Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
will take place beginning Friday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 8.
There are 24 betting interests which include 23 individual 3-year-olds and the
mutuel field of all others. The three-day Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2
opens at noon Friday and concludes Sunday at 6 p.m.ET. The morning line is by
Churchill Downs handicapper Mike Battaglia.
The mutuel field is the even-money morning line for the pool after closing as
the 3-5 favorite in Pool 1 last November.
Eclipse Award winner American Pharoah is the 10-1 second pick and was 12-1 for
the Pool 1. Dortmund, the 9-1 second choice in November, is 12-1 along with
Holy Bull Stakes winner Upstart.
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Texas Red is 15-1 in the morning line as is
Juvenile runner-up Carpe Diem. Texas Red closed at 14-1 in Pool 1.
Pool 3 will be from Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 1 and Pool 4 will be
Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29. The 141st Run for the Roses will go
off on Saturday, May 2.
Here are the 24 betting interests for the second Kentucky Derby Future Wager:
Number Wagering Interest Morning line odds Final odds:
1. American Pharoah 10-1
2. Carpe Diem 15-1
3. Competitive Edge 30-1
4. Daredevil 30-1
5. Dortmund 12-1
6. El Kabeir 20-1
7. Far Right* 50-1
8. Firing Line* 30-1
9. Frosted 30-1
10. Gorgeous Bird* 50-1
11. Imperia 30-1
12. International Star* 50-1
13. Itsaknockout* 50-1
14. J S Bach* 30-1
15. Khozan* 20-1
16. Lord Nelson 30-1
17. Mr. Z 50-1
18. Ocean Knight* 50-1
19. Ocho Ocho Ocho 30-1
20. Prospect Park* 50-1
21. Texas Red 15-1
22. The Great War 30-1
23. Upstart 12-1
24. All Others even
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* – New wagering interest in Pool 2
