Authentic Closes as Second Choice in Derby Wager Pool 3
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Authentic and Drayden Van Dyke after winning the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Eight weeks before the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), the pari-mutuel field of "All Other 3-Year-Olds" closed as the 4-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Unbeaten San Felipe Stakes (G2) winner Authentic closed as the 6-1 second choice. Champagne Stakes (G1) and Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Tiz the Law was the 7-1 third choice March 8 after closing as the individual favorite in Pools 1 and 2.
"All Other 3-Year-Olds" has closed as the March future pool favorite in 15 of the past 18 years.
Other horses who attracted interest from bettors in the KDFW Pool 3 were Bob Baffert's Nadal (10-1) and Charlatan (12-1); San Felipe runner-up Honor A. P. (14-1); Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) winner Maxfield (15-1); and Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) winner Ete Indien (16-1).
The KDFW, offered for a 22nd consecutive year, enables bettors to wager on possible Kentucky Derby contenders in advance of America's greatest race at odds that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the race.
In the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, conducted concurrently with the KDFW, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies" closed as the 3-1 favorite over runaway Las Virgenes Stakes (G2) winner Venetian Harbor, who was 4-1.
All told, $545,684 was bet in future wagers over the three-day period compared to last year's $552,662. Churchill Downs has handled $1,533,989 in future wagers since November. Last year's total future wager handle was $1,377,952 through the comparative dates.
Total handle for the March 6-8 KDFW pool—the third of four wagering pools in advance of the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby—was $356,668 ($260,270 in the Win pool and $96,398 in Exactas) versus last year's $385,464 ($282,199 in the Win pool and $103,265 in Exactas).
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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
(with trainer and morning-line odds)
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| Horse | Trainer | Morning-Line Odds |
| Authentic | Bob Baffert | 6-1 |
| Basin | Steve Asmussen | 38-1 |
| Chance It | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 53-1 |
| Charlatan | Bob Baffert | 12-1 |
| Enforceable | Mark Casse | 23-1 |
| Ete Indien | Patrick Biancone | 16-1 |
| Gouverneur Morris | Todd Pletcher | 26-1 |
| Honor A. P. | John Shirreffs | 14-1 |
| Independence Hall | Mike Trombetta | 27-1 |
| Major Fed | Greg Foley | 42-1 |
| Max Player | Linda Rice | 71-1 |
| Maxfield | Brendan Walsh | 15-1 |
| Modernist | Bill Mott | 35-1 |
| Nadal | Bob Baffert | 10-1 |
| Royal Act | Peter Eurton | 68-1 |
| Silver Prospector | Steve Asmussen | 24-1 |
| Sole Volante | Patrick Biancone | 20-1 |
| Spa City | Kiaran McLaughlin | 104-1 |
| Storm the Court | Peter Eurton | 60-1 |
| Thousand Words | Bob Baffert | 34-1 |
| Three Technique | Jeremiah Englehart | 29-1 |
| Tiz the Law | Barclay Tagg | 7-1 |
| Wells Bayou | Brad Cox | 62-1 |
| All Other 3-Year-Olds |
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4-1 |
Betting on the Oaks Future Wager totaled $101,841 ($74,065 in the Win pool and $27,776 in Exactas) compared to last year's $88,652 ($65,252 in the Win pool and $23,400 in Exactas).
The Oaks/Derby Future Double, which requires fans to correctly select the winners of both the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 1 and the next day's Kentucky Derby, handled $87,175 compared to last year's $78,546.
The fourth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool is set for April 3-5.
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Kentucky Oaks Future Wager
(with trainer and morning-line odds)
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| Horse | Trainer | Morning-Line Odds |
| Alta’s Award | Steve Asmussen | 59-1 |
| Auberge | Bob Baffert | 38-1 |
| British Idiom | Brad Cox | 12-1 |
| Donna Veloce | Simon Callaghan | 12-1 |
| Edgeway | John Sadler | 23-1 |
| Finite | Steve Asmussen | 8-1 |
| Frank’s Rockette | Bill Mott | 27-1 |
| Gingham | Bob Baffert | 50-1 |
| Harvey’s Lil Goil | Bill Mott | 11-1 |
| Ice Princess | Danny Gargan | 47-1 |
| Lake Avenue | Bill Mott | 18-1 |
| Lucrezia | Arnaud Delacour | 55-1 |
| Maedean | Mark Hennig | 71-1 |
| Magic Dance | Steve Asmussen | 92-1 |
| Mo City | Michael Stidham | 107-1 |
| Motu | Ken McPeek | 113-1 |
| O Seraphina | Joe Sharp | Wagering Suspended |
| Spice Is Nice | Todd Pletcher | 16-1 |
| Swiss Skydiver | Ken McPeek | 167-1 |
| Tonalist’s Shape | Saffie Joseph Jr. | 9-1 |
| Turtle Trax | Ian Wilkes | 112-1 |
| Venetian Harbor | Richard Baltas | 4-1 |
| Wicked Whisper | Steve Asmussen | 41-1 |
| All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies |
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3-1 |