Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 50, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Breeders’ Futurity (G1) winner Locked , who runs in Friday’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI), was the 14-1 second choice.
Other horses who attracted mild interest from bettors include Dornoch (19-1), a full brother to this year’s Kentucky Derby winner Mage , and Champagne (GI) winner Timberlake (20-1), who also runs in Friday’s Juvenile.
Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, Pool 1 odds and $2 Win Will Pays): #40 “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2021 Foal Crop” (4-5, $3.90); #22 Locked (Todd Pletcher, 14-1, $30.68); #13 Dornoch (Danny Gargan, 19-1, $41.80); #37 Timberlake (Brad Cox, 20-1, $42.26); #15 Fierceness (Todd Pletcher, 29-1, $60.68); #27 Noted (Todd Pletcher, 31-1, $65.06); #6 Bentornato (Jose D’Angelo, 32-1, $67.36); #3 Air of Defiance (Brad Cox, 33-1, $69.72); #33 Seize the Grey (Wayne Lukas, 37-1, $76.08); #36 The Wine Steward (Mike Maker, 40-1, $83.34); #1 Agate Road (Todd Pletcher, 49-1, $100.10); #10 Catching Freedom (Brad Cox, 49-1, $100.80); #20 Liberal Arts (Robert Medina, 51-1, $104.68); #9 Booth (Steve Asmussen, 52-1, $106.20); #28 Nutella Fella (Gary Contessa, 52-1, $107.84); #34 Stretch Ride (Dale Romans, 55-1, $110.12); #32 Rocketeer (Brad Cox, 58-1, $118.38); #16 General Partner (Chad Brown, 58-1, $118.90); #39 “All Fillies from the 2021 Foal Crop” (61-1, $125.70); #5 Be You (Todd Pletcher, 63-1, $128.98); #24 Nash (Brad Cox, 68-1, $138.32); #18 Glengarry (Doug Anderson, 71-1, $145.80); #7 Bergen (Brad Cox, 75-1, $153.74); #31 Risk It (Steve Asmussen, 76-1, $155.72); #12 Domestic Product (Chad Brown, 79-1, $160.76); #14 Drum Roll Please (Brad Cox, 88-1, $179.74); #23 Moonlight (Todd Pletcher, 96-1, $194.50); #26 Otto The Conqueror (Steve Asmussen, 100-1, $203.22); #35 Stronghold (Phil D’Amato, 101-1, $204.94); #38 West Saratoga (Larry Demeritte, 108-1, $218.06); #29 Private Desire (Todd Pletcher, 109-1, $220.72); #17 Generous Tipper (Kenny McPeek, 111-1, $224.58); #8 Billal (Bill Mott, 111-1, $225.98); #21 Lightline (Brad Cox, 133-1, $268.62); #11 Dancing Groom (Antonio Sano, 135-1, $272.64); #25 Normandy Hero (Rodolphe Brisset, 145-1, $292.42); #2 Agoo (Whit Beckman, 152-1, $307.26); #19 Informed Patriot (Steve Asmussen, 158-1, $319.90); #4 Balta (Paulo Lobo, 194-1, $390.42); and #30 Raging Torrent (Doug O’Neill, 206-1, $415.74).
Total handle for the Oct. 31-Nov. 2 KDFW pool—the first of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 4—was $164,278 ($132,033 in the Win pool and $32,245 in Exactas), a 43% jump from last year’s $114,910 ($90,007 in the Win pool and $24,903 in Exactas).
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
