'All Others' 6-5 in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2

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 (ARG) (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.