With the Kentucky Derby still 22 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other Foals from the 2023 Foal Crop" closed as the 2-1 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Spendthrift Farm's unbeaten Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Ted Noffey from the barn of two-time Derby winner Todd Pletcher was the 7-1 second choice.
Saturday's Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) winner Further Ado also attracted mild interest from bettors at 13-1.
Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, sire, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 All Other Foals from the 2023 Foal Crop (2-1, $6.08)
#37 Ted Noffey (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 7-1, $16.84)
#14 Further Ado (Brad Cox, Gun Runner, 13-1, $28.86)
#28 Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers, Liam's Map, 21-1, $44.84)
#2 Boyd (Bob Baffert, Violence, 22-1, $46.16)
#29 Paladin (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 22-1, $46.90)
#3 Brant (Bob Baffert, Gun Runner, 25-1, $52)
#17 Incredibolt (Riley Mott, Bolt d'Oro, 28-1, $59.94)
#26 Mr. A. P. (Vladimir Cerin, American Pharoah, 29-1, $60.60)
#12 Englishman (Cherie DeVaux, Maxfield, 30-1, $62.78)
#38 Universe (Kenny McPeek, Global Campaign, 32-1, $67.18)
#32 Rebel Instinct (Chad Brown, Into Mischief, 34-1, $71.38)
#1 Blackout Time (Kenny McPeek, Not This Time, 34-1, $71.90)
#25 Mob (Brian Lynch, Gun Runner, 37-1, $77.86)
#5 Cherokee Nation (Bob Baffert, Not This Time, 41-1, $84.74)
#9 Courting (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 45-1, $92.16)
#13 Ewing (Mark Casse, Knicks Go, 46-1, $95.58)
#30 Provenance (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 58-1, $118.70)
#36 Talkin (Danny Gargan, Good Magic, 63-1, $128.74)
#33 Renegade (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 63-1, $129.72)
#10 Desert Gate (Bob Baffert, Omaha Beach, 68-1, $139.28)
#22 Litmus Test (Bob Baffert, Nyquist, 69-1, $140.76)
#7 Commandment (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 69-1, $140.94)
#21 It's Our Time (Tom Amoss, Not This Time, 70-1, $142.40)
#20 Intrepido (Jeff Mullins, Maximus Mischief, 74-1, $150.56)
#8 Confessional (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 76-1, $155.18)
#39 White Tiger (Brad Cox, Constitution, 83-1, $169.34)
#31 Rancho Santa Fe (Brad Cox, Tapit, 83-1, $169.74)
#34 Soldier N Diplomat (Steve Asmussen, Army Mule, 84-1, $171.02)
#35 Spice Runner (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 94-1, $190.12)
#24 Mesquite (Cherie DeVaux, Union Rags, 96-1, $194.64)
#4 Buetane (Bob Baffert, Tiz the Law, 101-1, $205.96)
#23 Local Knowledge (Todd Pletcher, Yaupon, 109-1, $221.62)
#6 Chip Honcho (Steve Asmussen, Connect, 112-1, $226.74)
#18 Infiltrate (Brendan Walsh, Oscar Performance, 125-1, $252.20)
#16 Golden Tornado (Danny Gargan, McKinzie, 135-1, $273.46)
#27 My World (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 147-1, $296.84)
#11 Dr. Kapur (Saffie Joseph Jr., McKinzie, 152-1, $306.64)
#19 Into the Beast (Dale Romans, Into Mischief, 213-1, $428.08)
#15 Gallivant (Ben Colebrook, Into Mischief, 248-1, $499.64)
Total handle for the Nov. 27-30 KDFW pool -- the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 2 -- was $261,076 ($208,341 in the Win pool and $52,735 in Exactas).
This year's early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which, for the 11th 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.
Into Mischief at 9-2 and Gun Runner at 5-1, the sires of Ted Noffey and Further Ado, respectively, attracted the most attention from bettors as did Not This Time at 7-1.
Sires in order of favoritism for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager (Odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#16 Into Mischief (9-2, $11.66)
#13 Gun Runner (5-1, $12.88)
#25 Not This Time (7-1, $16.72)
#40 All Other Sires (9-1, $20.72)
#9 Curlin (15-1, $32.70)
#19 Liam's Map (22-1, $47.98)
#1 American Pharoah (23-1, $49.36)
#12 Good Magic (26-1, $54.34)
#20 Maxfield (26-1, $55.02)
#38 Violence (28-1, $59.54)
#4 Bolt d'Oro (30-1, $63.62)
#22 McKinzie (33-1, $69.78)
#26 Nyquist (37-1, $76.22)
#17 Justify (38-1, $79.62)
#32 Tapit (40-1, $83.52)
#8 Constitution (41-1, $84.08)
#3 Blame (41-1, $84.38)
#10 Essential Quality (45-1, $92.10)
#33 Tiz the Law (45-1, $93.64)
#39 Yaupon (53-1, $109.08)
#27 Omaha Beach (59-1, $120.94)
#35 Uncle Mo (66-1, $135.20)
#21 Maximus Mischief (71-1, $145.38)
#37 Vekoma (71-1, $145.66)
#5 Candy Ride (ARG) (86-1, $175.64)
#18 Knicks Go (96-1, $195.78)
#7 City of Light (97-1, $196.82)
#28 Oscar Performance (107-1, $217.84)
#14 Hard Spun (118-1, $239.92)
#2 Army Mule (123-1, $249.72)
#31 Street Sense (127-1, $257.60)
#30 Quality Road (128-1, $258.50)
#34 Twirling Candy (145-1, $292.50)
#23 Medaglia d'Oro (146-1, $294.84)
#36 Union Rags (157-1, $316.44)
#6 Charlatan (175-1, $352.96)
#29 Practical Joke (187-1, $376.50)
#15 Independence Hall (221-1, $444.96)
#24 Munnings (240-1, $483)
#11 Goldencents (250-1, $502.86)
Total betting on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $56,359 ($44,496 in the Win pool and $11,863 in the Exactas).
The KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined to handle $317,435.
Pool 1, which covered Oct. 29-31, had record early November total betting of $184,492 ($143,448 in the Win pool and $41,044 in Exactas), which brings the early Future Wager total betting to $501,927.
Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 27th consecutive year.
Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 16-18 (Pool 3); Feb. 13-15 (Pool 4); March 13-15 (Pool 5) and April 2-4 (Pool 6). Pool 5 will include the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
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