Ted Noffey, further Ado leads future betting on the second derby

With the Kentucky Derby still 22 weeks to go, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Foals from the 2023 Foal Crop” closed as the 2-1 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Spendthrift Farm’s undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Ted Noffey from the barn of two-time Derby winner Todd Pletcher was the 7-1 second choice.

Saturday’s Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) winner Further Ado also drew mild interest from bettors at 13-1.

Horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, sire, pool 2 odds and $2 winnings paid out):

#40 All other foals from the 2023 foal crop (2-1, $6.08)

#37 Ted Noffey (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 7-1, $16.84)

#14 Further Delay (Brad Cox, Gun Runner, 13-1, $28.86)

#28 Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers, Liam’s Map, 21-1, $44.84)

#2 Boyd (Bob Baffert, Violence, 22-1, $46.16)

#29 Paladin (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 22-1, $46.90)

#3 Brant (Bob Baffert, Gun Runner, 25-1, $52)

#17 Incredibolt (Riley Mott, Bolt d’Oro, 28-1, $59.94)

#26 Mr. AP (Vladimir Cerin, American Pharoah, 29-1, $60.60)

#12 Englishman (Cherie DeVaux, Maxfield, 30-1, $62.78)

#38 Universe (Kenny McPeek, Global Campaign, 32-1, $67.18)

#32 Rebel Instinct (Chad Brown, Into Mischief, 34-1, $71.38)

#1 Blackout Time (Kenny McPeek, Not This Time, 34-1, $71.90)

#25 Mob (Brian Lynch, Gun Runner, 37-1, $77.86)

#5 Cherokee Nation (Bob Baffert, not this time, 41-1, $84.74)

#9 Lovemaking (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 45-1, $92.16)

#13 Ewing (Mark Casse, Knicks Go, 46-1, $95.58)

#30 Origin (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 58-1, $118.70)

#36 Talkin (Danny Gargan, Good Magic, 63-1, $128.74)

#33 Renegade (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 63-1, $129.72)

#10 Desert Gate (Bob Baffert, Omaha Beach, 68-1, $139.28)

#22 Litmus Test (Bob Baffert, Nyquist, 69-1, $140.76)

#7 Commandment (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 69-1, $140.94)

#21 It’s Our Time (Tom Amoss, Not This Time, 70-1, $142.40)

#20 Intrepid (Jeff Mullins, Greatest Mischief, 74-1, $150.56)

#8 Confession (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 76-1, $155.18)

#39 White Tiger (Brad Cox, Constitution, 83-1, $169.34)

#31 Rancho Santa Fe (Brad Cox, Tapit, 83-1, $169.74)

#34 Soldier N Diplomat (Steve Asmussen, Army Mule, 84-1, $171.02)

#35 Spice Runner (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 94-1, $190.12)

#24 Mesquite (Cherie DeVaux, Union Rags, 96-1, $194.64)

#4 Buetane (Bob Baffert, Tiz the Law, 101-1, $205.96)

#23 Local Knowledge (Todd Pletcher, Yaupon, 109-1, $221.62)

#6 Chip Honcho (Steve Asmussen, Connect, 112-1, $226.74)

#18 Infiltrate (Brendan Walsh, Oscar performance, 125-1, $252.20)

#16 Golden Tornado (Danny Gargan, McKinzie, 135-1, $273.46)

#27 My World (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 147-1, $296.84)

#11 Dr. Kapur (dull Joseph Jr., McKinzie, 152-1, $306.64)

#19 In the Beast (Dale Novels, Into Mischief, 213-1, $428.08)

#15 Gallivant (Ben Colebrook, Into Mischief, 248-1, $499.64)

The total for the November 27-30 KDFW pool – the second of six scheduled bets leading up to the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 2 – was $261,076 ($208,341 in the Win pool and $52,735 in Exactas).

This year’s early Derby betting menu also included the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which for the 11th year in a row offered bettors a unique opportunity to bet on select breeding stars and their entire crop of young stock in the hope of winning next year’s Kentucky Derby.

Into Mischief at 9-2 and Gun Runner at 5-1, the fathers of Ted Noffey and Further Ado respectively attracted the most attention from punters, as did Not This Time at 7-1.

Sires in order of favorability for the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager (odds and $2 winnings paid out):

#16 In Mischief (9-2, $11.66)

#13 Rifle Runner (5-1, $12.88)

#25 Not This Time (7-1, $16.72)

#40 All Other Bulls (9-1, $20.72)

#9 Curlin (15-1, $32.70)

#19 Liam’s Card (22-1, $47.98)

#1 American Pharaoh (23-1, $49.36)

#12 Good Magic (26-1, $54.34)

#20 Maxfield (26-1, $55.02)

#38 Violence (28-1, $59.54)

#4 Bout d’Oro (30-1, $63.62)

#22 McKinzie (33-1, $69.78)

#26 Nyquist (37-1, $76.22)

#17 Justify (38-1, $79.62)

#32 Carpet (40-1, $83.52)

#8 Constitution (41-1, $84.08)

#3 Debt (41-1, $84.38)

#10 Essential Quality (45-1, $92.10)

#33 Tiz the Law (45-1, $93.64)

#39 Yaupon (53-1, $109.08)

#27 Omaha Beach (59-1, $120.94)

#35 Uncle Mo (66-1, $135.20)

#21 Maximus Mischief (71-1, $145.38)

#37 Vekoma (71-1, $145.66)

#5 Candy Ride (ARG) (86-1, $175.64)

#18 Knicks Go (96-1, $195.78)

#7 City of Light (97-1, $196.82)

#28 Oscar performance (107-1, $217.84)

#14 Hard Spun (118-1, $239.92)

No. 2 Army Mule (123-1, $249.72)

#31 Street Feel (127-1, $257.60)

#30 Quality Road (128-1, $258.50)

#34 Spinning Candy (145-1, $292.50)

#23 Gold Medal (146-1, $294.84)

#36 Union Rags (157-1, $316.44)

#6 Charlatan (175-1, $352.96)

#29 Practical Joke (187-1, $376.50)

#15 Independence Hall (221-1, $444.96)

#24 Munnings (240-1, $483)

#11 Gold Cents (250-1, $502.86)

The total stake on the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $56,359 ($44,496 in the Win pool and $11,863 in the Exactas).

The KDFW Pool 2 and Sire Future Wager combined for $317,435.

Pool 1, which took place from October 29 to 31, had a record total of $184,492 in early November ($143,448 in the Win pool and $41,044 in Exactas), bringing the total early Future Wager bet to $501,927.

Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is being offered for the 27th consecutive year.

Other future deployment dates are set for January 16-18 (pool 3); February 13-15 (pool 4); March 13-15 (pool 5) and April 2-4 (pool 6). Pool 5 includes the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.

Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.

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