Smile Happy, White Abarrio Lead Pool 3 of Future Wager
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White Abarrio after winning the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park
The third of five pools for the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is set for its three-day stand beginning Feb. 11 at noon ET with the pari-mutuel field of "All Other 3-Year-Olds" tabbed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite. Lucky Seven Stable's undefeated Smile Happy and C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable's Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner White Abarrio lead the individual choices at 8-1.
The third KDFW pool will run through Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. Bettors can place win and exacta wagers at simulcast outlets throughout the country and online via advance deposit wagering platforms.
Like in Pools 1 and 2, the KDFW pools assume that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration.
No horses currently trained by Bob Baffert, suspended from competition at Churchill Downs Inc.-owned tracks through mid-2023, are therefore among the individual betting interests. Those horses are included in the "All Other 3-Year-Olds" pari-mutuel field.
Smile Happy, the 3 1/4-length winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) in late November at Churchill Downs, is slated to make his 3-year-old debut in the Feb. 19 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, according to his trainer Kenny McPeek.
Smile Happy closed as the 8-1 individual favorite in Pools 1 and 2 of the KDFW in November and January.
White Abarrio closed at odds of 171-1 in Pool 2 but has since jumped into serious Derby contention following his emphatic 4 1/2-length triumph in the Feb. 5 Holy Bull. Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., White Abarrio is targeting the April 2 Curlin Florida Derby (G1) as his final prep prior to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), according to his connections.
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Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
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| Number | Horse (Trainer) | Pool 3 Odds |
| 1 | Barber Road (John Ortiz) | 20-1 |
| 2 | Call Me Midnight (Keith Desormeaux) | 20-1 |
| 3 | Chasing Time (Steve Asmussen) | 15-1 |
| 4 | Classic Causeway (Brian Lynch) | 50-1 |
| 5 | Commandperformance (Todd Pletcher) | 50-1 |
| 6 | Early Voting (Chad Brown) | 12-1 |
| 7 | Emmanuel (Pletcher) | 10-1 |
| 8 | Epicenter (Asmussen) | 15-1 |
| 9 | Forbidden Kingdom (Richard Mandella) | 10-1 |
| 10 | God of Love (Mark Casse) | 50-1 |
| 11 | Happy Boy Rocket (Bill Mott) | 50-1 |
| 12 | Howling Time (Dale Romans) | 50-1 |
| 13 | In Due Time (Kelly Breen) | 30-1 |
| 14 | Major General (Pletcher) | 30-1 |
| 15 | Make It Big (Saffie Joseph Jr.) | 50-1 |
| 16 | Mo Donegal (Pletcher) | 30-1 |
| 17 | Pappacap (Casse) | 15-1 |
| 18 | Rattle N Roll (Kenny McPeek) | 30-1 |
| 19 | Simplification (Antonio Sano) | 30-1 |
| 20 | Slow Down Andy (Doug O'Neill) | 20-1 |
| 21 | Smile Happy (Ken McPeek) | 8-1 |
| 22 | White Abarrio (Joseph) | 8-1 |
| 23 | Zandon (Brown) | 30-1 |
| 24 | "All Other 3-Year-Olds" | 5-2 |
There are eight new individual interests from Pool 2 in the KDFW. They are Southwest Stakes (G3) runner-up Barber Road, Lecomte Stakes (G3) winner Call Me Midnight, Withers Stakes (G3) winner Early Voting, San Vicente Stakes (G2) winner Forbidden Kingdom, Grey Stakes (G3) winner God of Love, maiden winner Happy Boy Rocket, Street Sense Stakes winner Howling Time, and fast first-level allowance winner In Due Time.
San Vicente Stakes winner Forbidden Kingdom is among the new individual interests in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Combined handle for the first two KDFW pools was $687,657, up 20.4% from last year's $571,366.
The Kentucky Derby Future Wagers provide fans of Thoroughbred racing with opportunities to place bets on possible entrants in the Kentucky Derby at odds potentially higher than those available on the day of the race. The 148th running of Kentucky Derby, America's greatest race and the first leg of the Triple Crown, is May 7 at Churchill Downs.
There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's three-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced 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 online.
The other Future Wager dates are March 11-13 (Pool 4) and March 31-April 2 (Pool 5). The lone Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Pool 4 of the KDFW on March 11-13.