With the Kentucky Derby (G1) 11 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of "All Other 3-Year-Olds" closed as the 9-2 favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Risen Star Stakes (G2) winner Paladin, from the barn of trainer Chad Brown, was the 9-1 second choice.
Other horses who attracted interest from bettors: the Todd Pletcher-trained Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Nearly (10-1); Brown's Gulfstream Park maiden winner Canaletto (15-1); the Pletcher-trained Sam F. Davis Stakes winner Renegade (16-1); and the Mark Casse-trained Southwest Stakes (G3) winner Silent Tactic (19-1).
Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, sire, Pool 4 odds, and $2 Win Will Pays):
#40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (9-2, $11.30)
#25 Paladin (Chad Brown, Gun Runner , 9-1, $20.80)
#24 Nearly (Todd Pletcher, Not This Time , 10-1, $22.76)
#5 Canaletto (Chad Brown, Into Mischief , 15-1, $32.86)
#30 Renegade (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 16-1, $35.08)
#32 Silent Tactic (Mark Casse, Tacitus , 19-1, $40.02)
#7 Chief Wallabee (Bill Mott, Constitution , 21-1, $45.98)
#10 Commandment (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 23-1, $49.18)
#15 Further Ado (Brad Cox, Gun Runner, 24-1, $50.74)
#3 Brant (Bob Baffert, Gun Runner, 26-1, $55.72)
#26 Plutarch (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 27-1, $56.64)
#23 Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers, Liam's Map , 30-1, $62.10)
#1 Blackout Time (Kenny McPeek, Not This Time, 32-1, $66.16)
#16 Golden Tempo (Cherie DeVaux, Curlin , 32-1, $67.20)
#2 Boyd (Bob Baffert, Violence , 34-1, $71.54)
#13 Englishman (Cherie DeVaux, Maxfield , 37-1, $77.14)
#20 Litmus Test (Bob Baffert, Nyquist , 38-1, $78.38)
#37 Talk to Me Jimmy (Rudy Rodriguez, Modernist , 42-1, $86.34)
#12 Emerging Market (Chad Brown, Candy Ride , 42-1, $87.78)
#27 Potente (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 44-1, $90.34)
#19 Jackson Hole (Todd Pletcher, Nyquist, 45-1, $93.68)
#34 So Happy (Mark Glatt, Runhappy, 53-1, $108.90)
#11 Courting (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 54-1, $110.58)
#4 Bravaro (Saffie Joseph Jr., Upstart , 60-1, $123.42)
#31 Secured Freedom (Tim Yakteen, Practical Joke , 61-1, $124.36)
#14 Ewing (Mark Casse, Knicks Go , 62-1, $127.90)
#8 Chip Honcho (Steve Asmussen, Connect , 65-1, $133.20)
#28 Powershift (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 69-1, $141.66)
#33 Six Speed (Bhupat Seemar, Not This Time, 73-1, $148.80)
#9 Class President (Todd Pletcher, Uncle Mo, 75-1, $152.48)
#29 Pyromancer (Kenji Yoshimura, Pyro, 77-1, $157.70)
#17 Intrepido (Jeff Mullins, Maximus Mischief , 82-1, $167.76)
#36 Solitude Dude (Saffie Joseph Jr., Yaupon , 83-1, $168.66)
#18 Iron Honor (Chad Brown, Nyquist, 122-1, $247.62)
#38 The Puma (Gustavo Delgado, Essential Quality , 123-1, $248.12)
#35 Soldier N Diplomat (Steve Asmussen, Army Mule , 129-1, $260.84)
#22 My World (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 207-1, $416.26)
#6 Carson Street (Brendan Walsh, Street Sense , 307-1, $616.26)
#21 Mesquite (Cherie DeVaux, Union Rags , Wagering Suspended)
#39 Thunderously (Bill Mott, Gun Runner, Wagering Suspended)
Total handle for the Feb. 13-15 KDFW pool—the fourth of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 152nd running of the $5 million Kentucky Derby May 2—was $420,519 ($330,926 in the Win pool and $89,593 in Exactas)—a 1.9% increase from last year's $412,766 ($319,881 in the Win pool and $92,885 in Exactas).
Through the first four pools, a total of $1,277,506 has been bet on Derby future wagers, a 1.9% jump from last year's $1,253,931.
Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 28th consecutive year.
Other Future Wager dates are set for March 13-15 (Pool 5) and April 2-4 (Pool 6). Pool 5 will also include the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
