Forte Top Singular Choice in Second Derby Future Wager
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With the Kentucky Derby (G1) still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop" closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Forte was the 10-1 second choice overall and top individual selection.
Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: maiden winner Extra Anejo (13-1); Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) runner-up Loggins (19-1); unbeaten Giant Mischief (27-1); maiden winner Signator (27-1) and "All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop" (29-1).
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
| Number | Horse (Trainer) | Pool 4 Odds | $2 Win Will Pays |
| 1 | Awesome Strong (Jorge Delgado) | 64-1 | $131.20 |
| 2 | Blazing Sevens (Chad Brown) | 37-1 | $77.52 |
| 3 | Bromley (Paulo Lobo) | 141-1 | $285.78 |
| 4 | Capture the Flag (Shug McGaughey) |
65-1 | $133.16 |
| 5 | Cascais (Brown) | 107-1 | $216.22 |
| 6 | Champions Dream (Danny Gargan) |
131-1 | $264.50 |
| 7 | Corona Bolt (Brad Cox) | 65-1 | $133.50 |
| 8 | Curly Jack (Tom Amoss) | 61-1 | $124.38 |
| 9 | Cyclone Mischief (Dale Romans) | 47-1 | $97.34 |
| 10 | Denington (Kenny McPeek) | 159-1 | $320.60 |
| 11 | Disarm (Steve Asmussen) | 45-1 | $93.58 |
| 12 | Echo Again (Asmussen) | 45-1 | $92.24 |
| 13 | Expect More (Todd Pletcher) | 70-1 | $142.98 |
| 14 | Extra Anejo (Asmussen) | 13-1 | $29.14 |
| 15 | Forbidden Secret (Pletcher) | 80-1 | $163.24 |
| 16 | Forte (Pletcher) | 10-1 | $23.24 |
| 17 | Frank's Honor (McPeek) | Scratched | |
| 18 | Full Moon Madness (Michelle Nevin) |
179-1 | $361.96 |
| 19 | General Jim (McGaughey) | 82-1 | $166.68 |
| 20 | Giant Mischief (Cox) | 35-1 | $56.32 |
| 21 | Gulfport (Asmussen) | 70-1 | $143.56 |
| 22 | Hal (Darwin Banach) | 198-1 | $399.24 |
| 23 | Hit Show (Cox) | 90-1 | $182.68 |
| 24 | Instant Coffee (Cox) | 35-1 | $73.40 |
| 25 | Joking Way (Asmussen) | 279-1 | $561.04 |
| 26 | Litigate (Pletcher) | 57-1 | $117.66 |
| 27 | Loggins (Cox) | 19-1 | $40.04 |
| 28 | Mr. Ripple (Saffie Joseph Jr.) | 120-1 | $243.92 |
| 29 | Navy Man (Michael McCarthy) | 133-1 | $268.50 |
| 30 | Practical Move (Tim Yakteen) | 350-1 | $703.62 |
| 31 | Recruiter (Cathal Lynch) | 182-1 | $366.94 |
| 32 | Rocket Can (Bill Mott) | 132-1 | $267.50 |
| 33 | Signator (McGaughey) | 27-1 | $56.14 |
| 34 | Tapit's Conquest (Cox) | 94-1 | $190 |
| 35 | Ten Days Later (McPeek) | 187-1 | $376.68 |
| 36 | Tuskegee Airmen (John Servis) | 64-1 | $130.46 |
| 37 | Verifying (Cox) | 74-1 | $150.66 |
| 38 | Victory Formation (Cox) | 60-1 | $123.22 |
| 39 | All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop |
29-1 | $61.68 |
| 40 | All other 2020 crop colts and geldings |
4-5 | $3.92 |
Total handle for the Nov. 24-27 KDFW pool—the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) May 6 at Churchill Downs—was $162,112 ($129,213 in the Win pool and $32,899 in Exactas).
This year’s early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the eighth consecutive year, provided bettors with a unique opportunity to wager on select breeding stars and their entire crop of juveniles with the hope of winning next year’s Kentucky Derby.
“All Other Sires” at 5-1 and Into Mischief progeny at 7-1 attracted the most attention from bettors.
Kentucky Derby Future Sire Wager
| Number | Horse | Odds | $2 Win Will Pays |
| 1 | American Pharoah | 45-1 | $92.72 |
| 1 | Arrogate | 27-1 | $56.50 |
| 3 | Bernardini | 75-1 | $152.90 |
| 4 | Bolt d'Oro | 18-1 | $39.92 |
| 5 | Cairo Prince | 50-1 | $103.36 |
| 6 | Candy Ride | 60-1 | $123.22 |
| 7 | City of Light | 60-1 | $122.40 |
| 8 | Classic Empire | 146-1 | $295.76 |
| 9 | Cloud Computing | 154-1 | $311.68 |
| 10 | Constitution | 80-1 | $162.06 |
| 11 | Curlin | 16-1 | $34.06 |
| 12 | Empire Maker | 98-1 | $199.60 |
| 13 | Flatter | 199-1 | $401.16 |
| 14 | Ghostzapper | 19-1 | $40.80 |
| 15 | Girvin | 114-1 | $231.52 |
| 16 | Good Magic | 25-1 | $53.10 |
| 17 | Gun Runner | 12-1 | $26.14 |
| 18 | Hard Spun | 48-1 | $98.58 |
| 19 | Into Mischief | 7-1 | $16.14 |
| 20 | Justify | 16-1 | $35.10 |
| 21 | Malibu Moon | 134-1 | $271.94 |
| 22 | Medaglia d'Oro | 91-1 | $185.86 |
| 23 | Mendelssohn | 84-1 | $171.68 |
| 24 | More Than Ready | 126-1 | $254.82 |
| 25 | Not This Time | 60-1 | $123.52 |
| 26 | Nyquist | 76-1 | $154.64 |
| 27 | Pioneerof the Nile | 106-1 | $215.52 |
| 28 | Practical Joke | 69-1 | $140.20 |
| 29 | Quality Road | 19-1 | $41.30 |
| 30 | Runhappy | 89-1 | $180.08 |
| 31 | Sharp Azteca | 141-1 | $285.34 |
| 32 | Speightstown | 175-1 | $352.34 |
| 33 | Street Sense | 66-1 | $135.50 |
| 34 | Tapit | 17-1 | $36.04 |
| 35 | Uncle Mo | 13-1 | $28.64 |
| 36 | Union Rags | 138-1 | $279.44 |
| 37 | Violence | 11-1 | $25.24 |
| 38 | War Front | 111-1 | $225.10 |
| 39 | West Coast | 96-1 | $195.74 |
| 40 | All Other Sires | 5-1 | $13.84 |
Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $33,732 ($24,557 in the Win pool and $9,175 in the Exactas).
The KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $195,844. Total handle for the new Nov. 1-3 KDFW Pool 1—the earliest pool is the history of the wager—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.
Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5, March 10-12.