Bettors Unimpressed, 'All Others' Heavy Favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1

LOUISVILLE, KY – With the Kentucky Derby still 22 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” closed as the even-money favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW).

Tiz the Law, who finished an adventurous third in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs, edged Dennis’ Moment (12-1), the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite who finished sixth after going to his knees at the start; impressive Breeders’ Futurity (G1) winner Maxfield (13-1); and unbeaten Nashua Stakes (G3) winner Independence Hall (13-1) for individual favoritism honors.

Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, Pool 1 odds and $2 Win will pays):

#	HORSE NAME	ML ODDS	FINAL ODDS	GROSS WIN POOL	FINAL $ ODDS	$2 PAYOFF
1	American Theorem	50	54	$4,230.00	54.40	$110.80
2	Anneau d’Or	20	31	$7,208.00	31.50	$65.00
3	Answer In	50	64	$3,588.00	64.30	$130.60
4	Authentic	20	50	$4,528.00	50.80	$103.60
5	Basin	15	38	$5,941.00	38.40	$78.80
6	Dennis’ Moment	15	12	$17,985.00	12.00	$26.00
7	Eight Rings	15	24	$9,290.00	24.20	$50.40
8	Gouverneur Morris	20	29	$7,629.00	29.70	$61.40
9	Great Power	50	60	$3,808.00	60.50	$123.00
10	Green Light Go	50	46	$4,971.00	46.10	$94.20
11	High Velocity	20	40	$5,672.00	40.30	$82.60
12	Honor A. P.	20	25	$8,952.00	25.20	$52.40
13	Independence Hall	12	13	$15,796.00	13.80	$29.60
14	Maxfield	15	13	$16,560.00	13.10	$28.20
15	Scabbard	50	85	$2,705.00	85.70	$173.40
16	South Bend	30	72	$3,178.00	72.80	$147.60
17	Storm the Court	12	41	$5,544.00	41.30	$84.60
18	Structor	20	24	$9,032.00	24.90	$51.80
19	Thousand Words	15	34	$6,672.00	34.10	$70.20
20	Three Technique	50	39	$5,743.00	39.80	$81.60
21	Tiz the Law	20	11	$18,126.00	11.90	$25.80
22	Wrecking Crew	50	86	$2,680.00	86.50	$175.00
23	All 3-Year-Old Fillies	30	57	$4,000.00	57.60	$117.20
24	Mutuel Field (All Others)	6-5	1	$110,479.00	1.10	$4.20

Total handle for the Nov. 28-Dec. 1 KDFW pool was a record $350,312 ($284,317 in the Win pool and $65,995 in Exactas), which was a lofty 35.6% increase from last year’s $258,389 ($186,470 in the Win pool and $71,919 in Exactas).

Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 22^nd consecutive year, but this marks only the seventh time that Churchill Downs has hosted a KDFW pool on closing weekend of its Fall Meet. The old record for Pool 1 wagering during the Fall Meet was $273,174 in 2014.

This year’s early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the fifth 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. See the results here.

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Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $47,082 ($32,121 in the Win pool and $14,961 in the Exactas), which was up 43.0% from last year’s $32,924 ($21,065 in the Win pool and $11,859 in the Exactas). The KDFW and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $397,394, which was a 36.4% jump compared to $291,313 in 2018.

Dates for the remaining 2020 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks future pools are Feb. 7-9 (Pool 2), March 6-8 (Pool 3) and April 3-5 (Pool 4). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with the Derby’s Pool 3 on March 6-8.