Barnes is top individual choice in Ky. Derby Future Wager pool 3
Undefeated 3-year-old colt Barnes has been tabbed as the 10-1 individual betting favorite in pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager as it begins a three-day run on Friday and offers fans another chance to bet on the $5 million Kentucky Derby 2025 ahead of the first Saturday in May.
Owned by Zedan Racing and trained by Bob Baffert, Barnes leads the 39 individual betting interests in pool 3, with the pari-mutuel field of all other 3-year-olds tabbed as the 5-2 overall favorite.
Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Friday at noon EST and closes Sunday at 6 p.m. The pool, which features $2 win and exacta wagering, is available at racetracks and simulcast outlets nationwide.
Barnes has emerged as one of the early favorites on the road to the Kentucky Derby after his maiden special weight victory at Churchill Downs in November and recent win in the Grade 2 San Vicente at Santa Anita. The $3.2 million purchase is one of nine horses in pool 3 trained by Baffert. The others are Citizen Bull, Gaming, Getaway Car, Madaket Road, Rodriguez, Romanesque, San Saba and Varney.
The road to the Kentucky Derby continues Saturday with the Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds, which includes pool 3 betting interests Built, Disco Time, Innovator and Magnitude.
All told, there will be six future wager pools for Kentucky Derby 151. Future wager pool 4 is set for Feb. 14-16, pool 5 is scheduled for March 14-16 and pool 6 will take place April 3-5. Pool 5 also will include the Kentucky Oaks future wager.
There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. If Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week’s pool that one of the wagering interests experiences 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.
| KDFW | Horse | Trainer | Sire | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Promise | Lukas, Wayne | Justify | 50-1 |
| 2 | Barnes | Baffert, Bob | Into Mischief | 10-1 |
| 3 | Built | Catalano, Wayne | Hard Spun | 30-1 |
| 4 | Bullard | McCarthy, Michael | Gun Runner | 20-1 |
| 5 | Chancer McPatrick | Brown, Chad | McKinzie | 20-1 |
| 6 | Citizen Bull | Baffert, Bob | Into Mischief | 20-1 |
| 7 | Coal Battle | Briley, Lonnie | Coal Front | 50-1 |
| 8 | Colloquial | Weaver, George | Vekoma | 50-1 |
| 9 | Cyclone State | Summers, Chad | McKinzie | 40-1 |
| 10 | Disco Time | Cox, Brad | Not This Time | 50-1 |
| 11 | Donut God | Lynch, Brian | Into Mischief | 40-1 |
| 12 | East Avenue | Walsh, Brendan | Medaglia d'Oro | 15-1 |
| 13 | Ferocious | Delgado, Gustavo | Flatter | 30-1 |
| 14 | First Resort | Harty, Eoin | Uncle Mo | 30-1 |
| 15 | Gaming | Baffert, Bob | Game Winner | 30-1 |
| 16 | Getaway Car | Baffert, Bob | Curlin | 50-1 |
| 17 | Grande | Pletcher, Todd | Curlin | 50-1 |
| 18 | Grayscale | Joseph, Saffie | Frosted | 99-1 |
| 19 | Gunmetal | Cox, Brad | Gun Runner | 30-1 |
| 20 | Guns Loaded | D'Angelo, Jose | Gun Runner | 50-1 |
| 21 | Hill Road | Delgado, Jorge | Quality Road | 50-1 |
| 22 | Innovator | Lukas, Wayne | Authentic | 50-1 |
| 23 | Jonathan's Way | Bauer, Phil | Vekoma | 40-1 |
| 24 | Journalism | McCarthy, Michael | Curlin | 20-1 |
| 25 | Keep It Easy | Romans, Dale | Hard Spun | 40-1 |
| 26 | Madaket Road | Baffert, Bob | Quality Road | 50-1 |
| 27 | Magnitude | Asmussen, Steve | Not This Time | 80-1 |
| 28 | Owen Almighty | Lynch, Brian | Speightstown | 50-1 |
| 29 | Patch Adams | Cox, Brad | Into Mischief | 20-1 |
| 30 | Poster | Harty, Eoin | Into Mischief | 40-1 |
| 31 | Rated by Merit | Yates, Bo | Battalion Runner | 50-1 |
| 32 | Rodriguez | Baffert, Bob | Authentic | 20-1 |
| 33 | Romanesque | Baffert, Bob | Practical Joke | 50-1 |
| 34 | San Saba | Baffert, Bob | Justify | 50-1 |
| 35 | Sandman | Casse, Mark | Tapit | 80-1 |
| 36 | Sovereignty | Mott, Bill | Into Mischief | 25-1 |
| 37 | Tappan Street | Cox, Brad | Into Mischief | 50-1 |
| 38 | Tiztastic | Asmussen, Steve | Tiz the Law | 99-1 |
| 39 | Varney | Baffert, Bob | Vekoma | 40-1 |
| 40 | All other 3-year-olds | 5-2 |