The first pool of the 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Wednesday, Oct. 30 at noon and features 10-1 individual favorite in 'TDN Rising Star' and GI Breeders' Futurity winner East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro). The pool includes 38 individual betting interests as well as options for “All Fillies Foaled in 2022” and “All Other Colts and Geldings Foaled in 2022.”
Bettors can place $2 Win and Exacta wagers on horses in Pool 1 with betting to conclude Friday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. before the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile is staged at Del Mar.
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager will offer six total pools ahead of the Derby: Oct. 30-Nov. 1 (Pool 1); Nov. 28-Dec. 1 (Pool 2); Jan. 17-19 (Pool 3); Feb. 14-16 (Pool 4); March 14-16 (Pool 5) and April 3-5 (Pool 6). Pool 2 will also feature the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, while Pool 5 will include the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
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