Field Favored In Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1; Pyro & War Pass Strong Contenders

Pyro, who recently won the $300,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds last Saturday, ended up as the 2nd betting choice in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 with an odds of 5-1.

Eclipse Award and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion War Pass is 3rd choice with odds of 6-1. Court Vision was next at 15-1 and was followed closely by El Gato Malo (16-1) Monba (16-1), Majestic Warrior (18-1) and Crown of Thorns (18-1).

The mutuel field, a betting interest that included all 3-year-olds other than the 23 individual 3-year-olds in the pool, was the 3-1 fan favorite at the end of four days of betting in the first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. The wager is now in its tenth year and “all others” has been favored in Pool 1 in each of those years.

The 2008 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 final results with the Kentucky Derby contenders, morning line odds and final odds:

  1. Anak Nakal, 20-1 (morning line odds), 33-1 (final odds)
  2. Blackberry Road, 20-1, 47-1
  3. Bob Black Jack, 50-1, 58-1
  4. Colonel John, 30-1, 19-1
  5. Court Vision, 12, 15-1
  6. Cowboy Cal, 20-1, 26-1
  7. Crown Of Thorns, 20-1, 18-1
  8. Denis Of Cork, 30-1, 46-1
  9. El Gato Malo (gelding), 15-1, 16-1
  10. Etched, 15-1, 26-1
  11. Georgie Boy (gelding), 20-1, 69-1
  12. Giant Moon, 20-1, 51-1
  13. Into Mischief, 20-1, 26-1
  14. Majestic Warrior, 15-1, 18-1
  15. Monba, 30-1, 16-1
  16. Pyro, 12-1, 5-1
  17. Signature Move, 50-1, 99-1
  18. Smooth Air, 20-1, 99-1
  19. Tale Of Ekati, 20-1, 33-1
  20. War Pass, 12-1, 6-1
  21. Yankee Bravo, 20-1, 48-1
  22. Z Fortune, 20-1, 37-1
  23. Z Humor, 15-1, 45-1
  24. Mutuel Field “All Others”, 5-2, 3-1

A total of $439,379 was wagered during the four-day pool. Of that total, $211,833 was wagering during the final six hours of the wagering.

Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 is scheduled for March 6-9, while its 3rd and final pool is set for April 3-6.

"Field Favored In Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1; Pyro & War Pass Strong Contenders" was posted on 11 February 2008 11:40 PM under Horse Racing News, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Racing Picks & Betting Tips, Stakes Races

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