Mutuel Field Closes as Favorite in First 2015 Derby Future Wager Pool

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Dortmund was the individual favorite in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool of the season. (Photo by Eclipse Sportswire)
When the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool of the 2015 Kentucky Derby season closed on Sunday it was no surprise to see the Mutuel field as the 3/5 favorite, but the individual horse odds came with a small surprise.
Dortmund, who has won both his starts including an allowance race at Churchill Downs on Nov. 29 by 7 ¾ lengths closed as the 9-1 individual favorite, down from the 50-1 morning line odds listed when the pool opened. The Bob Baffert-trainee was followed by American Pharoah, a front runner for champion 2-year-old honors, who closed at 12-1 and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red at 14-1.
In total, bettors had 24 choices in the first Future Wager Pool with Santa Anita maiden winner Unblunted as the longest shot on the board at odds of 185-1.
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 Results

#

Horse

Morning
Line Odds

Closing
Odds

$2 Will Pays

1

American Pharoah

12-1

12-1

$27.60

2

Blofeld

20-1

40-1

$82.80

3

Calculator

20-1

71-1

$145.20

4

Carpe Diem

20-1

15-1

$33.00

5

Classy  Class

50-1

126-1

$254.40

6

Competitive Edge

20-1

47-1

$97.20

7

Daredevil

20-1

48-1

$98.80

8

Dortmund

50-1

9-1

$20.20

9

Eagle

50-1

54-1

$110.20

10

El Kabeir

50-1

74-1

$151.80

11

Frosted

50-1

38-1

$78.80

12

I Spent It

50-1

100-1

$203.40

13

Imperia

50-1

27-1

$56.40

14

Lord Nelson

30-1

72-1

$146.60

15

Lucky  Player

50-1

130-1

$263.20

16

Mr. Z

30-1

47-1

$97.20

17

Ocho Ocho Ocho

20-1

29-1

$61.40

18

Ostrolenka

50-1

140-1

$282.20

19

Punctuate

50-1

60-1

$123.20

20

Texas  Red

15-1

14-1

$30.20

21

The Great War

30-1

72-1

$147.40

22

Unblunted

50-1

185-1

$373.60

23

Upstart

20-1

53-1

$109.40

24

Mutuel Field – All Other 3YOs

3/5

3/5

$3.20