Thirteen New Interests in KY Derby Future Wager Pool 4
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Hoosier Philly wins the 2022 Golden Rod Stakes at Churchill Downs
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 is set to open Feb. 10, with Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) hero and champion 2-year-old Forte tabbed as the 8-1 favorite among the 39 individual betting interests plus the popular No. 40 option of "All Other 3-Year-Olds" that were not listed.
Pool 4, which features $2 win and exacta wagering, will open Feb. 10 at noon ET and close Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. Fans can wager at racetracks, simulcast sites, and advance deposit wagering outlets around the country.
Forte, a three-time grade I winner, is based at Palm Beach Downs in South Florida and has recorded three published workouts since his return to the track. Trainer Todd Pletcher said the March 4 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park is a possible target for Forte's 2023 debut.
Here is the complete field with morning line odds:
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
| Number | Horse | Pool 4 Odds |
| 1 | Angel of Empire | 80-1 |
| 2 | Arctic Arrogance | 50-1 |
| 3 | Banishing | 30-1 |
| 4 | Blazing Sevens | 20-1 |
| 5 | Confidence Game | 50-1 |
| 6 | Curly Jack | 60-1 |
| 6 | Cyclone Mischief | 40-1 |
| 7 | Determinedly | 40-1 |
| 9 | Disarm | 60-1 |
| 10 | Dubyuhnell | 30-1 |
| 11 | Eyeing Clover | 30-1 |
| 12 | First Defender | 50-1 |
| 13 | Forte | 8-1 |
| 14 | Frosted Departure | 40-1 |
| 15 | Funtastic Again | 40-1 |
| 16 | Game Change | 50-1 |
| 17 | Geaux Rocket Ride | 40-1 |
| 18 | General Jim | 50-1 |
| 19 | Giant Mischief | 30-1 |
| 20 | Gulfport | 80-1 |
| 21 | Gulf Pilot | 80-1 |
| 22 | Hit Show | 60-1 |
| 23 | Hoosier Philly | 50-1 |
| 24 | Instant Coffee | 12-1 |
| 25 | Jace's Road | 80-1 |
| 26 | Kingsbarns | 50-1 |
| 27 | Litigate | 50-1 |
| 28 | Mage | 50-1 |
| 29 | Practical Move | 50-1 |
| 30 | Red Route One | 40-1 |
| 31 | Rocket Can | 30-1 |
| 32 | Shadow Dragon | 60-1 |
| 33 | Shopper's Revenge | 30-1 |
| 34 | Slip Mahoney | 50-1 |
| 35 | Tapit Trice | 20-1 |
| 36 | Tapit's Conquest | 50-1 |
| 37 | Two Phil's | 50-1 |
| 38 | Verifying | 15-1 |
| 39 | Victory Formation | 20-1 |
| 40 | All Other 3-Year-Olds | 2-1 |
There are 13 new betting interests in Pool 4 from Pool 3: Determinedly , Eyeing Clover , First Defender , Frosted Departure , Funtastic Again , Game Change , Geaux Rocket Ride , General Jim , Hoosier Philly , Mage , Red Route One , Shadow Dragon , and Slip Mahoney .
Brad Cox leads all trainers with a roster of 10 3-year-olds in Pool 4, followed by Steve Asmussen (6) and Pletcher (4). Horses trained by Bob Baffert are not among the individual betting interests, owing to Churchill Downs Inc.'s ongoing suspension of the Hall of Fame trainer. Instead, they will be included within the pari-mutuel field.
Luis Saez rode five Pool 4 entrants in their last start: Determinedly, General Jim, Instant Coffee , Kingsbarns , and Tapit Trice .
Following Pool 4, there will be two additional opportunities to wager early on contenders targeting the 149th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) on Saturday, May 6. Pool 5 will run March 10-12 and Pool 6 is March 30-April 1. The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.
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 that horse will be suspended immediately.
Past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available online before the pool opens Friday.