Fierceness is top choice in final Kentucky Derby Future Wager
The final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is set to make its three-day run Thursday to Saturday, and Grade 1 Florida Derby winner Fierceness was tabbed as the solid 7-2 favorite in the field of 39 individual horses plus a 40th option for all other 3-year-olds.
Unlike the first five future wager pools, pool 6 will close Saturday at about 4 p.m. EDT prior to the Wood Memorial (Grade 2), Blue Grass (G1) and Santa Anita Derby (G1). The Blue Grass will be drawn Tuesday morning, and the Wood Memorial and Santa Anita Derby will be drawn Wednesday.
Pool 6 will feature $2 win and exacta wagering.
Fierceness, the champion 2-year-old and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, had his final prep prior to the Kentucky Derby when he dominated eight rivals by 13 1/2 lengths in Saturday’s Florida Derby. The talented Todd Pletcher trainee is expected to arrive at Churchill Downs soon to begin his preparation for the run for the roses.
Here is the complete field for pool 6 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, with morning-line odds, sire and trainer.
| KDFW pool 6 | KDFW ML | Sire | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Be You | 90-1 | Curlin | Todd Pletcher |
| 2. Catalytic | 50-1 | Catalina Cruiser | Saffie Joseph Jr. |
| 3. Catching Freedom | 8-1 | Constitution | Brad Cox |
| 4. Common Defense | 80-1 | Karakontie | Kenny McPeek |
| 5. Deterministic | 15-1 | Liam's Map | Christophe Clement |
| 6. Domestic Product | 40-1 | Practical Joke | Chad Brown |
| 7. Dornoch | 12-1 | Good Magic | Danny Gargan |
| 8. El Grande O | 50-1 | Take Charge Indy | Linida Rice |
| 9. Encino | 50-1 | Nyquist | Brad Cox |
| 10. Endlessly | 40-1 | Oscar Performance | Michael McCarthy |
| 11. Epic Ride | 60-1 | Blame | John Ennis |
| 12. Evening News | 99-1 | Nyquist | Mike Pino |
| 13. Fierceness | 7-2 | City of Light | Todd Pletcher |
| 14. Forever Young | 10-1 | Real Steel | Yoshito Yahagi |
| 15. Good Money | 90-1 | Good Magic | Chad Brown |
| 16. Grand Mo the First | 99-1 | Uncle Mo | Victor Barboza Jr. |
| 17. Hades | 50-1 | Awesome Slew | Joe Orseno |
| 18. Honor Marie | 20-1 | Honor Code | Whit Beckman |
| 19. Just a Touch | 30-1 | Justify | Brad Cox |
| 20. Just Steel | 25-1 | Justify | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 21. Lat Long | 90-1 | Liam's Map | Kenny McPeek |
| 22. Mc Vay | 99-1 | Constitution | John Shirreffs |
| 23. Merit | 99-1 | Mastery | Saffie Joseph Jr. |
| 24. Mystik Dan | 30-1 | Goldencents | Kenny McPeek |
| 25. No More Time | 90-1 | Not This time | Jose D'Angelo |
| 26. Resilience | 99-1 | Into Mischief | Bill Mott |
| 27. Seize the Grey | 50-1 | Arrogate | D. Wayne Lukas |
| 28. Sierra Leone | 6-1 | Gun Runner | Chad Brown |
| 29. Society Man | 99-1 | Good Magic | Danny Gargan |
| 30. Stronghold | 60-1 | Ghostzapper | Philip D'Amato |
| 31. T O Password | 60-1 | Copano Rickey | Daisuke Takayanagi |
| 32. Tapalo | 90-1 | Tapiture | John Sadler |
| 33. Tessuto | 99-1 | Munnings | George Papaprodromou |
| 34. Timberlake | 30-1 | Into Mischief | Brad Cox |
| 35. Top Conor | 80-1 | Twirling Candy | Chad Brown |
| 36. Track Phantom | 30-1 | Quality Road | Steve Asmussen |
| 37. Tuscan Sky | 30-1 | Vino Rosso | Todd Pletcher |
| 38. Uncle Heavy | 50-1 | Social Inclusion | Butch Reid |
| 39. West Saratoga | 60-1 | Exaggerator | Larry Demeritte |
| 40. All other 3-year-olds | 30-1 |