With the Kentucky Derby (G1) still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Fierceness was the 8-1 second choice.
Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: Breeders' Cup Juvenile third Locked (14-1); 10¼-length maiden winner Nash (18-1); 10 ½-length debut winner Knightsbridge (19-1); and maiden special weight winner and full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage, Dornoch (19-1).
Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, sire, Pool 2 odds, and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” (6-5, $4.54);
#13 Fierceness (Todd Pletcher, City of Light, 8-1, $19.74);
#20 Locked (Todd Pletcher, Gun Runner, 14-1, $31.40);
#24 Nash (Brad Cox, Medaglia d'Oro, 18-1, $38);
#17 Knightsbridge (Bill Mott, Nyquist, 19-1, $41.36);
#11 Dornoch (Danny Gargan, Good Magic, 19-1, $41.64);
#36 Timberlake (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 27-1, $56.26);
#27 Parchment Party (Bill Mott, Constitution, 35-1, $72.72);
#31 Sierra Leone (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 36-1, $75.16);
#2 Bentornato (Jose D'Angelo, Valiant Minister, 43-1, $89.06);
#18 Liberal Arts (Robby Medina, Arrogate, 46-1, $95.32);
#38 Where's Chris (Rick Dutrow, Twirling Candy, 48-1, $98.50);
#6 Carbone (Steve Asmussen, Mitole, 49-1, $101.04);
#35 The Wine Steward (Mike Maker, Vino Rosso, 50-1, $103.38);
#7 Catching Freedom (Brad Cox, Constitution, 52-1, $107.72);
#5 Booth (Steve Asmussen, Mitole, 53-1, $109.26);
#1 Awesome Road (Dale Romans, Quality Road, 53-1, $109.52);
#33 Stretch Ride (Dale Romans, Street Sense, 59-1, $121.16);
#39 “All Fillies from the 2021 Foal Crop” (64-1, $130.64);
#30 Risk It (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 65-1, $132.64);
#3 Bergen (Brad Cox, Liam's Map, 77-1, $157.58);
#22 Moonlight (Todd Pletcher, Audible, 87-1, $176.50);
#16 Kitty Hawk (Vicki Oliver, Not This Time, 92-1, $186.80);
#26 Otto the Conqueror (Steve Asmussen, Street Sense, 92-1, $187.06);
#25 Nutella Fella (Gary Contessa, Runhappy, 93-1, $188.10);
#8 Copper Tax (Gary Capuano, Copper Bullet, 103-1, $208.84);
#23 Mystik Dan (Kenny McPeek, Goldencents, 105-1, $212.14);
#10 Domestic Product (Chad Brown, Practical Joke, 113-1, $229.52);
#29 Real Men Violin (Kenny McPeek, Mendelssohn, 122-1, $246.34);
#19 Lightline (Brad Cox, City of Light, 124-1, $251.40);
#37 West Saratoga (Larry Demeritte, Exaggerator, 135-1, $273.66);
#4 Billal (Bill Mott, Street Sense, 137-1, $276.76);
#12 Drum Roll Please (Brad Cox, Hard Spun, 139-1, $281.38);
#32 Stolen Magic (Linda Rice, Good Magic, 145-1, $292.08);
#14 Glengarry (Doug Anderson, Maximus Mischief, 146-1, $294.32);
#21 Merit (Saffie Joseph Jr., Mastery, 154-1, $311.34);
#9 Dancing Groom (Antonio Sano, Vino Rosso, 155-1, $313.88);
#28 Private Desire (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 169-1, $340.08);
#15 Informed Patriot (Steve Asmussen, Hard Spun, 172-1, $346.66); and
#34 Stronghold (Phil D'Amato, Ghostzapper, 182-1, $367.50).
Total handle for the Nov. 23-26 KDFW pool – the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 4 – was $206,800 ($163,037 in the Win pool and $43,763 in Exactas), a 27.6% increase from last year's $162,112 ($129,213 in the Win pool and $32,899 in Exactas).
This year's early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the ninth consecutive year, provided bettors with a unique opportunity to wager on select breeding stars and their entire crop of juveniles with the hope of winning next year's Kentucky Derby.
“All Other Sires” at 7-2 and Nyquist and Gun Runner progeny, both at 11-1 attracted the most attention from bettors.
Sires in order of favoritism for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager (Odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 All Other Sires (7-2-1, $9.26);
#27 Nyquist (11-1, $24.88);
#15 Gun Runner (11-1, $25.12);
#8 City of Light (12-1, $26.46);
#18 Justify (15-1, $32.44);
#22 Medaglia d'Oro (18-1, $38.30);
#17 Into Mischief (18-1, $39.54);
#14 Good Magic (19-1, $41.56);
#10 Constitution (23-1, $49.16);
#11 Curlin (23-1, $49.30);
#30 Quality Road (24-1, $51.38);
#33 Street Sense (31-1, $65.64);
#2 Arrogate (32-1, $67.12);
#1 American Pharoah (34-1, $70.68);
#37 Vino Rosso (34-1, $70.84);
#23 Mitole (36-1, $75.08);
#34 Tapit (39-1, $80.68);
#35 Uncle Mo (45-1, $92.02);
#7 Candy Ride (ARG) (58-1, $119.14);
#26 Not This Time (64-1, $130.06);
#29 Practical Joke (64-1, $130.06);
#19 Liam's Map (66-1, $135.44);
#28 Omaha Beach (68-1, $139.30);
#3 Audible (74-1, $150.80);
#16 Hard Spun (75-1, $152.60);
#5 Bolt d'Oro (80-1, $162.92);
#25 Munnings (83-1, $168.06);
#13 Ghostzapper (85-1, $172.14);
#21 Maximus Mischief (89-1, $181.96);
#4 Bernardini (91-1, $184.06);
#9 Classic Empire (111-1, $224.88);
#31 Runhappy (118-1, $238.76);
#39 War Front (123-1, $249.96);
#12 Flameaway (124-1, $250.94);
#6 Cairo Prince (127-1, $256.50);
#20 Malibu Moon (127-1, $257);
#38 Violence (128-1, $258.04);
#32 Speightstown (134-1, $271.78);
#24 More Than Ready (139-1, $280.74); and
#36 Union Rags (154-1, $310.04).
Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $104,112 ($77,417 in the Win pool and $26,695 in the Exactas), was up a lofty 208.6% from last year's $33,732 ($24,557 in the Win pool and $9,175 in the Exactas).
The KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $310,912, up 58.8% from last year's $195,844.
Pool 1, which covered Oct. 31-Nov. 2, had total betting of $164,278 ($132,033 in the Win pool and $32,245 in Exactas). That pool also was a 43% jump from last year's $114,910.
Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 26th consecutive year.
Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 19-21 (Pool 3); Feb. 16-18 (Pool 4); March 15-17 (Pool 5); April 4-6 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
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