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Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's multiple Grade 1-winning champion Forte, riding a five-race win streak, has been installed as the 4-1 favorite to open the Maryland Jockey Club's inaugural Preakness Future Wager.

For the first time, the MJC is offering advance wagering on the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1), Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown, to be run May 20 at historic Pimlico Race Course. The future wager will get under way at noon Friday and close at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 6, approximately one hour before the running of the Kentucky Derby (G1).

There is a $2 minimum in the Preakness Future Wager, with an 18 percent takeout.

MJC linemaker Keith Feustle compiled a list of 28 individual horses for the Preakness Future Wager, a new and exciting opportunity for fans to select the horse they like or think will win the Preakness, which this year celebrates the 50thanniversary of Secretariat's record-setting victory. A 29th field entry of “all other 3-year-olds” opens as third choice in the new wager at odds of 8-1.

The Preakness Future Wager was unanimously approved by the Maryland Racing Commission at its April 4 meeting. Similar to that of future wagers for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks (G1), bettors are not refunded if their selection does not run in the Preakness, which is limited to a maximum of 14 starters.

Forte was the juvenile male champion of 2022 that has won six of seven career starts, four of them in Grade 1 stakes – the Hopeful, Breeders' Futurity and Breeders' Cup Juvenile at 2 and Florida Derby April 1 at Gulfstream Park in his most recent start.

Tops on the leaderboard with 190 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby and the expected race favorite, Forte won Gulfstream's Fountain of Youth (G2) March 4 in his 3-year-old debut. He is one of three horses trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher available as individual interests in the Preakness Future Wager, along with Blue Grass (G1) and Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner Tapit Trice, second choice at 6-1, and undefeated Louisiana Derby (G2) winner Kingsbarns, rated at 15-1.

A career winner of 5,528 races and a North American record of more than $458 million in purse earnings, Pletcher earned a record eighth Eclipse Award as champion trainer in 2022. He has won the Derby twice and Belmont Stakes (G1) four times, but is still seeking his first win in the Preakness. He has started 10 horses in eight Preaknesses dating back to Impeachment's third in 2000, his best finish.

Trainer Brad Cox is most represented with six horses – Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Angel of Empire (12-1); Champagne (G1) and Blue Grass runner-up Verifying (15-1); Lexington (G3) winner First Mission (15-1); Withers (G3) winner Hit Show (30-1), second in the Wood Memorial (G2); Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) and Lecomte (G3) winner Instant Coffee (50-1); and Jace's Road (60-1), third in the Louisiana Derby.

Included among the individual horses are two that have already earned an automatic berth in the Preakness by their victories in qualifying races – Red Route One (50-1), winner of the April 22 Bath House Row at Oaklawn Park; and Chase the Chaos (99-1), winner of the Feb. 11 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields.

Red Route One and Disarm, second in the Louisiana Derby and third in the Lexington, are both trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, who won the Preakness with Curlin in 2007 and filly Rachel Alexandra in 2009. Both Curlin and Rachel Alexandra would go on to be named Horse of the Year and earn induction into the Hall of Fame.

Other Preakness-winning trainers represented with individual horses in the Preakness Future Wager are Dale Romans (Shackleford, 2011) with Cyclone Mischief (50-1), third in the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby; Chad Brown (Early Voting, 2022; Cloud Computing, 2017) with 2022 Champagne winner Blazing Sevens (50-1); and Ken McPeek (filly Swiss Skydiver, 2020) with Sun Thunder (60-1), most recently fourth in the Blue Grass.

Also among the individual horses are the Japanese trio of UAE Derby (G2) winner Derma Sotogake (10-1), Santa Anita Derby (G1) runner-up Mandarin Hero (20-1) and Continuar (70-1), third in the UAE Derby. Neither Derma Sotogake nor Continuar have raced in North America.

Betting interests for the Preakness Future Wager will be available on the official website of the Preakness, www.preakness.com, as well as in daily racing programs at racetracks and at participating off-track betting facilities. Final odds and probable payoffs will be posted on the Preakness website following the conclusion of wagering.

First run in 1873, the Preakness is the second oldest of the Triple Crown races, predating the Derby by two years. The Belmont Stakes had its first running in 1867.

PREAKNESS FUTURE WAGER FIELD WITH ODDS:

Forte 4-1

Tapit Trice 6-1

“All Other 3-year-olds” 8-1

Derma Sotogake (JPN) 10-1

Practical Move 10-1

Angel of Empire 12-1

Kingsbarns 15-1

Verifying 15-1

First Mission 15-1

Skinner 20-1

Mandarin Hero (JPN) 20-1

Mage 30-1

Hit Show 30-1

Disarm 35-1

Two Phil's 40-1

Instant Coffee 50-1

Red Route One 50-1

Reincarnate 50-1

Cyclone Mischief 50-1

Confidence Game 50-1

Blazing Sevens 50-1

Rocket Can 50-1

Lord Miles 60-1

Raise Cain 60-1

Sun Thunder 60-1

Jace's Road 60-1

Continuar (JPN) 70-1

Chase the Chaos 99-1

*-Odds by MJC linemaker Keith Feustle

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Jockey Kent Desormeaux has been suspended one racing day for a careless riding infraction by stewards in Arkansas.

The ruling, issued April 24, cites the tenth race at Oaklawn on April 22 and states that Desormeaux “allow[ed] his horse to cross into the path of another horse without sufficient clearance.”

Desormeaux was aboard Stilleto Boy in the tenth race, which was the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap. According to the chart, Stilleto Boy broke on top and was the early leader by a narrow margin over Classic Causeway. Rival Last Samurai made a rail move coming out of the final turn to Desormeaux's inside and Stilleto Boy crowded him slightly. Then, as Desormeaux and Stilleto Boy corrected for that contact, they made light contact with the left shoulder of Charge It to their outside. Stilleto Boy and Last Samurai continued their duel but were out-powered by eventual winner Proxy to the outside.

The stewards launched an inquiry into the race just after the finish but made no change to the order of finish. Last Samurai was second and Stilleto Boy was third. Charge It was fifth.

Desormeaux is scheduled to serve the one-day suspension on April 29. He has mounts scheduled for Santa Anita on April 28.

 

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The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday with racing from Aqueduct Racetrack and stakes action from Oaklawn Park.

The Cross Country Pick 5 requires bettors to pick the winner of five select races from tracks across the country. The minimum bet for the multi-track, multi-race wager is 50 cents. Wagering on the Cross Country Pick 5 is available on ADW platforms and at simulcast facilities across the country with each week featuring a mandatory payout of the net pool. The Cross Country Pick 5, boasting a low 15 percent takeout, offers sequences with races from Aqueduct Racetrack and partner tracks across the country.

The sequence begins at 4 p.m. Eastern in Race 6 at Aqueduct, a six-furlong starter allowance for 3-year-olds and upward on the outer turf. Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse will send up My Sea Cottage from Gulfstream Park amid a solid run of form. The Irish-bred son of Shalaa has finished first or third in each of his last four outings, and cuts back in distance after finishing a pacesetting third in a March 17 one-mile starter allowance where he was caught late and defeated three-quarters of a length.

The Ollie Figgins, III-trained Bustinupishardtodo, who has won his last two starts when sprinting on the dirt, makes his turf debut in his first start without a tag, while three-time winner Air Show tries turf for the first time since July on the heels of a pacesetting fourth-place finish in a March 26 claimer here for conditioner Rudy Rodriguez.

The second leg will feature the return of Grade 1-winner Zandon in Race 8 [5:06 p.m.], a one-turn mile optional claimer for older horses. Trained by Chad Brown, Zandon won last year's Blue Grass at Keeneland ahead of additional Grade 1 placings in the Kentucky Derby [third], Travers [third], and Pennsylvania Derby [second]. The son of Upstart has not raced since an even fourth-place finish in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap presented by NYRA Bets on December 3.

Trainer Linda Rice will send out Lastchanceatglory as he vies for his 10th career win, returning to Rice's barn for the first time since a second-place finish on January 15 from which he was claimed by Domenick Schettino. He won next out on February 25 and was claimed back by Rice for $40,000. Graded stakes-placed High Connection, who makes his East Coast debut for Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, and the Michelle Nevin-trained Uncle Moonlight, a half-brother to multiple graded stakes-winner By the Moon, provide interest from posts 3 and 1, respectively.

The action switches to Oaklawn for the final three legs, beginning with the middle leg in Race 8 [5:18 p.m.], a six-furlong allowance for older horses. Tape to Tape has been a model of consistency since transferring to the barn of Larry Rivelli in October, including a four-race win streak from November to February that was snapped when defeated two lengths in his last outing on March 30 at Hawthorne. He faces a formidable opponent in Favorite Outlaw, who has finished a game second in both his outings since moving to the barn of Chris Hartman this year. Other challengers include Under the Gun, a last-out winner for Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, and the Karl Broberg-trained Coltons Dream, who steps up from a runner-up finish in a starter allowance on March 26 at Oaklawn.

The penultimate leg will see a field of seven face off at one-mile in Race 9 [5:56 p.m.], the $150,000 Dig A Diamond for older fillies and mares. The Robertino Diodoro-trained Lovely Ride enters off two consecutive appearances in graded events, including a hard-fought second-place finish in the Grade 3 Bayakoa on February 4 behind next-out Grade 1 Beholder Mile-winner A Mo Reay. The Candy Ride mare has won four career stakes races, including Oaklawn's Pippin in January.

Lovely Ride will face a talented group that includes graded stakes-winner Butterbean, who makes her second start off an eight-month respite for trainer Ken McPeek, as well as Tap Dance Fever, who makes her first outing for conditioner Bret Calhoun after a dominant 4 1/2-length handicap victory last out in March at Tampa Bay Downs.

The sequence concludes in Race 10 [6:36 p.m.] from the Hot Springs oval with the $150,000 Bachelor for sophomores sprinting six furlongs. Graded stakes-winner Mo Strike makes his first start off a seven-month respite for conditioner Brad Cox. The son of Uncle Mo was last seen finishing fourth in the Grade 1 Hopeful in September at Saratoga Race Course to close out a juvenile campaign that saw him capture the Spa's Grade 3 Sanford.

The stakes-placed Ryvit enters from two consecutive victories for Steve Asmussen, while the Bret Calhoun-trained Release McCraken will vie to notch his fourth victory in a row after posting a three-length score in the Texas Thoroughbred Association Derby last out on March 25 at Sam Houston.

Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence will be available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers.

America's Day at the Races will present live coverage and analysis of the Aqueduct spring meet on the networks of FOX Sports. For the broadcast schedule and channel finder, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

NYRA Bets is the best way to bet every race of the Aqueduct Racetrack spring meet. Available to horse players nationwide, the NYRA Bets app is available for download today on iOS and Android at www.NYRABets.com.

Cross Country Pick 5 – Saturday, April 29

Leg A: Aqueduct Racetrack, Race 6 – starter allowance (4:00 p.m. Eastern)

Leg B: Aqueduct Racetrack, Race 8 – allowance optional claiming (5:06 p.m.)

Leg C: Oaklawn Park, Race 8 – allowance (5:18 p.m.)

Leg D: Oaklawn Park, Race 9 – $150K Dig A Diamond (5:56 p.m.)

Leg E: Oaklawn Park, Race 10 – $150K Bachelor (6:36 p.m.)

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Gamblers will be treated with massive pools and a wide variety of wagering opportunities on Kentucky Derby Week that will begin Saturday, April 29 at Churchill Downs.

New on this year's wagering menu will be the debut of the $1 rolling Super Hi 5. If no one correctly picks the first five finishers, the bet will carryover to the next race. Previously, the Super Hi 5 was only offered on the final race each card. This will be a traditional Super Hi 5 bet and not a jackpot.

Kentucky Derby Day will feature four Pick 5s, four Pick 4s and a mandatory payout in the 20-cent Derby City 6 Jackpot.

Last year, the Pick 5 ending in the Kentucky Derby handled $4.65 million while the Pick 4 handled $3.3 million while the Derby City 6 Jackpot handled $2.5 million.

Kentucky Oaks Day will feature four Pick 5s and four Pick 4s. Also featured on Kentucky Oaks Day will be the start of several two-day wagers including the 50-cent Oaks/Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic/Kentucky Derby Pick 3 (2022 handle $654,766) and the $1 two-day Pick 6 (2022 handle $387,527) that will feature six Grade 1 events over the two days of racing.

The two-day Grade 1 Pick 6 was decreased from a $2 to $1 minimum and will culminate in the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1). There will be two events Friday: the $750,000 La Troienne (G1) and $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks. On Saturday, the bet will include the $1 million Turf Classic (G1), $750,000 Churchill Downs (GI) and $750,000 Derby City Distaff (G1). The two-day Pick 6 will have a mandatory payout and low 15% takeout.

Other unique wagers on Kentucky Derby Week include the popular Oaks/Derby Double (2022 handle $3.2 million), the 50-cent All Dirt Pick 5 on Kentucky Derby Day (2022 handle $660,093) and the $3 All 3-Year-Old Pick 3 on Kentucky Derby Day (2022 handle $336,650).

Superfecta wagers will be a $1 minimum on Kentucky Derby and Oaks days but will be a 10-cent minimum on all other days.

For the full wagering menu and list of daily post times, visit https://www.churchilldowns.com/racing-wagering/toteboard/post-times.

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