Forte, Wet Paint Favored At End Of Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pools

With the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) still several weeks away, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) champion & 2023 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) winner Forte finished Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 as the unquestionable 3-1 favorite.

After finishing Pools 1-4 as the overall betting favorite, “All Other 3-Year-Olds” finished at 10/1, the third choice behind recent Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner Tapit Trice at 8/1. Both Forte and Tapit Trice are trained by Todd Pletcher.

The San Felipe Stakes (G2) victor Practical Move and the Lecomte Stakes (G3) winner Instant Coffee were next in the betting at 12/1 and 19/1, respectively.

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

POST	HORSE	TRAINER	OPENING ODDS	FINAL ODDS
1	Angel of Empire	Brad Cox	30/1	38/1
2	Arabian Knight	Tim Yakteen	10/1	9/1
3	Arabian Lion	Tim Yakteen	50/1	179/1
4	Blazing Sevens	Chad Brown	40/1	66/1
5	Cagliostro	Cherie DeVaux	99/1	189/1
6	Cairo	Aidan O'Brien	50/1	75/1
7	Classic Car Wash	Mark Casse	99/1	85/1
8	Classic Catch	Todd Pletcher	50/1	179/1
9	Confidence Game	Keith Desormeaux	30/1	30/1
10	Congruent	Antonio Sano	80/1	94/1
11	Cyclone Mischief	Dale Roman	40/1	89/1
12	Denington	Kenny McPeek	80/1	241/1
13	Disarm	Steve Asmussen	99/1	60/1
14	Forte	Todd Pletcher	4/1	3/1
15	Geaux Rocket Ride	Richard Mandella	20/1	30/1
16	General Jim	Shug McGaughey	80/1	65/1
17	Hejazi	Tim Yakteen	40/1	53/1
18	Hit Show	Brad Cox	30/1	28/1
19	Instant Coffee	Brad Cox	30/1	19/1
20	Kingsbarns	Todd Pletcher	50/1	43/1
21	Litigate	Todd Pletcher	50/1	66/1
22	Mage	Gustavo Delgado	80/1	75/1
23	Major Dude	Todd Pletcher	50/1	141/1
24	Mandarin Hero	Terunobu Fujita	50/1	116/1
25	National Treasure	Tim Yakteen	30/1	53/1
26	Perriere	Yoichi Kuroiwa	50/1	59/1
27	Practical Move	Tim Yakteen	8/1	12/1
28	Raise Cain	Ben Colebrook	50/1	66/1
29	Red Route One	Steve Asmussen	40/1	24/1
30	Reincarnate	Tim Yakteen	30/1	24/1
31	Rocket Can	Bill Mott	40/1	42/1
32	Skinner	John Sherriffs	40/1	45/1
33	Sun Thunder	Kenny McPeek	99/1	85/1
34	Tapit Trice	Todd Pletcher	15/1	8/1
35	Tapit's Conquest	Brad Cox	80/1	90/1
36	Two Eagles River	Chris Hartman	80/1	270/1
37	Two Phil's	Larry Rivelli	80/1	88/1
38	Verifying	Brad Cox	50/1	36/1
39	Victory Formation	Brad Cox	80/1	82/1
40	All Other 3-Year-Olds	N/A	5/1	10/1

The Kentucky Derby Future Wager, offered for a 25^th consecutive year, enables bettors to wager on possible Kentucky Derby contenders in advance of America’s greatest race at odds that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will be run for the 149^th consecutive year on Saturday, May 6.

The final Future Wager Pool dates are set for March 30-April 1 (Pool 6).

2023 Kentucky Derby

Wet Paint Rallies To Favoritism At End Of 2023 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool

In the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, which was conducted concurrently with the KDFW, the Honeybee Stakes (G3) winner Wet Paint closed as the 4/1 favorite over champion filly Wonder Wheel, who was 6/1. Hoosier Philly was the 7/1 third choice.

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

POST	HORSE	TRAINER	OPENING ODDS	FINAL ODDS
1	Affirmative Lady	Graham Motion	99/1	76/1
2	Ami Please	Doug O'Neill	99/1	113/1
3	And Tell Me Nolies	Peter Miller	40/1	61/1
4	Asset Purchase	Chad Brown	30/1	106/1
5	Atomically	Todd Pletcher	50/1	94/1
6	Blessed Touch	Tim Yakteen	50/1	159/1
7	Botanical	Brad Cox	20/1	31/1
8	Capella	Brad Cox	40/1	121/1
9	Chop Chop	Brad Cox	40/1	89/1
10	Clearly Unhinged	Michael McCarthy	40/1	67/1
11	Condensation	Chris Hartman	40/1	164/1
12	Dorth Vader	Mike Yates	20/1	26/1
13	Dreaming of Snow	Gerald Bennett	30/1	48/1
14	Flashy Gem	Brad Cox	40/1	129/1
15	Flying Connection	Todd Fincher	50/1	150/1
16	Gaming Girl	Todd Pletcher	50/1	66/1
17	Grand Love	Steve Asmussen	50/1	105/1
18	Guns 'n Graces	Chad Brown	40/1	20/1
19	Homecoming Queen	Rodolphe Brisset	99/1	298/1
20	Hoosier Philly	Tom Amoss	15/1	7/1
21	Interpolate	Chad Brown	30/1	163/1
22	Julia Shining	Todd Pletcher	12/1	14/1
23	Justique	John Shirreffs	40/1	69/1
24	Merlazza	Brad Cox	99/1	229/1
25	Mimi Kakushi	Salem Bin Ghadayer	80/1	39/1
26	Miracle	Todd Pletcher	20/1	55/1
27	Munnys Gold	Todd Pletcher	30/1	24/1
28	Occult	Chad Brown	20/1	36/1
29	Pretty Mischievous	Brendan Walsh	10/1	15/1
30	Punchbowl	Brad Cox	20/1	11/1
31	Red Carpet Ready	Rusty Arnold	15/1	46/1
32	Royal Spa	Rodolphe Brisset	50/1	224/1
33	Seduction	Todd Pletcher	50/1	125/1
34	She's Lookin Lucky	Matt Shirer	30/1	132/1
35	Shidabhuti	Chad Brown	15/1	40/1
36	Southlawn	Norm Casse	20/1	147/1
37	The Alys Look	Brad Cox	15/1	36/1
38	Wet Paint	Brad Cox	12/1	4/1
39	Wonder Wheel	Mark Casse	8/1	6/1
40	All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies	N/A	15/1	14/1

2023 Kentucky Oaks

Betting on all future wagers over the three-day period was $479,559. Total handle for the March 10-12 KDFW pool – the fifth of six wagering pools in advance of the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby – was $341,638 ($250,906 in the Win pool and $90,732 in Exactas). Betting on the Oaks Future Wager totaled $70,209 ($53,340 in the Win pool and $70,209 in Exactas).

The Oaks/Derby Future Double, which requires fans to correctly select the winners of both the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks on May 5 and the next day’s Kentucky Derby, handled $67,712.