Ted Noffey, Further Ado Lead Second Derby Future Wager

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.