Forte 7-1 in latest Kentucky Derby future wagering

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  • dateJanuary 23, 2023

With the Kentucky Derby still 15 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-old Colts and Geldings” closed as the 2-1 favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI) winner Forte was the 7-1 second choice.

Other horses who attracted interest from bettors: Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) and Lecomte (GIII) winner Instant Coffee (15-1); Breeders’ Futurity (GI) runner-up Loggins (16-1); maiden winner Extra Anejo (18-1); Smarty Jones winner Victory Formation (23-1); maiden winner Banishing (27-1); Springboard Mile runner-up Giant Mischief (27-1); and Champagne (GI) winner Blazing Sevens (28-1).

Here are the top 10 horses in order of the public’s betting choice (with trainer, Pool 3 odds and $2 Win Will Pays): 

  • #40 “All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” (2-1, $6.82);
  • #13 Forte (Todd Pletcher, 7-1, $17.72);
  • #13 Forte (Todd Pletcher, 7-1, $17.72);
  • #18 Instant Coffee (Brad Cox, 15-1, $33.82);
  • #22 Loggins (Brad Cox, 16-1, $35.66);
  • #12 Extra Anejo (Steve Asmussen, 18-1, $38.62);
  • #37 Victory Formation (Brad Cox, 23-1, $48.80);
  • #3 Banishing (Brendan Walsh, 27-1, $56.40);
  • #14 Giant Mischief (Brad Cox, 27-1, $56.58);
  • #4 Blazing Sevens (Chad Brown, 28-1, $58.42);
  • #6 Corona Bolt (Brad Cox, 32-1, $66.26)

The top 10 are followed by:

#20 Kingsbarns (Todd Pletcher, 32-1, $67.48); #39 “All 3-Year-Old Fillies” (33-1, $68.56); #36 Verifying (Brad Cox, 34-1, $70.50); #30 Signator (Shug McGaughey, 34-1, $70.90); #10 Dubyuhnell (Danny Gargan, 42-1, $87.52); #8 Cyclone Mischief (Dale Romans, 44-1, $90.86); #33 Tapit Trice (Todd Pletcher, 45-1, $93.06); #29 Shopper’s Revenge (Steve Asmussen, 56-1, $115.02); #7 Curly Jack (Tom Amoss, 56-1, $115.48); #9 Disarm (Steve Asmussen, 58-1, $118.06); #24 Practical Move (Tim Yakteen, 58-1, $118.80); #31 Sun Thunder (Kenny McPeek, 58-1, $119.58); #34 Tapit’s Conquest (Brad Cox, 62-1, $127.02); #38 Wildatlanticstorm (Ray Ashford Jr., 64-1, $131.24); #11 Echo Again (Steve Asmussen, 67-1, $137.32); #19 Jace’s Road (Brad Cox, 69-1, $141.50); #17 Hit Show (Brad Cox, 77-1, $157.48); #5 Confidence Game (Keith Desormeaux, 78-1, $158.80); #21 Litigate (Todd Pletcher, 82-1, $167); #15 Gulfport (Steve Asmussen, 85-1, $172.28); #2 Arctic Arrogance (Linda Rice, 85-1, $173.88); #35 Two Phil’s (Larry Rivelli, 91-1, $184.82); #28 Shesterkin (Todd Pletcher, 103-1, $209.02); #16 Gun Pilot (Steve Asmussen, 103-1, $209.40); #32 Tapit Shoes (Brad Cox, 105-1, $213.66); #23 Lugan Knight (Michael McCarthy, 121-1, $244.76); #27 Rocket Can (Bill Mott, 121-1, $245.24); #1 Angel of Empire (Brad Cox, 125-1, $252.18); #26 Recruiter (Cal Lynch, 145-1, $292.34); and #25 Prairie Hawk (Saffie Joseph Jr., 171-1, $345.74).

In weekend Triple Crown prep action, Instant Coffee rallied from last place under jockey Luis Saez to win the Grade 3 Lecomte Stkes at the Fair Grounds. That earned the Brad Cox trainee 20 Derby trail points and placed him second, behind Forte, on the leaderboard. It was his second Derby prep win; he had earlier won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes.

[Watch the Lecomte Stakes here]

Total handle for the Jan. 20-22 KDFW pool – the third of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 6 – was $312,906 ($244,700 in the Win pool and $68,207 in Exactas). Through the first three pools, a total of $623,660 has been bet on Derby future wagers.

[To see all Derby prep videos, plus the latest standings, click here]

Inaugurated in 1999, the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been offered for a 25th consecutive year. Other Future Wager dates are set for Feb. 10-12 (Pool 4); March 10-12 (Pool 5); and March 30-April 1 (Pool 6). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 on March 10-12.

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