The final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is set to make its 3-day run Thursday-Saturday where Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Forte was tabbed as the solid 5-2 favorite in the field of 39 individual horses plus a 40th option for “All Other 3-Year-Olds” not listed.
Unlike the first 5 future wager pools, Pool 6 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will close Saturday at 6 p.m. EDT, which is 40 minutes before the Florida Derby (G1) and 1 hour and 50 minutes prior to the Arkansas Derby (G1).
Forte, the 4-5 odds-on favorite in the Florida Derby, will have his final test Saturday before the Kentucky Derby on May 6. The son of Violence took heavy action in all 5 previous pools of the Future Wager, and he added to his favoritism in his last start when he won the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
The full list of entries 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 |
Overall there are 14 new interests in Pool 6 from Pool 5:
- Arctic Arrogance
- Bourbon Bash
- Continuar
- Derma Sotogake
- Dreamlike
- Dubyuhnell
- Fort Bragg
- Hayes Strike
- I Don’t Get It
- Jace’s Road
- Mendelssohns March
- Shadow Dragon
- Slip Mahoney
- Wild On Ice
Wild On Ice, the winner of the $600,000 Sunland Park Derby (GIII), was not originally nominated to the Triple Crown but his connections have paid a $6,000 late Triple Crown nomination for him to become eligible for the series.
Just For You!
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.
