UPDATED: Second Derby Future Wager Pool This Weekend

Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Field favored at 5-2
By Marty McGee
DRF

The mutuel field closed Sunday as a 5-2 favorite in Pool 2 of the 2015 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, with Texas Red the heaviest-backed individual interest at 9-1.

When closing Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern, the field, the 24th or “all others” option, was higher odds than what the Churchill Downs morning line of even-money had projected. Nonetheless, the field still has been the favorite every year since Churchill first began offering parimutuel futures in 1999 in pools conducted at this time of year.



Combined handle on Pool 2 was $448,598, with $340,126 bet to win and $108,472 in exactas. The total was up 18 percent over the $380,249 handled in Pool 2 last year but is well below the all-time single pool record of $631,304 set during the first pool of 2012.

The lowest exacta will-pay combination is the field over Texas Red (24-21), worth $86.80 for $2. In the case of field horses filling both exacta slots, the next-best finish by a separately listed horse will count toward the winning combination.

The field closed as the 3-5 favorite in Pool 1, which was held in late November for the second straight year and attracted a handle of just $232,204. In years past, Churchill offered three pools, with the first pool typically held in early February.

Pool 3 is set for Feb. 27-March 1 and Pool 4 for March 27-29. A single Kentucky Oaks futures pool will be offered concurrent to Derby Pool 3.

CLOSING ODDS for Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2

(No. Horse Trainer P1 odds P2 odds)

1. American Pharoah B.Baffert 12-1 10-1

2. Carpe Diem T.Pletcher 15-1 12-1

3. Competitive Edge T.Pletcher 48-1 37-1

4. Daredevil T.Pletcher 48-1 40-1

5. Dortmund B.Baffert 9-1 10-1

6. El Kabeir J.Terranova 74-1 39-1

7. Far Right R.Moquett 3-5(f) 48-1

8. Firing Line S.Callaghan 3-5(f) 35-1

9. Frosted K.McLaughlin 38-1 31-1

10. Gorgeous Bird I.Wilkes 3-5(f) 32-1

11. Imperia K.McLaughlin 27-1 24-1

12. International Star M.Maker 3-5(f) 44-1

13. Itsaknockout T.Pletcher 3-5(f) 30-1

14. J S Bach T.Pletcher 3-5(f) 69-1

15. Khozan T.Pletcher 3-5(f) 25-1

16. Lord Nelson B.Baffert 72-1 41-1

17. Mr. Z W.Lukas 47-1 44-1

18. Ocean Knight K.McLaughlin 3-5(f) 18-1

19. Ocho Ocho Ocho J.Cassidy 29-1 26-1

20. Prospect Park C.Sise 3/5(f) 35-1

21. Texas Red K.Desormeaux 14-1 9-1

22. The Great War W.Ward 72-1 40-1

23. Upstart R.Violette 53-1 12-1

24. Mutuel field (all others) n/a 3-5 5-2

(f) – denotes Pool 1 field entry

Win handle, $340,126

Exacta handle, $108,472

Total handle, $448,598


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