Kentucky Derby, Oaks future pools to be offered February 8
The first of three future wagering pools for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) and the Kentucky Oaks (G1) will be held on February 8-11.
The four-day pools for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks wagers will run concurrently. They will also be held on March 8-11 and April 12-15.
The $500,000 Oaks will be run on May 4 at Churchill Downs, one day before the Derby.
The pools are $2 minimum wagers and are win bets only. No refunds are offered in either pool, which gives fans a chance to bet on contenders at bigger odds than they may receive on race day. Payouts on future wagers are based on the odds horses receive at the close of their respective pool.
All three pools open at noon EST. The Kentucky Derby pools will close at 6 p.m. EST on February 11, March 11, and April 15, with Kentucky Oaks wagering closing 30 minutes later.
Each pool features 24 betting interests that include 23 individual horses and a mutuel field made up of all other three-year-olds.
Fans wagered $1,471,606 during the 2006 Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool—the third-highest betting total in the history of the eight-year event. Wagering on last year's Oaks future pool totaled $171,814, the second-largest total since the event moved to a three-pool format in 2004.
Source: www.thoroughbredtimes.com
The four-day pools for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks wagers will run concurrently. They will also be held on March 8-11 and April 12-15.
The $500,000 Oaks will be run on May 4 at Churchill Downs, one day before the Derby.
The pools are $2 minimum wagers and are win bets only. No refunds are offered in either pool, which gives fans a chance to bet on contenders at bigger odds than they may receive on race day. Payouts on future wagers are based on the odds horses receive at the close of their respective pool.
All three pools open at noon EST. The Kentucky Derby pools will close at 6 p.m. EST on February 11, March 11, and April 15, with Kentucky Oaks wagering closing 30 minutes later.
Each pool features 24 betting interests that include 23 individual horses and a mutuel field made up of all other three-year-olds.
Fans wagered $1,471,606 during the 2006 Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool—the third-highest betting total in the history of the eight-year event. Wagering on last year's Oaks future pool totaled $171,814, the second-largest total since the event moved to a three-pool format in 2004.
Source: www.thoroughbredtimes.com
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