Ted Noffey wins the Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland. (Jenny Doyle/Beyond the Wire)
Conclusion of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1
Darren Rogers/Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Six months before Kentucky Derby 152, the pari-mutuel field of “All other foals and geldings” closed as the 6-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Hopeful (Grade I) and Breeders’ Futurity (GI) winner Ted Noffeywho will compete in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) on Friday, was the second choice at 10-1.
Other horses that attracted mild interest from bettors included the Del Mar Futurity (GI) winner and the youth entrant Brant (14-1); Second place Breeders’Futurity Blackout time (20-1); and Keeneland girls winner by 20 lengths Further Ad (21-1).
The pool closed at 6 p.m. Friday (all times Eastern) and post time for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Del Mar was 7:45 p.m.
Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, sire, pool 1 odds and $2 winnings paid out):
#40 All other foals and geldings born in 2023 (6-5, $4.58)
#36 Ted Noffey (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 10-1, $22.24)
#4 Brant (Bob Baffert, Gun Runner, 14-1, $30.58)
#1 Blackout time (Kenny McPeek, not this time, 20-1, $43.74)
#13 Further delay (Brad Cox, Gun Runner, 21-1, $45.06)
#24 Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers, Liam’s card, 27-1, $57.20)
#18 Fearless (Jeff Mullins, Maximus Mischief, 34-1, $70.28)
#16 Incredible (Riley Mott, Bolt d’Oro, 34-1, $70.68)
#3 Boy (Bob Baffert, Violence, 39-1, $81.88)
#11 Englishman (Cherie DeVaux, Maxfield, 40-1, $83.30)
#27 Paladin (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 40-1, $83.78)
#12 Ewing (Mark Casse, Knicks Go, 45-1, $92.48)
#19 It’s our time (Tom Amoss, not this time, 46-1, $94.48)
#31 Defector (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 48-1, $98.36)
#10 Dr Kapur (Saffe Joseph Jr., McKinzie, 52-1, $107.72)
#23 Mr AP (Vladimir Cerin, American Pharaoh, 55-1, $113.34)
#2 Blacksmith (Bob Baffert, Liam’s card, 57-1, $116.30)
#35 Talk (Danny Gargan, Good Magic, 57-1, $117.40)
#38 White Tiger (Brad Cox, Constitution, 59-1, $120.02)
#9 Desert Gate (Bob Baffert, Omaha Beach, 59-1, $120.82)
#7 Confessional (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 63-1, $129.26)
#8 Courting (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 65-1, $133.64)
#30 Santa Fe Ranch (Brad Cox, Tapit, 70-1, $143.10)
#28 Plutarch (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 76-1, $155.60)
#37 Universe (Kenny McPeek, Global Campaign, 77-1, $156.84)
#15 Golden Tornado (Danny Gargan, McKinzie, 78-1, $159.48)
#33 Herb runner (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 87-1, $176.76)
#20 Kristofferson (Bob Baffert, Nyquist, 93-1, $188.44)
#6 Comport (Eddie Kenneally, collected, 94-1, $191.48)
#29 Origin (Bob Baffert, In Mischief, 98-1, $198.06)
#39 All fillies were born in 2023 (99-1, $201.94)
#26 Outfielder (Welsey Ward, Speightstown, 109-1, $220.58)
#32 Soldier N Diplomat (Steve Asmussen, Army Mule, 117-1, $236.44)
#22 Local knowledge (Todd Pletcher, Yaupon, 120-1, $243.50)
#14 Flirting (Ben Colebrook, Into Mischief, 134-1, $270.18)
#21 Litmus test (Bob Baffert, Nyquist, 141-1, $285.84)
#34 Away (Steve Asmussen, Yaupon, 145-1, $293.28)
#17 Infiltrate (Brendan Walsh, Oscar performance, 148-1, $298.08)
#5 Civil liberty (Doug O’Neill, Independence Hall, 155-1, $312.66)
#25 Oscar’s hope (Tom Amoss, Twirling Candy, 188-1, $378.70)
Total amount for the October 29-31 KDFW pool – the first of six planned betting pools prior to the 152i.e The edition of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 2, was a record $184,492 ($143,448 in the Win pool and $41,044 in Exactas) in early November, up 5.6% from last year’s $174,785 ($138,536 in the Win pool and $36,249 in Exactas).
Other future deployment dates are set for November 27-30 (pool 2); January 16-18 (pool 3); February 13-15 (pool 4); March 13-15 (pool 5) and April 2-4 (pool 6). Pool 2 will also feature the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, while Pool 5 will feature the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
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