• Citizen Bull Tabbed As 6-1 Individual Favorite In Pool 4 Of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
• Road To Kentucky Derby Leaderboard
• Upcoming Road To Kentucky Derby Races
Derby Dispatch/Edited
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Citizen Bull, the 2024 champion 2-year-old colt and recent winner of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Grade III), has been tabbed as the 6-1 individual favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager while the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is the overall 9-2 favorite for the three-day pool, which runs Friday through Sunday.
The three-day pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, opens Friday at noon (all times Eastern) and closes Sunday at 6 p.m. Fans can place wagers on Pool 4 at racetracks and simulcast outlets across North America and online through TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby.
Pool 4 also coincides with the kickoff of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, beginning with Saturday’s $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds. Four Pool 4 entrants are set to compete in the Risen Star: Built, East Avenue, Jonathan’s Way and Vassimo.
The complete field for Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager with morning line odds (trainer, sire and morning line odds provided by Mike Battaglia):
Overall, there are 14 new interests in Pool 4 from Pool 3: Burnham Square, Captain Cook, Gate to Wire, Hypnus, John Hancock, Legitimate, Praetor, Rapture, River Thames, Sand Devil, Sorcerer’s Silver, Speed King, Tip Top Thomas and Vassimo.
In total, six Future Wager pools were scheduled ahead of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 3. Future Wager Pool 5 runs March 14-16 and Pool 6 is April 3-5. Pool 5 will also include the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. If Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week’s pool that one of the wagering interests experiences 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.
More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Friday at KentuckyDerby.com.
Citizen Bull also tops the Road to Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 60 points followed by Ron Moquet trainee Speed King with 25 points and Lonnie Briley trained Coal Battle. Burnham Square trained by Ian Wilked is fourth after his Holy Bull victory with Lecomte victor Disco Time trained by Brad Cox in fifth.
Road To Kentucky Derby Leaderboard
Here are the Top 20 horses on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard:
| Position | Horse | Trainer | Resume | Possible Next Start | Points |
| 1 | Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | 1st – Robert B. Lewis1st – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile1st – American Pharoah | March 1 San Felipe or April 5 Santa Anita Derby | 60 |
| 2 | Speed King | Ron Moquett | 1st – Southwest2nd – Springboard Mile | Feb. 22 Rebel or March 29 Arkansas Derby | 25 |
| 3 | Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | 1st – Smarty Jones1st – Springboard Mile | Feb. 22 Rebel | 20 |
| 4 | Burnham Square | Ian Wilkes | 1st – Holy Bull | March 1 Fountain of Youth | 20 |
| 5 | Disco Time | Brad Cox | 1st – Lecomte | Feb. 15 Risen Star | 20 |
| 6 | Captain Cook | Rick Dutrow Jr. | 1st – Withers | April 5 Wood Memorial | 20 |
| 7 | John Hancock | Brad Cox | 1st – Sam F. Davis | March 22 Louisiana Derby or March 29 Florida Derby or March 29 Arkansas Derby | 20 |
| 8 | Built | Wayne Catalano | 1st – Gun Runner2nd – Lecomte | Feb. 15 Risen Star | 20 |
| 9 | Gaming | Bob Baffert | 2nd – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile3rd – Los Al Futurity | TBA | 18 |
| 10 | Getaway Car | Bob Baffert | 2nd – Los Al Futurity2nd – American Pharoah4th – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile | Feb. 16 Sunland Park Derby | 16 |
| 11 | Poster | Eoin Harty | 1st – Remsen3rd – Sam F. Davis | April 5 Wood Memorial | 16 |
| 12 | Jonathan’s Way | Phil Bauer | 1st – Iroquois2nd – Kentucky Jockey Club | Feb. 15 Risen Star | 15 |
| 13 | Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | 2nd – Sam F. Davis2nd – Iroquois | April 5 – Lafayette | 15 |
| 14 | Tiztastic | Steve Asmussen | 2nd – Street Sense 3rd – Southwest3rd – Kentucky Jockey Club | Feb. 22 Rebel | 14 |
| 15 | Sandman | Mark Casse | 2nd – Southwest5th – Iroquois | Feb. 22 Rebel | 14 |
| 16 | Ferocious | Gustavo Delgado | 2nd – Breeders’ Futurity4th – Holy Bull5th – Breeders’ Cup Juvenile | March 1 Fountain of Youth or March 29 Florida Derby | 12 |
| 17 | Omaha Omaha | Michael Gorham | 2nd – Jerome3rd – Withers | March 15 Virginia Derby | 11 |
| 18 | Chancer McPatrick | Chad Brown | 1st – Champagne | March 8 Tampa Bay Derby | 10 |
| 19 | East Avenue | Brendan Walsh | 1st – Breeders’ Futurity | Feb. 15 Risen Star | 10 |
| 20 | First Resort | Eoin Harty | 1st – Kentucky Jockey Club | Feb. 22 John Battaglia Memorial | 10 |
Upcoming Road To Kentucky Derby Races
Feb. 22 (10 weeks out) – $1.25 million Rebel (GII), 1 1/16 miles, Oaklawn (Top 5 points: 50-25-15-10-5)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Barnes (Bob Baffert); Bullard (Michael McCarthy); Coal Battle (Lonnie Briley); Innovator (Wayne Lukas); Rodriguez (Bob Baffert); Sandman (Mark Casse); Speed King (Ron Moquett)
Feb. 22 (10 weeks out) – $175,000 John Battaglia Memorial (Listed), 1 1/16 miles (Tapeta), Turfway Park (Top 5 points: 20-10-6-4-2)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Baby Max (Kelsey Danner); California Burrito (Tommy Drury Jr.); Coming In Hot (John Ennis); First Resort (Eoin Harty)
March 1 (nine weeks out) – $415,000 Fountain of Youth (GII), 1 1/16 miles, Gulfstream Park (Top 5 points: 50-25-15-10-5)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Burnham Square (Ian Wilkes); Ferocious (Gustavo Delgado); Gate To Wire (Todd Pletcher); Keep It Easy (Dale Romans); River Thames (Todd Pletcher); Sovereignty (Bill Mott);
March 1 (nine weeks out) – $300,000 San Felipe (GII), 1 1/16 miles, Santa Anita (Top 5 points: 50-25-15-10-5)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Barnes (Bob Baffert); Journalism (Michael McCarthy); Rodriguez (Bob Baffert); Romanesque (Bob Baffert)
March 1 (nine weeks out) – $300,000 Gotham (GIII), one mile, Aqueduct (Top 5 points: 50-25-15-10-5)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Gate To Wire (Todd Pletcher); Sacrosanct (Brad Cox); Sand Devil (Linda Rice)
March 8 (eight weeks out) – $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (GIII), 1 1/16 miles, Tampa Bay Downs (Top 5 points: 50-25-15-10-5)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Chancer McPatrick (Chad Brown); Gate To Wire (Todd Pletcher)
March 15 (seven weeks out) – $500,000 Virginia Derby, 1 1/8 miles, Colonial Downs (Top 5 points: 50-25-15-10-5)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Omaha Omaha (Michael Gorham); Surfside Moon (Chucky Lawrence)
March 22 (six weeks out) – $1 million Louisiana Derby (GII), 1 3/16 miles, Fair Grounds (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
Known possible starters (with trainer): John Hancock (Brad Cox)
March 22 (six weeks out) – $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII), 1 1/8 miles (Tapeta), Turfway Park (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Flying Mohawk (Whit Beckman)
March 29 (five weeks out) – $1 million Florida Derby (GI), 1 1/8 miles, Gulfstream Park (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Ferocious (Gustavo Delgado); John Hancock (Brad Cox); River Thames (Todd Pletcher)
March 29 (five weeks out) – $1.5 million Arkansas Derby (GI), 1 1/8 miles, Oaklawn (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
Known possible starters (with trainer): John Hancock (Brad Cox); Speed King (Ron Moquett)
April 5 (four weeks out) – $750,000 Wood Memorial (GII), 1 1/8 miles, Aqueduct (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Captain Cook (Rick Dutrow Jr.); McAfee (Rick Dutrow Jr.); Poster (Eoin Harty); Surfside Moon (Chucky Lawrence)
April 5 (four weeks out) – $1.25 million Blue Grass (GI), 1 1/8 miles, Keeneland (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
April 5 (four weeks out) – $750,000 Santa Anita Derby (GI), 1 1/8 miles, Santa Anita (Top 5 points: 100-50-25-15-10)
Known possible starters (with trainer): Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert)
April 12 (three weeks out) – $400,000 Lexington (GIII), 1 1/16 miles, Keeneland (Top 5 points: 20-10-6-4-2)
Note: The possible fields for upcoming Kentucky Derby Championship Series races are fluid as owners and trainers vie for points. Known possible horses mentioned to be under consideration for each race are based on published news reports and other sources. Horses listed in italics are possible for multiple races.
