Breeders' Cup Juvenile Winner Forte 10-1 Individual Favorite in Pool 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

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.

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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.