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Epicenter Morning-Line Favorite in Final Derby Future Wager

Fans will have the final pari-mutuel opportunity to bet on this year's GI Kentucky Derby in advance of the May 7 race beginning Thursday at noon ET through Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET for Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”). Pool 5 of the KDFW features 24 betting interests and the 5-1 early morning-line favorite is Winchell Thoroughbreds' GII TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby winner Epicenter (Not This Time).

Unlike the previous three-day Kentucky Derby Future Wager opportunities, Pool 5 will feature an early start Thursday and will close Saturday prior to the first Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series event held that day. Nine individual betting interests in Saturday's pool are expected to run in that day's GI Toyota Blue Grass S., GI Runhappy Santa Anita Derby and GII Wood Memorial S.

Here is the complete field for Pool 5 of the KDFW (with sire, trainer and morning-line odds): #1 Barber Road (Race Day, John Ortiz, 50-1); #2 Charge It (Tapit, Todd Pletcher, 12-1); #3 Crown Pride (Jpn) (Reach the Crown {Jpn}, Koichi Shintani, 50-1); #4 Cyberknife (Gun Runner, Brad Cox, 12-1); #5 Early Voting (Gun Runner, Chad Brown, 20-1); #6 Emmanuel (More Than Ready, Pletcher, 20-1); #7 Epicenter (Steve Asmussen, 5-1); #8 Ethereal Road (Quality Road, D. Wayne Lukas, 50-1); #9 Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah, Richard Mandella, 8-1); #10 In Due Time (Not This Time, Kelly Breen, 50-1); #11 Messier (Empire Maker, Tim Yakteen, 8-1); #12 Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo, Pletcher, 20-1); #13 Morello (Classic Empire, Asmussen, 20-1); #14 Pioneer of Medina (Pioneerof the Nile Pletcher, 30-1); #15 Simplification (Not This Time, Antonio Sano, 15-1): #16 Slow Down Andy (Nyquist, Doug O'Neill, 50-1); #17 Smile Happy (Runhappy, Kenny McPeek, 6-1); #18 Summer Is Tomorrow (Summer Front, Bhupat Seemar, 50-1); #19 Tawny Port (Pioneerof the Nile, Cox, 50-1); #20 Tiz the Bomb (Hit It a Bomb, McPeek, 12-1); #21 White Abarrio (Race Day, Saffie Joseph, Jr., 8-1); #22 Zandon (Upstart, Brown, 20-1); #23 Zozos (Munnings, Cox, 30-1); #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (15-1).

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Final Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pushed to Next Week

The fifth and final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW), which was scheduled for Mar. 31-Apr. 2, will be delayed one week and now will run Thursday, Apr. 7 through Saturday, Apr. 9.

“Our future wager selection committee met Monday and wanted to use a few key horses within the top 23 betting interests, specifically the filly Secret Oath, who runs in Saturday's Arkansas Derby, and the runner-up in last weekend's UAE Derby, Summer Is Tomorrow,” said Darren Rogers, Churchill Downs' Senior Director of Communications and Media Services.

“Upon learning that a pivot to next week wasn't complicated from a technical standpoint, we reached out to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission for approval to move Pool 5 to next week. We truly believe this is in the best interest of bettors to delay the wager by one week to allow a clearer picture after this weekend's Florida Derby, Arkansas Derby and Jeff Ruby Steaks, and to better understand the status of horses who intend to ship to Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby 148.”

The field of 24 betting interests will be announced Tuesday. The three-day pool will run April 7-9 and close prior to the first Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series race that Saturday afternoon (time to be announced).

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Smile Happy, White Abarrio Top Individual Choices in Derby Future Wager Pool 3

The third of five pools for the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is set for its three-day stand Friday at noon with the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” tabbed as the clear 5-2 morning line favorite while Lucky Seven Stable's undefeated Smile Happy (Runhappy) along with C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable's GIII Holy Bull S. winner White Abarrio (Race Day) lead the individual choices at 8-1.

The third KDFW pool will run through Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. Bettors can place win and exacta wagers at simulcast outlets throughout the country and online at TwinSpires.com, the official ADW of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs Incorporated.

Here's the complete Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 field (with sire, trainer and morning-line odds): #1 Barber Road (Race Day, John Ortiz, 20-1); #2 Call Me Midnight (Midnight Lute, Keith Desormeaux, 20-1); #3 Chasing Time (Not This Time, Steve Asmussen, 15-1); #4 Classic Causeway (Giant's Causeway, Brian Lynch, 50-1); #5 Commandperformance (Union Rags, Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #6 Early Voting (Gun Runner, Chad Brown, 12-1); #7 Emmanuel (More Than Ready, Pletcher, 10-1); #8 Epicenter (Not This Time, Asmussen, 15-1); #9 Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah, Richard Mandella, 10-1); #10 God of Love (Cupid, Mark Casse, 50-1); #11 Happy Boy Rocket (Runhappy, Bill Mott, 50-1); #12 Howling Time (Not This Time, Dale Romans, 50-1); #13 In Due Time (Not This Time, Kelly Breen, 30-1); #14 Major General (Constitution, Pletcher, 30-1); #15 Make It Big (Neolithic, Saffie Joseph, 50-1); #16 Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo, Pletcher, 30-1); #17 Pappacap (Gun Runner, Casse, 15-1); #18 Rattle N Roll (Connect, Ken McPeek, 30-1); #19 Simplification (Not This Time, Antonio Sano, 30-1); #20 Slow Down Andy (Nyquist, Doug O'Neill, 20-1); #21 Smile Happy (McPeek, 8-1); #22 White Abarrio (Joseph, 8-1); #23 Zandon (Upstart, Brown, 30-1); and #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (5-2).

The other Future Wager dates are Mar. 11-13 (Pool 4) and Mar. 31-Apr. 2 (Pool 5). The lone Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Pool 4 of the KDFW Mar. 11-13.

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Smile Happy Tops Individual Options Ahead Of Second Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) is set to open at noon Friday with the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” tabbed as the heavy 7-5 morning line favorite.

The second of five pools for the KDFW will run for three days through Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. Bettors can place win and exacta wagers at simulcast outlets throughout the country and online at TwinSpires.com, the official ADW of Churchill Downs Incorporated.

Like in Pool 1, the KDFW pools assumes that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration.

Lucky Seven Stable's $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (Grade 2) winner Smile Happy was installed as the 8-1 individual Pool 2 favorite by morning line oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. Trained by Kenny McPeek, Smile Happy is based at Gulfstream Park in South Florida and has been steadily working toward his 3-year-old debut. Smile Happy is one of four McPeek-trained colts in Pool 2. The others are Dash Attack (20-1), Rattle N Roll (30-1) and Tiz the Bomb (20-1).

In Pool 1, Smile Happy closed as the 8-1 individual favorite behind “All Other Colts and Geldings,” who was the odds-on 3-5 betting choice. Total handle for the Nov. 25-28 KDFW pool was $326,448 ($263,008 in the Win pool and $63,440 in Exactas), which was up 30.9 percent from last year's $249,331.

Here's the complete Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 field (with trainer and morning line odds): #1 Chasing Time (Steve Asmussen, 20-1); #2 Classic Causeway (Brian Lynch, 30-1); #3 Commandperformance (Todd Pletcher, 50-1); #4 Courvoisier (Kelly Breen, 30-1); #5 Dash Attack (McPeek, 20-1); #6 Emmanuel (Pletcher, 50-1); #7 Epicenter (Asmussen, 15-1); #8 Giant Game (Dale Romans, 30-1); #9 High Oak (Bill Mott, 50-1); #10 Jack Christopher (Chad Brown, 10-1); #11 Major General (Pletcher, 50-1); #12 Make It Big (Saffie Joseph Jr., 50-1); #13 Mo Donegal (Pletcher, 12-1); #14 Pappacap (Mark Casse, 20-1); #15 Rattle N Roll (McPeek, 30-1); #16 Simplification (Antonio Sano, 30-1); #17 Slow Down Andy (Doug O'Neill, 15-1); #18 Smile Happy (McPeek, 8-1); #19 Tiz the Bomb (McPeek, 20-1); #20 Trafalgar (Al Stall Jr., 50-1); #21 Varatti (Pletcher, 50-1); #22 White Abarrio (Joseph, 50-1); #23 Zandon (Brown, 12-1); and #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (7-5).

The pari-mutuel field for the first pool of the New Year has closed as the bettors' choice every year since the wager was inaugurated in 1999, and the final odds were 5-2 in five of the last seven years.

There are nine new individual interests from Pool 1 in the KDFW. They are first-level allowance winner Chasing Time; Jerome winner Courvoisier; Smarty Jones winner Dash Attack; debut maiden winner Emmanuel; Saratoga Special winner High Oak; Remington Springboard Mile winner Make It Big; Mucho Macho Man winner Simplification; Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) winner Slow Down Andy; and Kentucky Jockey Club third White Abarrio.

The Kentucky Derby Future Wagers provide fans of Thoroughbred racing with opportunities to place bets on possible entrants in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at odds that could be far greater and more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The 148th running of Kentucky Derby, America's greatest race and the first leg of the Triple Crown, is set for Saturday, May 7 at Churchill Downs.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's four-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

The other Future Wager dates are set for Feb. 11-13 (Pool 3), March 11-13 (Pool 4) and March 31-April 2 (Pool 5). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 on March 11-13.

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Friday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.

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