The 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) Future Wager Pool 4 ended Sunday with Risen Star Stakes Stakes (G2) runner-up Smile Happy clinching 6/1 single-entry favoritism amongst the 24 betting options. Additionally, the 2022 Kentucky Oaks (G1) Future Wager Pool – the lone offering for the 3-year-old fillies’ event – concluded with undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) champion Echo Zulu atop the 24 betting options at 5/2.
The final results for the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4:
| POST | HORSE | TRAINER | M/L ODDS | FINAL ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barber Road | John Ortiz | 50/1 | 39/1 |
| 2 | Call Me Midnight | Kent Desormeaux | 50/1 | 68/1 |
| 3 | Charge It | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 | 17/1 |
| 4 | Classic Causeway | Brian Lynch | 15/1 | 10/1 |
| 5 | Cyberknife | Brad Cox | 50/1 | 36/1 |
| 6 | Early Voting | Chad Brown | 30/1 | 19/1 |
| 7 | Emmanuel | Todd Pletcher | 15/1 | 33/1 |
| 8 | Epicenter | Steve Asmussen | 8/1 | 13/1 |
| 9 | Ethereal Road | D. Wayne Lukas | 50/1 | 32/1 |
| 10 | Forbidden Kingdom | Richard Mandella | 5/1 | 7/1 |
| 11 | In Due Time | Kelly Breen | 30/1 | 48/1 |
| 12 | Major General | Todd Pletcher | 50/1 | 65/1 |
| 13 | Mo Donegal | Todd Pletcher | 12/1 | 24/1 |
| 14 | Morello | Steve Asmussen | 10/1 | 17/1 |
| 15 | Pioneer of Medina | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 | 71/1 |
| 16 | Rattle N Roll | Kenny McPeek | 20/1 | 31/1 |
| 17 | Shipsational | Ed Barker | 50/1 | 51/1 |
| 18 | SImplification | Antonio Sano | 12/1 | 19/1 |
| 19 | Smile Happy | Kenny McPeek | 6/1 | 6/1 |
| 20 | Un Ojo | Ryan Courville | 50/1 | 36/1 |
| 21 | White Abarrio | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 15/1 | 22/1 |
| 22 | Zandon | Chad Brown | 12/1 | 22/1 |
| 23 | Zozos | Brad Cox | 50/1 | 30/1 |
| 24 | All Other 3-Year-Olds | 6/1 | 4/1 |
The final results for the 2022 Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool:
| POST | HORSE | TRAINER | M/L ODDS | FINAL ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Mo Reay | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 | 36/1 |
| 2 | Ain't Easy | Phil D'Amato | 20/1 | 27/1 |
| 3 | Awake At Midnyte | Doug O'Neill | 20/1 | 45/1 |
| 4 | Bernabreezy | Matt Shirer | 50/1 | 84/1 |
| 5 | Bubble Rock | Brad Cox | 30/1 | 37/1 |
| 6 | Classy Edition | Todd Pletcher | 15/1 | 38/1 |
| 7 | Echo Zulu | Steve Asmussen | 4/1 | 5/2 |
| 8 | Fannie and Freddie | Al Stall Jr. | 30/1 | 99/1 |
| 9 | Favor | Todd Pletcher | 20/1 | 71/1 |
| 10 | Goddess of Fire | Todd Pletcher | 20/1 | 51/1 |
| 11 | Hidden Connection | Bret Calhoun | 50/1 | 41/1 |
| 12 | Ice Orchid | John Ortiz | 50/1 | 88/1 |
| 13 | Juju's Map | Brad Cox | 10/1 | 22/1 |
| 14 | Kathleen O. | Shug McGaughey | 8/1 | 9/1 |
| 15 | Nest | Todd Pletcher | 8/1 | 14/1 |
| 16 | Nostalgic | Bill Mott | 20/1 | 46/1 |
| 17 | Sandstone | Kenny McPeek | 15/1 | 81/1 |
| 18 | Secret Oath | D. Wayne Lukas | 6/1 | 7/2 |
| 19 | Shahama | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 | 24/1 |
| 20 | Turnerloose | Brad Cox | 15/1 | 24/1 |
| 21 | Venti Valentine | Jorge Abreu | 15/1 | 15/1 |
| 22 | Veterans Highway | Rusty Arnold | 50/1 | 93/1 |
| 23 | Yuugiri | Rudy Brisset | 50/1 | 99/1 |
| 24 | All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies | 10/1 | 6/1 |
Eight weeks in advance of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 4-1 favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) with Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) winner and Risen Star (GII) runner-up Smile Happy the 6-1 second betting choice and San Vicente (GII) and San Felipe (GII) winner Forbidden Kingdom third at 7-1.
This marked the 15th time in the last 20 years that the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” went favored in the March future pool.
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager, offered for a 24th 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 148th consecutive year on Saturday, May 7.
In the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, which was conducted concurrently with the KDFW, unbeaten champion 2-year-old filly Echo Zulu closed as 5-2 favorite over runaway Honeybee (GIII) winner Secret Oath, who was 7-2.
Betting on all future wagers over the three-day period was up 16.7% to $550,030. Last year’s March handle totaled $471,494.
Total handle for the March 11-13 KDFW pool – the fourth of five wagering pools in advance of the 1 ¼-mile Kentucky Derby – was $374,702 ($284,503 in the Win pool and $90,200 in Exactas), up 16.2% compared to last year’s $322,477 ($231,632 in the Win pool and $90,844 in Exactas).
Betting on the Oaks Future Wager totaled $90,737 ($64,480 in the Win pool and $26,257 in Exactas), a 15.9% increase versus last year’s $78,290 ($57,219 in the Win pool and $20,771 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 6 and the next day’s Kentucky Derby, handled $84,591, a 19.6% jump compared to last year’s $70,727.
The year’s fifth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool is set for Thursday, March 31 through Saturday, April 2. Different from the first four pools of the KDFW, the fifth and final Pool 5 will close prior to the first Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series race on April 2.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
