Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity winner, GI Hopeful S. winner, and 'TDN Rising Star' Forte (Violence), who is set to contest the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Friday for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, has been made the 15-1 individual favorite in the first pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, while the option of “all other colts and geldings” not among the 38 individual betting interests has been given 3-5 odds. The new three-day pool, which was previously announced, will run from Tuesday to Thursday and feature $2 win and exacta wagering.
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager will feature up to 40 betting interests. The first pool will have 38 individual horses, as well as a betting interest for “All Fillies from the 2020 Foal Crop,” and a separate betting interest for “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2020 Foal Crop.”
Six Future Wager pools are scheduled in advance of the 2023 Kentucky Derby: Nov. 1-3 (Pool 1); Nov. 24-27 (Pool 2); Jan. 20-22 (Pool 3); Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); Mar. 10-12 (Pool 5); and Mar. 30-Apr. 1 (Pool 6). The Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager will be held concurrently with Pool 2, while the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Pool 5.
A record total of $2,060,691 was bet on future wagers for the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. For more information, visit kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.
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