Forte Top Singular Choice in Second Derby Future Wager

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) still 23 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop" closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Forte was the 10-1 second choice overall and top individual selection. Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: maiden winner Extra Anejo (13-1); Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) runner-up Loggins (19-1); unbeaten Giant Mischief (27-1); maiden winner Signator (27-1) and "All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop" (29-1). Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 Total handle for the Nov. 24-27 KDFW pool—the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) May 6 at Churchill Downs—was $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 eighth 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 5-1 and Into Mischief progeny at 7-1 attracted the most attention from bettors. Kentucky Derby Future Sire Wager Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $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 $195,844. Total handle for the new Nov. 1-3 KDFW Pool 1—the earliest pool is the history of the wager—was $114,910 ($90,007 in the Win pool and $24,903 in Exactas). Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 25th consecutive year. Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5, March 10-12.