"All Others" Favored in KY Derby Future Pool #2

From the Churchill Downs Media Team:

‘ALL OTHERS’ 6-5 FAVORITE, FIERCENESS AT 8-1

AT CONCLUSION OF KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER POOL 2

With the Kentucky Derby 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 (KDFW) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) winner Fierceness was the 8-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile third Locked (14-1); 10 ¼-length maiden winner Nash (18-1); 10 ½-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 (with trainer, sire, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win Will Pays):

#40 “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” (6-5, $4.54);

#13 Fierceness (Todd Pletcher, City of Light, 8-1, $19.74);

#20 Locked (Todd Pletcher, Gun Runner, 14-1, $31.40);

#24 Nash (Brad Cox, Medaglia d’Oro, 18-1, $38);

#17 Knightsbridge (Bill Mott, Nyquist, 19-1, $41.36);

#11 Dornoch (Danny Gargan, Good Magic, 19-1, $41.64);

#36 Timberlake (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 27-1, $56.26);

#27 Parchment Party (Bill Mott, Constitution, 35-1, $72.72);

#31 Sierra Leone (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 36-1, $75.16);

#2 Bentornato (Jose D’Angelo, Valiant Minister, 43-1, $89.06);

#18 Liberal Arts (Robby Medina, Arrogate, 46-1, $95.32);

#38 Where’s Chris (Rick Dutrow Jr., Twirling Candy, 48-1, $98.50);

#6 Carbone (Steve Asmussen, Mitole, 49-1, $101.04);

#35 The Wine Steward (Mike Maker, Vino Rosso, 50-1, $103.38);

#7 Catching Freedom (Brad Cox, Constitution, 52-1, $107.72);

#5 Booth (Steve Asmussen, Mitole, 53-1, $109.26);

#1 Awesome Road (Dale Romans, Quality Road, 53-1, $109.52);

#33 Stretch Ride (Dale Romans, Street Sense, 59-1, $121.16);

#39 “All Fillies from the 2021 Foal Crop” (64-1, $130.64);

#30 RiskIt (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 65-1, $132.64);

#3 Bergen (Brad Cox, Liam’s Map, 77-1, $157.58);

#22 Moonlight (Todd Pletcher, Audible, 87-1, $176.50);

#16 Kitty Hawk (Vicki Oliver, Not This Time, 92-1, $186.80);

#26 Ottothe Conqueror (Steve Asmussen, Street Sense, 92-1, $187.06);

#25 Nutella Fella (Gary Contessa, Runhappy, 93-1, $188.10);

#8 Copper Tax (Gary Capuano, Copper Bullet, 103-1, $208.84);

#23 Mystik Dan (Kenny McPeek, Goldencents, 105-1, $212.14);

#10 Domestic Product (Chad Brown, Practical Joke, 113-1, $229.52);

#29 Real Men Violin (Kenny McPeek, Mendelssohn, 122-1, $246.34);

#19 Lightline (Brad Cox, City of Light, 124-1, $251.40);

#37 West Saratoga (Larry Demeritte, Exaggerator, 135-1, $273.66);

#4 Billal (Bill Mott, Street Sense, 137-1, $276.76);

#12 Drum Roll Please (Brad Cox, Hard Spun, 139-1, $281.38);

#32 Stolen Magic (Linda Rice, Good Magic, 145-1, $292.08);

#14 Glengarry (Doug Anderson, Maximus Mischief, 146-1, $294.32);

#21 Merit (Saffie Joseph Jr., Mastery, 154-1, $311.34);

#9 Dancing Groom (Antonio Sano, Vino Rosso, 155-1, $313.88);

#28 Private Desire (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 169-1, $340.08);

#15 Informed Patriot (Steve Asmussen, Hard Spun, 172-1, $346.66); and

#34 Stronghold (Phil D’Amato, Ghostzapper, 182-1, $367.50).

Total handle for the Nov. 23-26 KDFW pool – the second of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 150 running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, 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 (Odds and $2 Win Will Pays):

#40 All Other Sires (7-2-1, $9.26).

#27 Nyquist (11-1, $24.88);

#15 Gun Runner (11-1, $25.12);

#8 City of Light (12-1, $26.46);

#18 Justify (15-1, $32.44);

#22 Medaglia d’Oro (18-1, $38.30);

#17 IntoMischief (18-1, $39.54);

#14 GoodMagic (19-1, $41.56);

#10 Constitution (23-1, $49.16);

#11 Curlin (23-1, $49.30);

#30 QualityRoad (24-1, $51.38);

#33 StreetSense (31-1, $65.64);

#2 Arrogate (32-1, $67.12);

#1 AmericanPharoah (34-1, $70.68);

#37 VinoRosso (34-1, $70.84);

#23 Mitole (36-1, $75.08);

#34 Tapit (39-1, $80.68);

#35 UncleMo (45-1, $92.02);

#7 CandyRide(ARG) (58-1, $119.14);

#26 NotThisTime (64-1, $130.06);

#29 PracticalJoke (64-1, $130.06);

#19 Liam’sMap (66-1, $135.44);

#28 OmahaBeach (68-1, $139.30);

#3 Audible (74-1, $150.80);

#16 HardSpun (75-1, $152.60);

#5 Boltd’Oro (80-1, $162.92);

#25 Munnings (83-1, $168.06);

#13 Ghostzapper (85-1, $172.14);

#21 MaximusMischief (89-1, $181.96);

#4 Bernardini (91-1, $184.06);

#9 ClassicEmpire (111-1, $224.88);

#31 Runhappy (118-1, $238.76);

#39 WarFront (123-1, $249.96);

#12 Flameaway (124-1, $250.94);

#6 CairoPrince (127-1, $256.50);

#20 MalibuMoon (127-1, $257);

#38 Violence (128-1, $258.04);

#32 Speightstown (134-1, $271.78);

#24 ThanReady (139-1, $280.74); and

#36 UnionRags (154-1, $310.04).

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 26 consecutive year.

Other Future Wager dates are set for Jan. 19-21 (Pool 3); Feb. 16-18 (Pool 4); March 15-17 (Pool 5); April 4-6 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5.