Forte Ends Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6 As Big Favorite Shortly Before Florida Derby Win

Forte, the Todd Pletcher-trained Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) champion, ended the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) Future Wager Pool 6 as the 5/2 betting favorite among the 40 total entries shortly before winning the Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park.

Unlike Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pools 1-5, all of which Forte ended as the individual betting favorite, Pool 6 closed Saturday at 6 p.m. EDT, 40 minutes before the Florida Derby and 1 hour and 50 minutes prior to the Arkansas Derby (G1), won by Angel of Empire. The Brad Cox trainee finished Pool 6 at 29/1 prior to winning Oaklawn Park’s biggest race at 9/2 odds.

The $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) is set for Saturday, May 6.

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The final odds for Pool 6 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager:

POST	HORSE	TRAINER	M/L ODDS	FINAL ODDS
1	Angel of Empire	Brad Cox	30/1	29/1
2	Arctic Arrogance	Linda Rice	80/1	99/1
3	Blazing Sevens	Chad Brown	50/1	46/1
4	Bourbon Bash	D. Wayne Lukas	99/1	99/1
5	Classic Car Wash	Mark Casse	80/1	99/1
6	Confidence Game	Keith Desormeaux	25/1	29/1
7	Continuar	Yoshito Yahagi	99/1	54/1
8	Cyclone Mischief	Dale Romans	80/1	88/1
9	Derma Sotogake	Hidetaka Otonashi	40/1	13/1
10	Disarm	Steve Asmussen	40/1	33/1
11	Dreamlike	Todd Pletcher	80/1	99/1
12	Dubyuhnell	Danny Gargan	80/1	99/1
13	Fort Bragg	Tim Yakteen	80/1	58/1
14	Forte	Todd Pletcher	5/2	5/2
15	Geaux Rocket Ride	Richard Mandella	20/1	33/1
16	Hayes Strike	Kenny McPeek	80/1	99/1
17	Hit Show	Brad Cox	20/1	30/1
18	I Don't Get It	Doug O'Neill	99/1	99/1
19	Instant Coffee	Brad Cox	20/1	49/1
20	Jace's Road	Brad Cox	80/1	99/1
21	Kingsbarns	Todd Pletcher	20/1	11/1
22	Mage	Gustavo Delgado	80/1	46/1
23	Mandarin Hero	Terunobu Fujita	80/1	99/1
24	Mendelssohns March	Kenny McPeek	99/1	99/1
25	National Treasure	Tim Yakteen	50/1	44/1
26	Practical Move	Tim Yakteen	8/1	14/1
27	Raise Cain	Ben Colebrook	40/1	81/1
28	Red Route One	Steve Asmussen	25/1	24/1
29	Reincarnate	Tim Yakteen	20/1	24/1
30	Rocket Can	Bill Mott	30/1	32/1
31	Shadow Dragon	Bill Mott	99/1	99/1
32	Skinner	John Shirreffs	30/1	49/1
33	Slip Mahoney	Brad Cox	80/1	99/1
34	Sun Thunder	Kenny McPeek	80/1	99/1
35	Tapit Trice	Todd Pletcher	8/1	11/1
36	Two Eagles River	Chris Hartman	99/1	38/1
37	Two Phil's	Larry Rivelli	40/1	21/1
38	Verifying	Brad Cox	30/1	50/1
39	Wild On Ice	Joel Marr	80/1	99/1
40	All Other 3-Year-Olds	N/A	15/1	17/1

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wagers. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week’s three-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, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

Total handle for the March 30-April 1 KDFW pool – the final future wager pool in advance of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6 – was $369,443 ($271,230 in the Win pool and $98,213 in Exactas).