Field is set for inaugural Preakness Stakes Future Wager

All 23 horses still under consideration for the Kentucky Derby, five potential new shooters plus an all-others option are the 29 choices facing bettors for the inaugural Preakness Stakes Future Wager.

The wager opens at noon EDT Friday and closes at 6 p.m. May 6, about an hour before the Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill Downs.

Forte, the Derby favorite, is the 4-1 morning-line favorite for the Preakness future wager. Tapit Trice is the 6-1 second choice, and Derma Sotogake and Practical Move are the co-third choices at 10-1 each.

Among the wagering options are three Kentucky Derby hopefuls who could be excluded from the 20-stall starting gate at Churchill Downs, based on points: Cyclone Mischief, Mandarin Hero and Skinner. Cyclone Mischief is 50-1 on the line and Mandarin Hero and Skinner, who finished second and third behind Practical Move in the Santa Anita Derby (G1), are 20-1 each.

Of those not pointing to the Kentucky Derby, First Mission is the shortest morning-line price, sporting a 15-1 chance off his win in the Lexington Stakes (G3) on April 15 at Keeneland. He is one of six horses from trainer Brad Cox, whose four Derby contenders plus Instant Coffee also could compete in the Preakness.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is unable to compete in the Kentucky Derby because Churchill Downs Inc. suspended him from its facilities. He is eligible for the Preakness, which he has won seven times, but none of his horses is included in the future wager.