Smile Happy Ends Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 On Top; Echo Zulu Leads Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool

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 15^th 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 24^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 148^th 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.