Nyquist Favored in Final Future Wager Pool
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Nyquist, who extended his unbeaten record to seven wins with his victory in the Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (gr. I) April 2, stood as the 3-1 favorite when Churchill Downs' fourth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool closed April 3.
Nyquist's closing final odds were lower than the 5-1 odds on Zayat Stables' Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the last of four 2015 Derby Futures pools. That three-day pool was conducted prior to American Pharoah's runaway victory in the Arkansas Derby (gr. I), which made the Bob Baffert trainee a strong post-time favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Total wagering over three days in KDFW Pool 4 stood at $435,358 when betting closed Sunday. The total is the fifth-highest for the final individual pool in the 17-year-history of the KDFW. It included $282,929 in win wagers and a record $152,428 in exacta bets.
Wagering in the pool lifted total betting in the four 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools to $1,379,358, an increase of 4.3% from the 2015 Pool 4 total of $417,473. When totals for the single pools of the new Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager and Kentucky Oaks Future Wager are added, total wagering on Churchill Downs' Future Wagers for 2016 totaled $1,518,320.
Nyquist's 3-1 closing odds for Pool 4 are the lowest since his sire, Uncle Mo , was 3-1 in 2011.
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin's previously unbeaten Mohaymen, fourth in the Florida Derby, closed as Pool 4's 8-1 second choice, while odds on the "All Others" or mutuel field—which included every 3-year-old other than the 23 individual horses on the Pool 4 betting roster—dropped in the final minutes to stand as the 10-1 third choice.
Next in line were Rebel (gr. II) winner Cupid and Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I) winner Mor Spirit, both trained by Baffert and each an 11-1 risk. Then came Louisiana Derby (gr. II) winner Gun Runner (13-1), San Felipe (gr. II) winner Danzing Candy (16-1), Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner Destin (16-1), Gotham (gr. III) winner Shagaf (17-1), and Lecomte (gr. III) winner Mo Tom (17-1).
Each KDFW pool permits $2 minimum win bets and $2 exacta wagers, with the latter also available in $1 minimum increments in boxes and other multiple number configurations.
No scratches or wagering refunds are permitted during any KDFW pool. Winning payouts in 2016's KDFW Pool 4 are based on the odds in place at Sunday's close of wagering.
Information on the KDFW, including final odds and $2 win and exacta will-pays, can be found at www.KentuckyDerby.com.
| 2016 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 FINAL ODDS & $2 WIN WILL-PAYS Friday, April 1 - Sunday, April 3 |
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| # | Wagering Interest | Morning Line Odds | Closing Odds | $2 Will-Pay |
| 1 | American Pioneer* | 50-1 | 84-1 | $171.00 |
| 2 | Cherry Wine** | 20-1 | 55-1 | $112.60 |
| 3 | Creator* | 30-1 | 58-1 | $119.60 |
| 4 | Cupid | 10-1 | 11-1 | $25.00 |
| 5 | Danzing Candy | 12-1 | 16-1 | $34.00 |
| 6 | Dazzling Gem* | 50-1 | 99-1 | $245.40 |
| 7 | Destin | 12-1 | 16-1 | $35.80 |
| 8 | Exaggerator | 20-1 | 27-1 | $56.80 |
| 9 | Flexibility** | 50-1 | 81-1 | $165.00 |
| 10 | Gun Runner | 15-1 | 13-1 | $29.40 |
| 11 | Lani* | 50-1 | 25-1 | $89.80 |
| 12 | Matt King Coal | 50-1 | 44-1 | $90.60 |
| 13 | Mo Tom | 15-1 | 17-1 | $36.40 |
| 14 | Mohaymen | 7-2 | 11-1 | $19.40 |
| 15 | Mor Spirit | 12-1 | 7-1 | $25.40 |
| 16 | Nyquist | 8-1 | 3-1 | $8.00 |
| 17 | Outwork* | 30-1 | 30-1 | $62.60 |
| 18 | Shagaf | 30-1 | 17-1 | $36.80 |
| 19 | Suddenbreakingnews | 30-1 | 34-1 | $70.00 |
| 20 | Swipe | 30-1 | 29-1 | $61.00 |
| 21 | Tom’s Ready** | 20-1 | 70-1 | $143.80 |
| 22 | Whitmore | 20-1 | 33-1 | $68.60 |
| 23 | Zulu | 30-1 | 34-1 | $71.00 |
| 24 | Mutuel Field (All Others) | 10-1 | 10-1 | $22.40 |
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Total Wagering in KDFW P4: $435,358 *Wagering interest not included in KDFW Pool 3 Kentucky Derby Future Wager morning line odds by Mike Battaglia |
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