Field favored in first pool of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

The first round of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) Future Wager pool closed at 6:30 p.m. EST on Sunday with the mutuel field, comprising all three-year-olds not among the 23 individual betting interests, as the 5-to-2 favorite.

The total wagering for Pool 1 was $520,688.

Nobiz Like Shobiz, who captured his seasonal debut in the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) on February 3 at Gulfstream Park, was the top individual choice at 8-to-1. Street Sense, winner of the Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on November 4 at Churchill Downs en route to champion two-year-old male honors, and Lecomte Stakes (G3) victor Hard Spun both closed at 10-to-1, followed by Sham Stakes (G3) winner Ravel at 11-to-1, Grade 1 winner Circular Quay at 12-to-1, and Any Given Saturday at 14-to-1.

The mutuel field also garnered favoritism in the Kentucky Oaks (G1) Future Wager, closing at 3-to-1. Michael Tabor’s and Derrick Smith’s Las Virgenes Stakes (G1) winner Rags to Riches followed as the second choice at 7-to-2. Frank Calabrese’s 2006 champion two-year-old filly Dreaming of Anna, third in her seasonal bow in the Old Hat Stakes (G3) on February 10 at Gulfstream, was third at 7-to-1 and Grade 2 winner Boca Grande followed at 9-to-1.

Total wagering for the Oaks pool was $66,206.

Wagering was suspended on Meditations and Untouched Talent, both individual interests in Pool 1, with just over two hours remaining on Sunday in the four-day pool. Meditations was retired after sustaining a fracture to her left front cannon bone during the Davona Dale Stakes (G2) on Saturday at Gulfstream.

Untouched Talent was retired prior to Thursday’s opening of the pool, but Churchill officials were unaware of the decision and did not verify her retirement until Sunday afternoon.

Pool 2 of the Future Wager is set for March 8-11, and the third and final pool is slated for April 12-15.

The $2-million Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on May 5, one day after the $500,000 Kentucky Oaks (G1).

Final Odds for Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool One

Adore the Gold, 33-to-1
Any Given Saturday, 14-to-1
Belgravia, 29-to-1
Buffalo Man, 59-to-1
Circular Quay, 12-to-1
Day Pass, 38-to-1
Dreaming of Anna (f), 53-to-1
Drums of Thunder, 41-to-1
E Z Warrior, 41-to-1
Exhale, 27-to-1
Forefathers, 44-to-1
Great Hunter, 24-to-1
Hard Spun, 10-to-1
Lawrence the Roman, 35-to-1
Liquidity, 33-to-1
Nobiz Like Shobiz, 8-to-1
Notional, 27-to-1
Out of Gwedda, 157-to-1
Ravel, 11-to-1
Scat Daddy, 44-to-1
Stormello, 40-to-1
Street Sense, 10-to-1
Zanjero, 56-to-1
All other 3YO, 5-to-2

Final Odds for Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool One

Appealing Zophie, 17-to-1
Baroness Thatcher, 33-to-1
Bel Air Beauty, 49-to-1
Boca Grande, 9-to-1
Cash Included, 32-to-1
Catch the Thrill, 47-to-1
Cotton Blossom, 11-to-1
Devil House, 56-to-1
Dreaming of Anna, 7-to-1
Enchanting Star, 151-to-1
Five Star Daydream, 61-to-1
Get Ready Bertie, 31-to-1
Jump On In, 33-to-1
Meditations, SUSPENDED
Mistical Plan, 101-to-1
Octave, 10-to-1
Quick Little Miss, 53-to-1
Rags to Riches, 7-to-2
Romance Is Diane, 35-to-1
Runway Rosie, 38-to-1
Successful Outlook, 146-to-1
Sutra, 54-to-1
Untouched Talent, SUSPENDED
All Other 3YO Fillies, 3-to-1
Source www.thoroughbredtimes.com
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