughbreds’ dazzling maiden special weight winner Extra Anejo (15-1); Spendthrift Farm, Steve Landers Racing, Martin Schwartz, Michael Dubb, Ten Strike Racing, Jim Bakke, Titletown Racing Stables, Kueber Racing, Big Easy Racing and Winners Win’s undefeated allowance winner Giant Mischief (25-1); Breeders’ Futurity narrow runner-up Loggins (40-1); and Rodeo Creek Racing’s Champagne (GI) winner and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) fourth-place runner Blazing Sevens.
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As was the case last year, Pool 2 will assume that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2023 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration. Instead, they are included within the pari-mutuel field.
In total, there are 14 new entrants in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Bromley, Capture the Flag, Cascais, Champions Dream, Corona Bolt, Denington, Disarm, Expect More, Giant Mischief, Hal, Litigate, Navy Man, Practical Move and Recruiter.
Here is the complete field with morning line odds:
| POST | HORSE | TRAINER | OPENING ODDS | FINAL ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awesome Strong | Jorge Delgado | 80/1 | 64/1 |
| 2 | Blazing Sevens | Chad Brown | 30/1 | 37/1 |
| 3 | Bromley | Paulo Lobo | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 4 | Capture the Flag | Shug McGaughey | 99/1 | 65/1 |
| 5 | Cascais | Chad Brown | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 6 | Champions Dream | Danny Gargan | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 7 | Corona Bolt | Brad Cox | 80/1 | 65/1 |
| 8 | Curly Jack | Tom Amoss | 80/1 | 61/1 |
| 9 | Cyclone Mischief | Dale Roman | 99/1 | 47/1 |
| 10 | Denington | Kenny McPeek | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 11 | Disarm | Steve Asmussen | 80/1 | 45/1 |
| 12 | Echo Again | Steve Asmussen | 50/1 | 45/1 |
| 13 | Expect More | Todd Pletcher | 99/1 | 70/1 |
| 14 | Extra Anejo | Steve Asmussen | 15/1 | 13/1 |
| 15 | Forbidden Secret | Todd Pletcher | 99/1 | 80/1 |
| 16 | Forte | Todd Pletcher | 10/1 | 10/1 |
| 17 | Frank's Honor | Kenny McPeek | 99/1 | SCR |
| 18 | Full Moon Madness | Michelle Nevin | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 19 | General Jim | Shug McGaughey | 80/1 | 82/1 |
| 20 | Giant Mischief | Brad Cox | 25/1 | 27/1 |
| 21 | Gulfport | Steve Asmussen | 75/1 | 70/1 |
| 22 | Hal | Darwin Banach | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 23 | Hit Show | Brad Cox | 80/1 | 90/1 |
| 24 | Instant Coffee | Brad Cox | 80/1 | 35/1 |
| 25 | Joking Way | Steve Asmussen | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 26 | Litigate | Todd Pletcher | 99/1 | 57/1 |
| 27 | Loggins | Brad Cox | 40/1 | 19/1 |
| 28 | Mr. Ripple | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 29 | Navy Man | Michael McCarthy | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 30 | Practical Move | Tim Yakteen | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 31 | Recruiter | Cathal Lynch | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 32 | Rocket Can | Bill Mott | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 33 | Signator | Shug McGaughey | 60/1 | 27/1 |
| 34 | Tapit's Conquest | Brad Cox | 99/1 | 94/1 |
| 35 | Ten Days Later | Kenny McPeek | 60/1 | 99/1 |
| 36 | Tuskegee Airmen | John Servis | 99/1 | 64/1 |
| 37 | Verifying | Brad Cox | 80/1 | 74/1 |
| 38 | Victory Formation | Brad Cox | 80/1 | 60/1 |
| 39 | All Fillies From The 2020 Crop | N/A | 80/1 | 29/1 |
| 40 | All Other Colts & Geldings From The 2020 Crop | N/A | 3/5 | 4/5 |
Fans will have the opportunity to see some of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 entrants run Saturday at Churchill Downs for Stars of Tomorrow II which features exclusively 2-year-old races. The featured event is the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (GII), worth 10 points to the winning horse on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Also On Tap; Pools Close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET
In the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, horses sired by Uncle Mo were made favorite. To date, some of Uncle Mo’s top earners (through Nov. 17) are Gulfport ($336,530), Mo Strike ($183,710) and Arabian Knight ($86,025).
In last year’s Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, “All Other Sires,” which included eventual Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike (Keen Ice), closed as the 7-2 favorite.
Here is the complete field for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager with morning line odds:
| POST | HORSE | OPENING ODDS | FINAL ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Pharoah | 80/1 | 45/1 |
| 2 | Arrogate | 8/1 | 27/1 |
| 3 | Bernardini | 50/1 | 75/1 |
| 4 | Bolt d'Oro | 60/1 | 18/1 |
| 5 | Cairo Prince | 80/1 | 50/1 |
| 6 | Candy Ride | 80/1 | 30/1 |
| 7 | City of Light | 80/1 | 60/1 |
| 8 | Classic Empire | 80/1 | 99/1 |
| 9 | Cloud Computing | 80/1 | 99/1 |
| 10 | Constitution | 80/1 | 80/1 |
| 11 | Curlin | 60/1 | 16/1 |
| 12 | Empire Maker | 80/1 | 98/1 |
| 13 | Flatter | 80/1 | 99/1 |
| 14 | Ghostzapper | 60/1 | 19/1 |
| 15 | Girvin | 60/1 | 99/1 |
| 16 | Good Magic | 60/1 | 25/1 |
| 17 | Gun Runner | 10/1 | 12/1 |
| 18 | Hard Spun | 80/1 | 48/1 |
| 19 | Into Mischief | 8/1 | 7/1 |
| 20 | Justify | 40/1 | 16/1 |
| 21 | Malibu Moon | 60/1 | 99/1 |
| 22 | Medaglia d'Oro | 80/1 | 91/1 |
| 23 | Mendelssohn | 80/1 | 84/1 |
| 24 | More Than Ready | 80/1 | 99/1 |
| 25 | Not This Time | 80/1 | 60/1 |
| 26 | Nyquist | 80/1 | 76/1 |
| 27 | Pioneerof the Nile | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 28 | Practical Joke | 80/1 | 69/1 |
| 29 | Quality Road | 20/1 | 19/1 |
| 30 | Runhappy | 50/1 | 89/1 |
| 31 | Sharp Azteca | 80/1 | 99/1 |
| 32 | Speightstown | 60/1 | 99/1 |
| 33 | Street Sense | 80/1 | 66/1 |
| 34 | Tapit | 40/1 | 17/1 |
| 35 | Uncle Mo | 4/1 | 13/1 |
| 36 | Union Rags | 99/1 | 99/1 |
| 37 | Violence | 6/1 | 11/1 |
| 38 | War Front | 80/1 | 99/1 |
| 39 | West Coast | 80/1 | 96/1 |
| 40 | All Other Sires | 6/1 | 5/1 |
All told, there are six Future Wager pools scheduled in advance of the 2023 Kentucky Derby: Pool 1 ran Nov. 1-3; Nov. 24-27 (Pool 2); Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.
A record total of $2,060,691 was bet on future wagers for the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager or Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week’s four-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby or Oaks, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.
More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Thursday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.
