KY Derby Pool 1 Closes; Extra Anejo the Second Choice
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Photo: Keeneland/Coady Photography
Extra Anejo breaks his maiden at Keeneland
Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 149, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and impressive debut winner Extra Anejo was the 12-1 second choice.
Extra Anejo, a fast 9 1/2-length winner of a maiden special weight at Keeneland on Oct. 13 for owner Winchell Thoroughbreds and Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, could resurface next in the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 26.
Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors include the Todd Pletcher-trained Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) winner Forte (16-1) and Chad Brown-trained Champagne Stakes (G1) winner Blazing Sevens (20-1), who will meet in the Nov. 4 $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) at Keeneland, as well as Breeders’ Futurity runner-up Loggins (27-1), who is conditioned by Brad Cox.
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1
| Number | Horse (Trainer) | Pool 4 Odds | $2 Win Will Pays |
| 1 | Andthewinneris (Wayne Catalano) | 84-1 | $171.48 |
| 2 | Awesome Strong (Jorge Delgado) | 57-1 | $116.64 |
| 3 | Blazing Sevens (Chad Brown) | 20-1 | $42.82 |
| 4 | Congruent (Antonio Sano) | 123-1 | $249.58 |
| 5 | Curly Jack (Tom Amoss) | 41-1 | $85.20 |
| 6 | Cyclone Mischief (Dale Romans) | 68-1 | $138.66 |
| 7 | Damon's Mound (Michelle Lovell) | 103-1 | $209.16 |
| 8 | Echo Again (Steve Asmussen) | 33-1 | $68.18 |
| 9 | Expected Value (Brown) | 121-1 | $244.66 |
| 10 | Extra Anejo (Asmussen) | 12-1 | $27.94 |
| 11 | Forbidden Secret (Todd Pletcher) | 89-1 | $180 |
| 12 | Forte (Pletcher) | 16-1 | $35.84 |
| 13 | Frank's Honor (Kenny McPeek) | 93-1 | $188.70 |
| 14 | Full Moon Madness (Michelle Nevin) | 160-1 | $322.84 |
| 15 | General Jim (Shug McGaughey) | 53-1 | $109.36 |
| 16 | Gulfport (Asmussen) | 58-1 | $118.98 |
| 17 | Hayes Strike (McPeek) | 194-1 | $390.82 |
| 18 | Hit Show (Brad Cox) | 46-1 | $95 |
| 19 | Hurricane J (Paulo Lobo) | 117-1 | $236.86 |
| 20 | Instant Coffee (Cox) | 93-1 | $189.90 |
| 21 | Joking Way (Asmussen) | 135-1 | $272.98 |
| 22 | Loggins (Cox) | 27-1 | $57.56 |
| 23 | Lost Arc (Pletcher) | 51-1 | $104.64 |
| 24 | Mr. Ripple (Joseph) | 145-1 | $293.50 |
| 25 | Ohana Honor (McGaughey) | 97-1 | $197.22 |
| 26 | Post Time (Brittany Russell) | 264-1 | $530.38 |
| 27 | Protege (Ron Moquett) | 155-1 | $313.30 |
| 28 | Rocket Can (Bill Mott) | 123-1 | $249.18 |
| 29 | Rudder's Men (Pletcher) | 134-1 | $271.98 |
| 30 | Signator (McGaughey) | 39-1 | $80.48 |
| 31 | Tapit's Conquest (Cox) | 81-1 | $165.74 |
| 32 | Ten Days Later (McPeek) | 39-1 | $80.32 |
| 33 | Tres Soles (Asmussen) | 87-1 | $177 |
| 34 | Tuskegee Airmen (John Servis) | 112-1 | $226.38 |
| 35 | Two Phil's (Larry Rivelli) | 94-1 | $200.96 |
| 36 | Tyler's Tribe (Tim Martin) | 94-1 | $190.64 |
| 37 | Verifying (Cox) | 44-1 | $91.72 |
| 38 | Victory Formation (Cox) | 74-1 | $151.54 |
| 39 | All Other Fillies | 37-1 | $76.22 |
| 40 | All Other 3-year-olds and geldings | 4-5 | $3.68 |
Total handle for the Nov. 1-3 KDFW pool – the first of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 6 – was $114,910 ($90,007 in the Win pool and $24,903 in Exactas).
Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 25th consecutive year. This marked the earliest pool in the history of the wager.
Other Future Wager dates are set for Nov. 24-27 (Pool 2); Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (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. 24-27. The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.