Sierra Leone Moves Up in Derby Future Wager Pool

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) 11 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other 3-year-olds" closed as the 5-1 favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and the Feb. 17 Risen Star Stakes (G2) winner Sierra Leone  was the 6-1 second choice. 

Other horses who attracted interest from bettors: Dornoch  (9-1), the Remsen Stakes (G2) winner and full brother to 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage  ; Champagne Stakes (G1) winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) fourth Timberlake  (15-1), who is the morning line favorite in the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park this weekend; Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) third Locked  (16-1); and champion 2-year-old male and Holy Bull Stakes (G3) third Fierceness  (16-1).

Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, Pool 4 odds and $2 win will pays): 

#40 "All Other 3-Year-Olds from 2021 Foal Crop" (5-1, $13.38).

#31 Sierra Leone (Chad Brown, Gun Runner  , 6-1, $14.28); 

#10 Dornoch (Danny Gargan, Good Magic  , 9-1, $20.76); 

#34 Timberlake (Brad Cox, Into Mischief  , 15-1, $32.80); 

#24 Locked (Todd Pletcher, Gun Runner, 16-1, $34.22); 

#13 Fierceness (Todd Pletcher, City of Light  , 16-1, $34.40); 

#35 Track Phantom  (Steve Asmussen, Quality Road  , 20-1, $43.06); 

#14 Forever Young  (Yoshito Yahagi, Real Steel , 21-1, $44.20); 

#26 Mystik Dan  (Kenny McPeek, Goldencents  , 21-1, $44.70); 

#21 Knightsbridge  (Bill Mott, Nyquist  , 23-1, $48.54); 

#20 Just a Touch  (Brad Cox, Justify  , 27-1, $57.52); 

#6 Conquest Warrior  (Shug McGaughey, City of Light, 29-1, $60.90); 

#5 Catching Freedom  (Brad Cox, Constitution  , 31-1, $65.32); 

#37 Tuscan Sky  (Todd Pletcher, Vino Rosso  , 31-1, $65.42); 

#15 Hades  (Joe Orseno, Awesome Slew  , 32-1, $66.86); 

#16 Hall of Fame  (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 33-1, $68.22); 

#17 Honor Marie  (Whit Beckman, Honor Code , 36-1, $75.34); 

#1 Agate Road (Todd Pletcher, Quality Road, 37-1, $77.08); 

#32 Speak Easy  (Todd Pletcher, Constitution  , 41-1, $85.44); 

#23 Liberal Arts  (Bobby Medina, Arrogate, 57-1, $116.04); 

#18 Imperial Gun  (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 57-1, $117.08); 

#27 Nash  (Brad Cox, Medaglia d'Oro  , 69-1, $141.50); 

#38 Uncle Heavy  (Butch Reid Jr., Social Inclusion , 72-1, $146.22); 

#19 Just Steel  (Wayne Lukas, Justify, 79-1, $160.58); 

#3 Born Noble  (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 79-1, $161.32); 

#9 Domestic Product  (Chad Brown, Practical Joke  , 80-1, $162.18); 

#30 Resilience  (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 83-1, $168.46); 

#36 Tuscan Gold  (Chad Brown, Medaglia d'Oro, 92-1, $187.28); 

#7 Deterministic  (Christophe Clement, Liam's Map  , 93-1, $188); 

#33 Stronghold  (Phil D'Amato, Ghostzapper  , 99-1, $200.72); 

#12 Epic Ride  (John Ennis, Blame  , 105-1, $212.80); 

#8 Dimatic  (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 120-1, $242.12); 

#2 Amante Bianco (Keisuke Miyata, Henny Hughes , 121-1, $244.08); 

#25 Lucky Jeremy  (Bill Morey, Lookin At Lucky , 131-1, $265.48); 

#4 Capital Idea  (Christophe Clement, Classic Empire , 131-1, $264.54); 

#28 No More Time  (Jose D'Angelo, Not This Time  , 148-1, $299.28); 

#29 Real Men Violin  (Kenny McPeek, Mendelssohn  , 171-1, $344.94); 

#39 West Saratoga  (Larry Demeritte, Exaggerator , 207-1, $416.40); and 

#11 El Grande O  (Linda Rice, Take Charge Indy  , 220-1, $442.44); 

#22 Lat Long  (Kenny McPeek, Liam's Map, 428-1, $859.48); 

Total handle for the Feb. 16-18 KDFW pool—the fourth of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby May 4—was $408,422 ($309,393 in the win pool and $99,029 in exactas)—a 20% increase from last year's $340,880 ($259,489 in the win pool and $81,391 in exactas). 

Through the first four pools, a total of $1,218,084 has been bet on Derby future wagers, a 26% surge from last year's $964,540.