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At Conclusion Of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
Churchill Downs Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With the Kentucky Derby still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2022 Foal Crop” closed as the 9-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and recent debut winner Barnes, from the barn of six-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, was the 13-1 second choice.
Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: Breeders’ Futurity (GI) winner East Avenue (15-1); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Citizen Bull (16-1); Street Sense (GIII) winner Sovereignty (19-1); Hopeful (GI) and Champagne (GI) winner Chancer McPatrick (21-1); Del Mar Futurity (GI) winner and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) runner-up Gaming (21-1); and fast Saturday maiden winner Patch Adams (22-1).
Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, sire, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 All Other Colts and Geldings Foaled in 2022 (9-5, $5.86)
#2 Barnes (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 13-1, $28.76)
#9 East Avenue (Brendan Walsh, Medaglia d’Oro, 15-1, $32.38)
#6 Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 16-1, $35.98)
#31 Sovereignty (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 19-1, $41.42)
#5 Chancer McPatrick (Chad Brown, McKinzie, 21-1, $44.32)
#13 Gaming (Bob Baffert, Game Winner, 21-1, $44.88)
#25 Patch Adams (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 22-1, $47.20)
#3 Bullard (Michael McCarthy, Gun Runner, 24-1, $51.92)
#8 Donut God (Brian Lynch, Into Mischief, 25-1, $52.14)
#37 Uncle Jim (Brad Cox, City of Light, 30-1, $62.56)
#10 Ferocious (Gustavo Delgado, Flatter, 37-1, $76.66)
#1 Admiral Dennis (Brad Cox, Constitution, 38-1, $79.14)
#12 First Resort (Eoin Harty, Uncle Mo, 38-1, $79.76)
#7 Disco Time (Brad Cox, Not This Time, 47-1, $96.38)
#19 Jonathan’s Way (Phil Bauer, Vekoma, 38-1, $79.00)
#26 Rated by Merit (Bo Yates, Battalion Runner, 44-1, $91.12)
#20 Journalism (Michael McCarthy, Curlin, 52-1, $106.68)
#17 Hill Road (Adrian Murray, Quality Road, 56-1, $114.46)
#4 Calling Card (Mike Maker, Complexity, 56-1, $115.26)
#39 All Fillies Foaled in 2022 (69-1, $140.28)
#35 Tux (Bill Mott, Tapit, 70-1, $142.68)
#14 Getaway Car (Bob Baffert, Curlin, 70-1, $142.96)
#36 Uncaged (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 71-1, $145.80)
#16 Guns Loaded (Jose D’Angelo, Gun Runner, 72-1, $147.16)
#28 Romanesque (Bob Baffert, Practical Joke, 74-1, $151.24)
#33 Tip Top Thomas (Todd Pletcher, Volatile, 76-1, $155.70)
#34 Tiztastic (Steve Asmussen, Tiz the Law, 86-1, $175.50)
#18 Hot Property (Brad Cox, Medaglia d’Oro, 90-1, $183.90)
#27 Render Judgment (Kenny McPeek, Blame, 96-1, $194.70)
#21 Keewaydin (Chad Brown, Instagrand, 107-1, $216.14)
#15 Grayscale (Saffie Joseph Jr., Frosted, 107-1, $217.00)
#29 Sandman (Mark Casse, Tapit, 123-1, $248.92)
#38 Whiskey Shot (Rodolphe Brisset, Gun Runner, 129-1, $261.76)
#11 Filoso (Chad Summers, City of Light, 136-1, $274.18)
#24 Mo Quality (Chris Davis, Mo Town, 150-1, $303.22)
#23 Magnitude (Steve Asmussen, Not This Time, 168-1, $339.14)
#22 Kinetic Control (Dale Romans, Not This Time, 183-1, $369.04)
#30 Smoken Wicked (Dallas Stewart, Bobby’s Wicked One, 196-1, $394.66)
#32 Studlydoright (John Robb, Nyquist, 197-1, $397.54)
Total handle for the Nov. 28-Dec. 1 KDFW pool – the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 3 – was $289,340 ($230,825 in the Win pool and $58,515 in Exactas), a 39.9% increase from last year’s $206,800 ($163,037 in the Win pool and $43,763 in Exactas).
This year’s early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the 10th consecutive year, provided bettors with a unique opportunity to wager on select breeding stars and their entire crop of juveniles with the hope of winning next year’s Kentucky Derby.
“All Other Sires” at 9-2 and Into Mischief at 5-1 attracted the most attention from bettors.
Sires in order of favoritism for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager (Odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 All Other Sires (9-2, $11.40)
#18 Into Mischief (5-1, $12.06)
#9 Curlin (12-1, $26.88)
#16 Gun Runner (13-1, $29.74)
#35 Uncle Mo (19-1, $40.08)
#26 Not This Time (19-1, $41.72)
#29 Practical Joke (21-1, $44.04)
#24 Medaglia d’Oro (21-1, $44.18)
#19 Justify (23-1, $48.50)
#23 McKinzie (23-1, $49.04)
#15 Good Magic (26-1, $54.14)
#7 City of Light (32-1, $67.76)
#32 Tapit (33-1, $68.48)
#11 Game Winner (33-1, $69.56)
#17 Hard Spun (34-1, $71.62)
#37 Vekoma (37-1, $76.66)
#8 Constitution (37-1, $77.58)
#30 Quality Road (38-1, $78.84)
#27 Nyquist (42-1, $87.04)
#2 American Pharoah (46-1, $94.42)
#33 Tiz the Law (54-1, $111.08)
#4 Authentic (55-1, $113.70)
#28 Omaha Beach (60-1, $123.40)
#10 Flatter (69-1, $140.82)
#39 Volatile (69-1, $141.52)
#6 Candy Ride (ARG) (74-1, $150.72)
#31 Street Sense (94-1, $190.40)
#20 Liam’s Map (99-1, $200.28)
#5 Blame (99-1, $201.66)
#14 Goldencents (116-1, $235.28)
#1 Always Dreaming (117-1, $236.24)
#12 Ghostzapper (150-1, $303.04)
#3 Audible (155-1, $312.86)
#25 Munnings (160-1, $323.36)
#38 Vino Rosso (176-1, $355.10)
#22 Malibu Moon (182-1, $366.34)
#21 Lookin At Lucky (232-1, $466.78)
#36 Union Rags (264-1, $531.02)
#13 Global Campaign (269-1, $540.94)
#34 Tonalist (390-1, $782.18)
Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $48,890 ($35,080 in the Win pool and $13,810 in the Exactas), off 53% from last year’s $104,112 ($77,417 in the Win pool and $26,695 in the Exactas). However, the KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $338,230, up 8.8% from last year’s $310,912.
Pool 1, which covered Oct. 30-Nov. 1, had total betting of $174,785 ($138,536 in the Win pool and $36,249 in Exactas). That pool also was a 6.4% jump from last year’s $164,278.
Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 27th consecutive year.
Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 17-19 (Pool 3); Feb. 14-16 (Pool 4); March 14-16 (Pool 5) and April 3-5 (Pool 6). Pool 5 will include the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
