2020 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 set; see the odds
Sackatoga Stable’s Holy Bull (G3) winner Tiz the Law, who has been the talk of the 2020 Kentucky Derby trail, is the 8-1 individual favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager — but “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is once again expected to be the overall preference when betting concludes Sunday.
Veteran odds maker Mike Battaglia has installed “All Other 3-Year-Olds” as the 9-2 early choice in the field of 24 betting interests for the three-day pool, which opens Friday at noon ET and concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.
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The advance betting will be staged concurrently with the year’s only Kentucky Oaks Future Wager. In addition to win and exacta betting, an Oaks/Derby Future Double is part of the wagering menu. The Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will close a half-hour later than the KDFW at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Trained by veteran conditioner Barclay Tagg, Tiz the Law is targeting the March 28 Florida Derby (G1) as his final steppingstone to the Kentucky Derby. Other top betting interests in Pool 3 of the KDFW include a quartet of horses from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s barn: Sham Stakes (G3) winner Authentic and dazzling debut winner Charlatan; San Vicente (G2) hero Nadal; and unbeaten Thousand Words.
#1 Authentic (12-1)
#2 Basin (30-1)
#3 Chance It (30-1)
#4 Charlatan (12-1)*
#5 Enforceable (30-1)
#6 Ete Indien (10-1)*
#7 Gouverneur Morris (20-1)
#8 Honor A. P. (20-1)
#9 Independence Hall (20-1)
#10 Major Fed (50-1)*
#11 Max Player (30-1)
#12 Maxfield (15-1)
#13 Modernist (20-1)*
#14 Nadal (10-1)
#15 Royal Act (30-1)*
#16 Silver Prospector (20-1)*
#17 Sole Volante (12-1)*
#18 Spa City (50-1)*
#19 Storm the Court (30-1)
#20 Thousand Words (15-1)
#21 Three Technique (50-1)
#22 Tiz the Law (8-1)
#23 Wells Bayou (30-1)*
#24 All Other 3-Year-Olds (9-2)
*-new individual interest for Pool 3
In the Oaks future wager, the 9 ¼-length Las Virgenes (G3) heroine Venetian Harbor was made the 8-1 individual morning line favorite while “All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies” was made the overall 6-1 favorite.
#1 Alta’s Award (50-1)
#2 Auberge (20-1)
#3 British Idiom (12-1)
#4 Donna Veloce (10-1)
#5 Edgeway (15-1)
#6 Finite (10-1)
#7 Frank’s Rockette (12-1)
#8 Gingham (20-1)
#9 Harvey’s Lil Goil (30-1)
#10 Ice Princess (30-1)
#11 Lake Avenue (15-1)
#12 Lucrezia (30-1)
#13 Maedean (30-1)
#14 Magic Dance (30-1)
#15 Mo City (30-1)
#16 Motu (30-1)
#17 O Seraphina (50-1)
#18 Spice Is Nice (15-1)
#19 Swiss Skydiver (50-1)
#20 Tonalist’s Shape (10-1)
#21 Turtle Trax (50-1)
#22 Venetian Harbor (8-1)
#23 Wicked Whisper (15-1)
#24 All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies (6-1).
The future wagers provide fans with opportunities to place bets on possible entrants at odds that could be far greater than those available on the day of the race. The 146th running of Kentucky Derby is set for May 2, one day after the Oaks.
Bets can be placed at Churchill Downs Racetrack, online wagering outlets and satellite wagering centers across North America. There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of the three-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.
Total handle for Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager on Nov. 28-Dec. 1 was $350,312 ($284,317 in the Win pool and $65,995 in Exactas). “All Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings” closed as the even-money favorite. Pool 2 once again saw “All Other 3-Year-Olds” close as favorite at 2-1. Betting totaled $590,911 ($439,694 in Win pool and $151,217 in Exactas), which was up 10.7% from the prior year.