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.
