Bango ties Churchill Downs win record, (Jenny Photo/Past the Wire)
6-5 Favorite In Quest For Sole Winningest Horse In Documented Churchill Downs History with 12 Victories
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.– History is on the line in Saturday’s $300,000 Bet On Sunshine as Tamaroak Partners’ 11-time Churchill Downs winner Bango will attempt to win his record-setting 12th victory beneath the Twin Spires.
Bango, who won his record-tying 11th race at Churchill Downs in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes, was made the 6-5 morning line favorite.
“He ran OK at Keeneland in the Phoenix (GII) but we just know how much better he seems to run at Churchill.” Foley said. “He’s as solid of a horse as you can get. Winning number 11 and tying Ready’s Rocket was a very special day. We’ve got at least one more to chase this year and hopefully that happens Saturday.”
Bango will face several familiar foes in the Bet On Sunshine including Tejano Twist (5-2), Miles Ahead (6-1), Necker Island (8-1) and Manny Wah (10-1).
With several of the colony’s top riders in California for this weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Bango will be reunited with Marcelino Pedroza Jr. The duo teamed up for five starts including a victory in the 2021 Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Field for the Bet On Sunshine
1 Tejano Twist (Chris Landeros, Chris Hartman, 5-2)
2 Necker Island (Mitchell Murrill, Chris Hartman, 8-1)
3 Manny Wah (Corey Lanerie, Wayne Catalano, 10-1)
4 Exxel (Francisco Arrieta, Valorie Lund, 20-1)
5 Empire of Gold (Richard Eramia, Terry Eoff, 20-1)
6 Sir Alfred James (Gabe Saez, Raymond Ginter Jr., 12-1)
7 Miles Ahead (Joe Talamo, Paul McGee, 6-1)
8 Bango (Pedroza, Foley, 6-5)
9 Awesome Aaron (Edgar Morales, Troy Green, 20-1)
The Bet On Sunshine was carded as Race 10 at 7 p.m. (all times Eastern). First post is 1 p.m. Fans on-site at Churchill Downs can watch and wager on all the action from Churchill Downs along with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. Each of Churchill Downs live races will be run in between the nine Breeders’ Cup races that will all be shown around the venue and on the Big Board.
Fans can watch and wager on all the action from Churchill Downs onwww.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated.
‘ALL OTHERS’ EARLY FAVORITE IN POOL 1 OF KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER – Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opened Tuesday and will close Thursday at 6 p.m. (all times Eastern) and features 40 betting interests including recent Grade I winners Locked and Timberlake. Once again, the popular “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” not listed among the individual interests is expected to be the heavy favorite.
Wagering began Tuesday at noon (all times Eastern) in advance of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships’ Future Starts Friday. Like previous years, bettors can make $2 Win and Exacta bets.
Here is the complete field with current odds (as of 9 a.m. Wednesday): #1 Agate Road (41-1); #2 Agoo (30-1); #3 Air of Defiance (34-1); #4 Balta (99-1); #5 Be You (58-1); #6 Bentornato (13-1); #7 Bergen (55-1); #8 Billal (64-1); #9 Booth (24-1); #10 Catching Freedom (52-1); #11 Dancing Groom (99-1); #12 Domestic Product (68-1); #13 Dornoch (9-1); #14 Drum Roll Please (82-1); #15 Fierceness (28-1); #16 General Partner (58-1); #17 Generous Tipper (82-1); #18 Glengarry (35-1); #19 Informed Patriot (99-1); #20 Liberal Arts (35-1); #21 Lightline (99-1); #22 Locked (10-1); #23 Moonlight (89-1); #24 Nash (67-1); #25 Normandy Hero (99-1); #26 Otto The Conqueror (62-1); #27 Noted (26-1); #28 Nutella Fella (32-1); #29 Private Desire (89-1); #30 Raging Torrent (99-1); #31 Risk It (42-1); #32 Rocketeer (25-1); #33 Seize the Grey(24-1); #34 Stretch Ride (45-1); #35 Stronghold (96-1); #36 The Wine Steward (25-1); #37 Timberlake (15-1); #38 West Saratoga (78-1); #39 “All Fillies from the 2021 Foal Crop” (48-1); “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” (7-2).
All told, there are six Future Wager pools scheduled in advance of the 2024 Kentucky Derby: Oct. 31-Nov. 2 (Pool 1); Nov. 23-26 (Pool 2); Jan. 19-21 (Pool 3); Feb. 16-18 (Pool 4); March 15-17 (Pool 5); April 4-6 (Pool 6). The Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which debuted in 2015 and requires bettors to wager on the winning sire for next year’s Kentucky Derby winner, will be held concurrently with Pool 2. The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.
There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week’s three-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 or Oaks, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.
More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Thursday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.
