Four weeks in advance of the 148th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), bettors made Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Epicenter the 9-2 favorite over Santa Anita Derby (G1) participant Messier at 6-1 in the fifth and final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW). Santa Anita Derby entry Forbidden Kingdom and Blue Grass Stakes (G1) runner Smile Happy both closed at 9-1.
The three-day pool closed Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET in advance of the day's trio of Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series races: the Wood Memorial, Blue Grass and Santa Anita Derby.
Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, Pool 5 odds and $2 Win will pays): #7 Epicenter (Steve Asmussen, 9-2, $11.20); #11 Messier (Tim Yakteen, 6-1, $14); #17 Smile Happy (Kenny McPeek, 9-1, $20); #9 Forbidden Kingdom (Richard Mandella, 9-1, $21.60); #21 White Abarrio (Saffie Joseph Jr., 12-1, $26.60); #13 Morello (Steve Asmussen, 15-1, $33); #2 Charge It (Todd Pletcher, 16-1, $34.20); #4 Cyberknife (Brad Cox, 17-1, $37.80); #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (18-1, $39); #22 Zandon (Chad Brown, 18-1, $39.20); #20 Tiz the Bomb (Kenny McPeek, 22-1, $46.80); #3 Crown Pride (Koichi Shintani, 24-1, $51.20); #12 Mo Donegal (Todd Pletcher, 24-1, $51.60); #1 Barber Road (John Ortiz, 28-1, $58.80); #5 Early Voting (Chad Brown, 29-1, $60.80); #15 Simplification (Antonio Sano, 32-1, $66.80): #6 Emmanuel (Todd Pletcher, 35-1, $72.80); #8 Ethereal Road (D. Wayne Lukas, 40-1, $82.20); #23 Zozos (Brad Cox, 40-1, $83.40); #16 Slow Down Andy (Doug O'Neill, 50-1, $103.80); #18 Summer Is Tomorrow (Bhupat Seemar, 66-1, $135.20); #10 In Due Time (Kelly Breen, 95-1, $192.40); #19 Tawny Port (Brad Cox, 114-1, $231.60); and #14 Pioneer of Medina (Todd Pletcher, 123-1, $249.80).
Total handle for the April 7-9 KDFW pool – the final future wager pool in advance of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7 – was $444,338 ($320,064 in the Win pool and $124,274 in Exactas), a 20.2% increase from last year's $369,695 ($242,140 in the Win pool and $127,555 in Exactas).
Since last November, a record total of $2,060,691 has been bet on future wagers for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, a 15.7% increase from last year's $1,780,403.
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