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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Essential Quality closed at 8-1 in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. (Photo credit: John Voorhees/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup/CSM).
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Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed on Sunday evening with a pool of $191,984 and the Bob Baffert trained Life is Good closed as the shortest price among the 22 separate betting interests.
“All other three-year-olds” closed as the 6-5 favorite and horseplayers will get a $4.60 payoff for each $2 wagered if the 2021 Kentucky Derby is not among the other 22 in Pool 1.
All other “three-year-old fillies” closed at 56-1.
Life is Good took plenty of action, closing at 5-1 and will return $12.80 if the colt can give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his record breaking seventh victory in the Run for the Roses.
The $525,000 Keeneland purchase is a son of Into Mischief and made his debut over the main track at Del Mar on Nov. 22. Sent off as the short, priced favorite the colt trounced the field by 9 ½ lengths. He earned a 90 Beyer Speed Figure.
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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) champion Essential Quality closed at 8-1. The Brad Cox trainee is undefeated in three career starts. He won the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland in his stakes debut.
In the Juvenile the son of Tapit made a good late rally in the 14-horse field to get up and draw clear late to win by 1 ¾ lengths. The colt earned a 95 Beyer Speed Figure.
The third choice in Pool 1 was Jackie’s Warrior at 18-1. The Steve Asmussen trainee was the beaten favorite in the Juvenile, checking in fourth. A Derby win would bring his backers $38.20 for a $2 bet.
The fourth choice was Highly Motivated, also at 18-1 and he will return $39.80 for a Derby win. The Chad Brown trainee won the Nyquist over the Keeneland main track on Nov. 6 in his stakes debut.
At 19-1 is Keepmeinmind who won the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Trained by Robertino Diodoro, the colt broke his maiden in that win. He previously was third in the Juvenile and second in the Breeders’ Futurity.
The race was worth 10 points as a Road to the Kentucky Derby points race.
The other Future Wager dates are scheduled for Jan. 22-24 (Pool 2), Feb. 12-14 (Pool 3), March 5-7 (Pool 4) and March 26-28 (Pool 5). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 on March 5-7.
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Get great future odds with amazing payouts on the leading Kentucky Oaks and Derby horses and even the leading Jockeys and Trainers. Bet the 'Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports' running on May 1st, 2021 at Churchill Downs.
Every year Churchill Downs gives people the opportunity to bet early on the potential Kentucky Derby horse they think will earn a spot in the starting gate and go on to win the Kentucky Derby race. These future wagers offer larger payouts than betting the same horse on race day because it is not yet known which horses will qualify to run in the race. This future wager offers 24 potential contenders to bet on. 23 are individually named horses and the 24th option is a bet on “all others”. A bet on “all others” will win if any horse other than the 23 individually named in this pool wins the Kentucky Derby.
| Kentucky Derby Pool 1 | November 22 - 25 |
| Kentucky Derby Pool 2 | February 8 - 10 |
| Kentucky Derby Pool 3 | March 9 - 11 |
| Kentucky Derby Pool 4 | April 6 - 8 |
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What is a Kentucky Derby Future Wager?
By definition a 'future' wager is generally something that happens in the future, you make the bet long before the sporting event sometimes weeks or months in advance. In the case of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, it provides fans with the opportunity to wager on contenders at odds that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the Kentucky Derby.
As in past years, wagering on each of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools will open at noon (all times Eastern) on the first day of the pool's Friday-Sunday run. Betting will conclude in the four Derby pools will conclude at 6 p.m. on Sunday. The Kentucky Derby Future Wagers are minimum $2 wagers and win bets only. The bets offer the fan the opportunity to wager on contenders for the Kentucky Derby at odds that could be greater than those they would receive on the their respective race days. There are no refunds on any of these Kentucky Derby Future Wagers.
The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby – a 1 ¼-mile test for 3-year-olds and America's greatest race – is scheduled for May 1st, 2021 at Churchill Downs. The $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (GI), a 1 1/8-mile race restricted to 3-year-old fillies, will be run over the track on Friday, Sep 4th, 2020.
A total of $1,056,520 was wagered on the three Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools in 2008 as total betting on the wager topped the $1 million mark for the ninth consecutive time in its 10-year history. Wagering on the three Kentucky Oaks pools in 2008 totaled $174,838, the second highest three-pool total in the history of the bet.
'A wide open and very competitive Kentucky Derby picture is developing and Churchill Downs is excited to again offer three pools with plenty of betting value in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which has become part of the Derby tradition over the past decade,' said Churchill Downs General Manager Jim Gates. 'After careful consideration we decided to return the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager to a single-pool format and believe the March pool offers the best opportunity to present a strong roster of serious Kentucky Oaks wagering interests. We think the single-pool format will provide the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager with its best opportunity to grow and present racing fans a chance to have a lot of fun while searching for the winner of what has become the nation's most prestigious event for 3-year-old fillies.'
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Statistics
| Wagering | Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $621,493 | $407,039 | $402,167 | $1,430,699 |
| 2012 | $631,304#** | $411,368# | $427,347# | $1,470,019***# |
| 2011 | $592,492# | $376,699# | $392,910# | $1,362,101# |
| 2010 | $466,048# | $355,853# | $310,154# | $1,132,055# |
| 2009 | $478,721 | $380,420# | $377,158# | $1,236,299 |
| 2008 | $439,379 | $325,306 | $291,835 | $1,056,520 |
| 2007 | $520,688 | $379,613 | $465,123 | $1,365,424 |
| 2006 | $552,627 | $464,236 | $454,743 | $1,471,606 |
| 2005 | $620,362** | $511,655 | $533,973 | $1,665,990**** |
| 2004 | $536,958 | $358,966 | $386,244 | $1,282,168 |
| 2003 | $516,906 | $391,002 | $222,261 | $1,130,169 |
| 2002 | $577,889 | $401,070 | $524,847 | $1,503,806 |
| 2001 | $510,815 | $372,961 | $425,871 | $1,309,647 |
| 2000 | $465,454 | $306,259 | $387,206 | $1,158,919 |
| 1999 | $267,748 | $178,811 | $229,674 | $676,233 |
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Mutuel Payouts
| Year | Winner | Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Derby Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Orb | $4.40 (f) | $26.20 | $29.60 | $12.80 |
| 2012 | I'll Have Another | $60.20 | $46.20 | $45.60 | $32.60 |
| 2011 | Animal Kingdom | $6.20 (f) | $9.40 (f) | $64.40 | $43.80 |
| 2010 | Super Saver | $43.20 | $51.20 | $73.00 | $18.00 |
| 2009 | Mine That Bird | $5.80 (f) * | $11.80 (f) * | $36.80 (f) | $103.20 |
| 2008 | Big Brown | $8.60 (f)* | $15.00 (f) | $8.60* | $6.80* |
| 2007 | Street Sense | $22.80 | $18.20 | $15.40 | $11.80* |
| 2006 | Barbaro | $40.20 | $32.20 | $20.80 | $14.20 |
| 2005 | Giacomo | $52.00 | $54.20 | $103.60 | $102.60 |
| 2004 | Smarty Jones | $5.60 (f) | $10.80 (f) | $23.60 | $10.20* |
| 2003 | Funny Cide | $188.00*** | $120.80 | $23.60 | $27.60 |
| 2002 | War Emblem | $7.60 (f)* | $16.00 | $24.00 | $43.00 |
| 2001 | Monarchos | $36.60 | $13.00 | $15.80 | $23.00 |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus | $27.80 | $26.40 (f) | $ 8.00* | $ 6.60* |
| 1999 | Charismatic | $10.20 (f)* | $30.20 (f) | $26.60 (f) | $64.60 |
***Record KDFW win payout ****KDFW total wagering (all pool) record
Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Statistics
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| Wagering | Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $92,902 | No Pool | No Pool | $92,902 |
| 2010 | $61,901 | No Pool | No Pool | $61,901 |
| 2009 | $72,628 | No Pool | No Pool | $72,628 |
| 2008 | $65,219 | $62,503 | $47,116 | $174,838 |
| 2007 | $66,206 | $55,840 | $71,040 | $193,086**** |
| 2006 | $66,548 | $54,054 | $51,212 | $171,814 |
| 2005 | $69,928 | $53,106 | $49,445 | $172,479 |
| 2004 | $66,425 | $46,151 | $45,635 | $158,211 |
| 2003 | $117,368** | $117,368** |
Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Mutuel Payouts
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| Year | Winner | Pool 1 | Pool2 | Pool 3 | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Believe You Can | $74.80 | No Pool | No Pool | $29.60 |
| 2011 | Plum Pretty | $21.80 (f) | No Pool | No Pool | - |
| 2010 | Blind Luck | $10.00 | No Pool | No Pool | $4.60 |
| 2009 | Rachel Alexandra | $8.40 | No Pool | No Pool | $2.60* |
| 2008 | Proud Spell | $15.60 | $14.20 | $15.60 | $8.80* |
| 2007 | Rags to Riches | $9.60 | $10.00* | $5.00* | $5.00* |
| 2006 | Lemons Forever | $9.00 (f)* | $11.00 (f)* | $26.00 (f) | $96.20 |
| 2005 | Summerly | $31.80 | $15.00 | $28.40 | $11.20 |
| 2004 | Ashado | $48.40*** | $21.00 | $17.80 | $6.60* |
| 2003 | Bird Town | $33.60 | No Pool | No Pool | $38.40 |
*Favorite **KOFW single pool wagering record ***KOFW win payout record ****KOFW total wagering (three pools) record (f) – Mutuel field, was the betting favorite on Derby Day, although he had not been favored in any of the three Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools. The mutuel field, or all others, was favored in Pools 1 and 2, while Curlin, the then-unbeaten winner of the Arkansas Derby (GII) and the eventual third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, was the favorite in the third and final pool. Kentucky Oaks winner Rags to Riches was a strong betting favorite on Kentucky Oaks Day, and was favored in two of 2007's three Kentucky Oaks Future Wager pools. The mutuel field was a narrow 3-1 choice over Rags to Riches (7-2) in last year's Pool 1.