'All Others' 6-5 in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop" closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Fierceness  was the 8-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: Breeders' Cup Juvenile third Locked  (14-1); 10 1/4-length maiden winner Nash  (18-1); 10 1/2-length debut winner Knightsbridge  (19-1); and maiden special weight winner and full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage  , Dornoch  (19-1).

Horses in order of the public's betting choice: 

#40 "All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop" (6-5) 

#13 Fierceness (8-1)

#20 Locked (14-1) 

#24 Nash (18-1) 

#17 Knightsbridge (19-1) 

#11 Dornoch (19-1) 

#36 Timberlake  (27-1) 

#27 Parchment Party  (35-1) 

#31 Sierra Leone  (36-1) 

#2 Bentornato  (43-1) 

#18 Liberal Arts  (46-1) 

#38 Where's Chris  (48-1) 

#6 Carbone  (49-1) 

#35 The Wine Steward  (50-1) 

#7 Catching Freedom  (52-1) 

#5 Booth  (53-1) 

#1 Awesome Road  (53-1) 

#33 Stretch Ride  (59-1) 

#39 "All Fillies from the 2021 Foal Crop" (64-1) 

#30 Risk It  (65-1) 

#3 Bergen  (77-1) 

#22 Moonlight  (87-1) 

#16 Kitty Hawk  (92-1) 

#26 Otto the Conqueror  (92-1) 

#25 Nutella Fella  (93-1) 

#8 Copper Tax  (103-1) 

#23 Mystik Dan  (105-1) 

#10 Domestic Product  (113-1) 

#29 Real Men Violin  (122-1) 

#19 Lightline  (124-1) 

#37 West Saratoga  (135-1) 

#4 Billal  (137-1) 

#12 Drum Roll Please  (139-1) 

#32 Stolen Magic  (145-1) 

#14 Glengarry  (146-1) 

#21 Merit  (154-1) 

#9 Dancing Groom  (155-1) 

#28 Private Desire  (169-1) 

#15 Informed Patriot  (172-1) 

#34 Stronghold  (182-1)

Total handle for the Nov. 23-26 KDFW pool—the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby May 4—was $206,800 ($163,037 in the Win pool and $43,763 in Exactas), a 27.6% increase from last year's $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 ninth 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 7-2 and Nyquist   and Gun Runner   progeny, both at 11-1 attracted the most attention from bettors. 

Sires in order of favoritism for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager: 

#40 All Other Sires (7-2-1) 

#27 Nyquist (11-1) 

#15 Gun Runner (11-1) 

#8 City of Light   (12-1) 

#18 Justify   (15-1) 

#22 Medaglia d'Oro   (18-1) 

#17 Into Mischief   (18-1) 

#14 Good Magic   (19-1) 

#10 Constitution   (23-1) 

#11 Curlin   (23-1) 

#30 Quality Road   (24-1) 

#33 Street Sense   (31-1) 

#2 Arrogate (32-1) 

#1 American Pharoah   (34-1) 

#37 Vino Rosso   (34-1) 

#23 Mitole   (36-1) 

#34 Tapit   (39-1) 

#35 Uncle Mo   (45-1) 

#7 Candy Ride   (58-1) 

#26 Not This Time   (64-1) 

#29 Practical Joke   (64-1) 

#19 Liam's Map   (66-1) 

#28 Omaha Beach   (68-1) 

#3 Audible   (74-1) 

#16 Hard Spun   (75-1) 

#5 Bolt d'Oro   (80-1) 

#25 Munnings   (83-1) 

#13 Ghostzapper   (85-1) 

#21 Maximus Mischief   (89-1) 

#4 Bernardini (91-1) 

#9 Classic Empire  (111-1) 

#31 Runhappy   (118-1) 

#39 War Front   (123-1) 

#12 Flameaway   (124-1) 

#6 Cairo Prince   (127-1) 

#20 Malibu Moon (127-1) 

#38 Violence   (128-1) 

#32 Speightstown   (134-1) 

#24 More Than Ready (139-1)

#36 Union Rags   (154-1)

Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $104,112 ($77,417 in the Win pool and $26,695 in the Exactas), was up a lofty 208.6% from last year's $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 $310,912, up 58.8% from last year's $195,844. 

Pool 1, which covered Oct. 31-Nov. 2, had total betting of $164,278 ($132,033 in the Win pool and $32,245 in Exactas). That pool also was a 43% jump from last year's $114,910.

Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 26th consecutive year. 

Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 19-21 (Pool 3); Feb. 16-18 (Pool 4); March 15-17 (Pool 5); and April 4-6 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.

          

Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.