Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 Opens Friday; Champion Forte Tabbed as 8-1 Individual Favorite

2023 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 is set to open Friday with Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) hero and champion 2-year-old Forte tabbed as the 8-1 individual betting favorite among the 39 individual betting interests plus the popular No. 40 option of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” who were not listed.

Pool 4, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will open Friday at noon (all times Eastern) and close Sunday at 6 p.m.

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The comebacking Forte, a three-time Grade I winner, is based at Palm Beach Downs in South Florida and has recorded three published workouts since his return to the track. Trainer Todd Pletcher reported the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (GII) on March 4 is a possible target for Forte’s next start.

Here is the complete field for Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (with trainer and morning line odds provided by Mike Battaglia):

POST	HORSE	TRAINER	OPENING ODDS	FINAL ODDS
1	Angel of Empire	Brad Cox	80/1	99/1
2	Arctic Arrogance	Linda Rice	80/1	78/1
3	Banishing	Brendan Walsh	30/1	27/1
4	Blazing Sevens	Chad Brown	20/1	27/1
5	Confidence Game	Keith Desormeaux	50/1	99/1
6	Curly Jack	Tom Amoss	60/1	49/1
7	Cyclone Mischief	Dale Roman	40/1	76/1
8	Determinedly	Mark Casse	40/1	99/1
9	Disarm	Steve Asmussen	60/1	50/1
10	Dubyuhnell	Danny Gargan	30/1	90/1
11	Eyeing Clover	Brad Cox	30/1	73/1
12	First Defender	Steve Asmussen	50/1	91/1
13	Forte	Todd Pletcher	8/1	8/1
14	Frosted Departure	Kenny McPeek	30/1	99/1
15	Funtastic Again	Wesley Ward	30/1	99/1
16	Game Change	Shug McGaughey	50/1	99/1
17	Geaux Rocket Ride	Richard Mandella	40/1	25/1
18	General Jim	Shug McGaughey	50/1	51/1
19	Giant Mischief	Brad Cox	30/1	43/1
20	Gulfport	Steve Asmussen	80/1	97/1
21	Gun Pilot	Steve Asmussen	50/1	66/1
22	Hit Show	Brad Cox	60/1	28/1
23	Hoosier Philly	Tom Amoss	50/1	11/1
24	Instant Coffee	Brad Cox	12/1	22/1
25	Jace's Road	Brad Cox	80/1	99/1
26	Kingsbarns	Todd Pletcher	50/1	35/1
27	Litigate	Todd Pletcher	50/1	28/1
28	Mage	Gustavo Delgado	50/1	48/1
29	Practical Move	Tim Yakteen	50/1	83/1
30	Red Route One	Steve Asmussen	40/1	58/1
31	Rocket Can	Bill Mott	30/1	35/1
32	Shadow Dragon	Bill Mott	60/1	46/1
33	Shopper's Revenge	Steve Asmussen	50/1	90/1
34	Slip Mahoney	Brad Cox	50/1	93/1
35	Tapit Trice	Todd Pletcher	20/1	15/1
36	Tapit's Conquest	Brad Cox	50/1	63/1
37	Two Phil's	Larry Rivelli	50/1	95/1
38	Verifying	Brad Cox	15/1	34/1
39	Victory Formation	Brad Cox	20/1	23/1
40	All Other 3-Year-Olds	N/A	2/1	2/1

In total, there are 13 new betting interests in Pool 4 from Pool 3: Determinedly, Eyeing Clover, First Defender, Frosted Departure, Funtastic Again, Game Change, Geaux Rocket Ride, General Jim, Hoosier Philly, Mage, Red Route One, Shadow Dragon and Slip Mahoney.

Brad Cox leads all trainers with a roster of 10 3-year-olds in Pool 4 followed by Steve Asmussen (6) and Pletcher (4).

Jockey Luis Saez has ridden five Pool 4 entrants in their last start: Determinedly, General Jim, Instant Coffee, Kingsbarns and Tapit Trice.

Following Pool 4, there will be two additional opportunities for fans to wager early on contenders targeting the 149^th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 6. Pool 5 will run March 10-12 and Pool 6 is March 30-April 1. The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.

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As was the case last year, Pool 4 will assume that horses currently under the care of a trainer suspended from competing in the 2023 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration. Instead, they will be included within the pari-mutuel field.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. 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.

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Friday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.