2023 Kentucky Derby champ Mage (outside) will go for the BC Classic. (Daniella Ricci/Past The Wire)
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Oct. 31-Nov. 2 With Up to 40 Betting Interests
Upcoming Fall Events
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Churchill Downs will simulcast the Breeders’ Cup World Championships from Santa Anita on Friday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 4.
A simulcast of the 10-race “Future Stars Friday” card from Santa Anita will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the Breeders’ Cup will cover Races 5-9 (5-7:40 p.m.). Championship Saturday’s 12-race program at Santa Anita will commence at 1:10 p.m. with the Breeders’ Cup on Races 3-11 (Breeders’ Cup starts at 2:30 p.m.). The $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) is Race 9 at 6:40 p.m. The final Breeders’ Cup race is the Sprint, which goes as Race 11 at 8 p.m.
Simulcast wagering on the Breeders’ Cup will be available in the ITW area on the second floor of the Clubhouse, as well as select dining spaces. Guests who attend Churchill Downs on Friday will be able to advance wager on the entire Championship Saturday program from Santa Anita. There is no advance wagering on-track Thursday for the Championship Friday program.
Twenty horses who won races at Churchill Downs during this year’s Spring and September meets were pre-entered in the Breeders’ Cup:
- Bad Beat Brian (Allowance) – Turf Sprint
- Buchu (Md Sp Wt) – Juvenile Fillies Turf
- Caravel (Unbridled Sidney) – Turf Sprint
- Clapton (Lukas Classic) – Classic
- Cody’s Wish (Churchill Downs) – Dirt Mile
- Didia (ARG) (Modesty) – Filly & Mare Turf
- Gunite (Aristides) – Sprint
- Idiomatic (Shawnee) – Distaff
- Mage (Kentucky Derby) – Classic
- Matareya (Derby City Distaff) – Filly & Mare Sprint
- More Than Looks (Jefferson Cup) – Mile
- Nobals (Twin Spires Turf Sprint) – Turf Sprint
- Pretty Mischievous (Kentucky Oaks) – Distaff
- Saudi Crown (Allowance) – Classic
- Search Results (Locust Grove) – Distaff
- Three Technique (Allowance) – Sprint
- Up to the Mark (Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic) – Turf
- V V’s Dream (Pocahontas) – Juvenile Fillies
- Yuugiri (Open Mind) – Filly & Mare Sprint
- Zozos (Knicks Go/Ack Ack) – Dirt Mile
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool Oct. 31-Nov. 2 With Up to 40 Betting Interests
Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool with up to 40 betting interests, including the popular “All Others” option, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 31 and close Thursday, Nov. 2 in advance of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships’ Future Stars Friday.
The three-day pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will open Tuesday, Oct. 31 at noon (all times Eastern) and close Thursday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m.
Track officials will release the field for Pool 1 following the conclusion of Sunday’s “Stars of Tomorrow I” at Churchill Downs – the Fall Meet opening day showcase of 2-year-olds.
Inaugurated in 1999, 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 (Grade I) at odds that could be far greater and more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The 150th running of Kentucky Derby, America’s greatest race and the first leg of the Triple Crown, is set for Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Churchill Downs.
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); and 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 on Nov. 23-26. The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 15-17.
As was the case for the last two years, Pool 1 will assume that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2024 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration. Instead, they will be included within the pari-mutuel field.
A total of $1,813,542 was bet on future wagers for last year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
Upcoming Fall Events
Senior Days on Wednesdays, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15
The two Senior Days of the Fall Meet at Churchill Downs are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Wednesday, Nov. 15. Guests 60 and up will receive $3 general admission or can enjoy lunch and a day at the races in Millionaires Row or Skye Terrace for only $34. Senior Day tickets can be purchased by calling (502) 636-4450.
First Responders Day on Sunday, Nov. 5
In honor of First Responders Day, guests who show a valid I.D. on Sunday, Nov. 5 will receive free general admission or a discounted ticket to Millionaires Row or Skye Terrace (up to 8 tickets with discount while supplies last). Guests may contact Churchill Downs’ group sales department at (502) 636-4450 or via email at groupsales@kyderby.com to purchase tickets.
Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, Nov. 11
In honor of Veterans Day, the Saturday Nov. 11 program at Churchill Downs will double as Military Appreciation Day. Active and retired military members with a valid I.D. will receive free general admission and discounted dining tickets to Millionaires Row or Skye Terrace for only $38 (up to 8 tickets with discount while supplies last). Guests may contact Churchill Downs’ group sales department at (502) 636-4450 or via email at groupsales@kyderby.com to purchase tickets.
