With the Kentucky Derby (G1) 11 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-olds” closed as the 9-2 favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and the Bob Baffert-trained San Vicente Stakes (G2) winner Barnes was the 8-1 second choice.
Barnes also closed as the individual favorite in Pool 2 (13-1) and Pool 3 (6-1).
Other horses who attracted interest from bettors: Baffert’s 2-year-old champion, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) winner Citizen Bull (9-1); Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Burnham Square (15-1); Southwest Stakes (G3) runner-up Sandman (16-1); Street Sense Stakes (G3) winner Sovereignty (17-1); Breeders’ Futurity (G1) winner East Avenue (18-1); and Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) winner Journalism (19-1).
Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, sire, Pool 4 odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (9-2, $11.66)
#1 Barnes (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief , 8-1, $18.06)
#6 Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 9-1, $20.70)
#3 Burnham Square (Ian Wilkes, Liam’s Map , 15-1, $32)
#32 Sandman (Mark Casse, Tapit , 16-1, $35.12)
#34 Sovereignty (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 17-1, $37.90)
#10 East Avenue (Brendan Walsh, Medaglia d’Oro , 18-1, $39.52)
#21 Journalism (Michael McCarthy, Curlin , 19-1, $40.64)
#19 John Hancock (Brad Cox, Constitution , 21-1, $45.76)
#5 Chancer McPatrick (Chad Brown, McKinzie , 23-1, $49.12)
#29 Rodriguez (Bob Baffert, Authentic , 29-1, $61.40)
#9 Disco Time (Brad Cox, Not This Time , 30-1, $63.74)
#4 Captain Cook (Rick Dutrow Jr., Practical Joke , 35-1, $73.10)
#24 Patch Adams (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 37-1, $76.04)
#28 River Thames (Todd Pletcher, Maclean’s Music , 38-1, $79.92)
#2 Built (Wayne Catalano, Hard Spun , 43-1, $88.66)
#36 Tappan Street (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 46-1, $94.08)
#12 First Resort (Eoin Harty, Uncle Mo, 49-1, $100.38)
#15 Getaway Car (Bob Baffert, Curlin, 50-1, $102.64)
#17 Hypnus (Kenny McPeek, Into Mischief, 51-1, $104.44)
#7 Coal Battle (Lonnie Briley, Coal Front , 58-1, $119.94)
#20 Jonathan’s Way (Phil Bauer, Vekoma , 61-1, $125.30)
#16 Grande (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 61-1, $125.58)
#35 Speed King (Ron Moquett, Volatile , 64-1, $131.02)
#14 Gate to Wire (Todd Pletcher, Munnings , 66-1, $134.46)
#22 Keep It Easy (Dale Romans, Hard Spun, 69-1, $141.76)
#25 Poster (Eoin Harty, Munnings, 70-1, $142)
#13 Gaming (Bob Baffert, Game Winner , 70-1, $142.38)
#38 Tiztastic (Steve Asmussen, Tiz the Law , 73-1, $148.30)
#11 Ferocious (Gustavo Delgado, Flatter , 76-1, $154.70)
#31 Sand Devil (Linda Rice, Violence , 85-1, $172.22)
#27 Rapture (Brad Cox, Uncle Mo, 85-1, $173.98)
#39 Vassimo (Todd Pletcher, Nyquist , 96-1, $194.28)
#37 Tip Top Thomas (Todd Pletcher, Volatile, 103-1, $208.28)
#30 San Saba (Bob Baffert, Justify , 107-1, $216.46)
#18 Innovator (D. Wayne Lukas, Authentic, 111-1, $224.52)
#33 Sorcerer’s Silver (Dale Romans, Good Magic , 128-1, $259.20)
#8 Cyclone State (Chad Summers, McKinzie, 143-1, $289.30)
#26 Praetor (Chad Brown, Into Mischief, 171-1, $344.70)
#23 Legitimate (Michael McCarthy, Authentic, 294-1, $591.10)
Total handle for the Feb. 14-16 KDFW pool—the fourth of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby May 3—was $412,766 ($319,881 in the Win pool and $92,885 in Exactas)—a 1.1% increase from last year’s $408,422 ($309,393 in the Win pool and $99,029 in Exactas).
Through the first four pools, a total of $1,253,931 has been bet on Derby future wagers, a 2.9% jump from last year’s $1,218,084.
Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 27th consecutive year.
Other Future Wager dates are set for March 14-16 (Pool 5) and April 3-5 (Pool 6). Pool 5 will include the Kentucky Oaks (G1) Future Wager.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
Leave feedback about this