‘All Others’ 4-5 Favorite, Forte at 10-1 at Conclusion of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2

With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) winner Forte was the 10-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: maiden winner Extra Anejo (13-1); Breeders’ Futurity (GI) runner-up Loggins (19-1); unbeaten Giant Mischief (27-1); maiden winner Signator (27-1) and “All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop” (29-1).

Total handle for the Nov. 24-27 KDFW pool – the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 6 – was $162,112 ($129,213 in the Win pool and $32,899 in Exactas).

Here is the complete field with morning line and final closing odds:

Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager Also On Tap; Pools Close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET

This year’s early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the eighth consecutive year, provided bettors with a unique opportunity to wager on select breeding stars and their entire crop of juveniles with the hope of winning next year’s Kentucky Derby.

“All Other Sires” at 5-1 and Into Mischief progeny at 7-1 attracted the most attention from bettors.

Here is the complete field for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager with morning line and final closing odds:

Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $33,732 ($24,557 in the Win pool and $9,175 in the Exactas).

The KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $195,844. Total handle for the new Nov. 1-3 KDFW Pool 1 – the earliest pool is the history of the wager – was $114,910 ($90,007 in the Win pool and $24,903 in Exactas).

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.