Journalism is 5-1 favorite in final Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Four weeks in advance of Kentucky Derby 2025, bettors made Grade 2 San Felipe winner Journalism the mild 5-1 favorite with 2024 champion 2-year-old Citizen Bull the 8-1 second choice in the sixth and final pool of the pari-mutuel Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
After the pool closed Saturday at 4 p.m. EDT, Journalism finished first and Citizen Bull fourth in the Santa Anita Derby (G1). The three-day KDFW closed in advance of the last three major prep races, including the Wood Memorial (G2) and Tuesday’s rescheduled Blue Grass (G1).
Total handle for the pool that was open from Thursday to Saturday was $483,121 with $353,160 in the win pool and $129,961 in exactas. That was a 29% gain vs. last year’s $376,038 that included $268,996 in the win pool and $107,042 in exactas.
A total of $2,330,748 was bet on Derby and Oaks future wagers this year, a 14% increase from last year’s $2,052,391.
Horses in order of the public’s betting choice with pool 6 odds and $2 win will pays:
| KDFW pool 6 | Trainer | Sire | Odds | $2 will pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20. Journalism | Michael McCarthy | Curlin | 5-1 | $12.88 |
| 11. Citizen Bull | Bob Baffert | Into Mischief | 8-1 | $18.00 |
| 33. Sandman | Mark Casse | Tapit | 9-1 | $20.70 |
| 35. Sovereignty | Bill Mott | Into Mischief | 9-1 | $21.40 |
| 37. Tappan Street | Brad Cox | Into Mischief | 14-1 | $30.14 |
| 4. Barnes | Bob Baffert | Into Mischief | 16-1 | $34.48 |
| 21. Luxor Café | Noriyuki Hori | American Pharoah | 19-1 | $40.62 |
| 9. Chancer McPatrick | Chad Brown | McKinzie | 19-1 | $41.76 |
| 39. Tiztastic | Steve Asmussen | Tiz the Law | 22-1 | $47.92 |
| 2. American Promise | D. Wayne Lukas | Justify | 23-1 | $49.12 |
| 12. Coal Battle | Lonnie Briley | Coal Front | 25-1 | $53.10 |
| 40. All other 3-yr-olds | 26-1 | $55.38 | ||
| 15. Final Gambit | Brad Cox | Not This Time | 30-1 | $63.02 |
| 6. Burnham Square | Ian Wilkes | Liam’s Map | 31-1 | $65.88 |
| 28. Publisher | Steve Asmussen | American Pharoah | 33-1 | $69.68 |
| 8. Captain Cook | Rick Dutrow | Practical Joke | 34-1 | $71.14 |
| 14. East Avenue | Brendan Walsh | Medaglia d’Oro | 45-1 | $92.34 |
| 16. Flood Zone | Brad Cox | Frosted | 46-1 | $94.24 |
| 18. Grande | Todd Pletcher | Curlin | 46-1 | $95.82 |
| 26. Owen Almighty | Brian Lynch | Speightstown | 48-1 | $99.54 |
| 30. River Thames | Todd Pletcher | Maclean’s Music | 49-1 | $100.32 |
| 3. Baeza | John Shirreffs | McKinzie | 53-1 | $109.80 |
| 10. Chunk of Gold | Ethan West | Preservationist | 60-1 | $122.30 |
| 31. Rodríguez | Bob Baffert | Authentic | 62-1 | $126.76 |
| 1. Admiral Dennis | Brad Cox | Constitution | 75-1 | $152.66 |
| 36. Statesman | Shug McGaughey | Constitution | 95-1 | $192.26 |
| 19. Hill Road | Chad Brown | Quality Road | 96-1 | $194.80 |
| 32. Sand Devil | Linda Rice | Violence | 124-1 | $250.60 |
| 22. Madaket Road | Bob Baffert | Quality Road | 127-1 | $256.18 |
| 5. Built | Wayne Catalano | Hard Spun | 139-1 | $281.56 |
| 17. Flying Mohawk | Whit Beckman | Karakontie | 140-1 | $282.56 |
| 27. Passion Rules | Brad Cox | Friesan Fire | 152-1 | $307.90 |
| 7. Caldera | D. Wayne Lukas | Liam’s Map | 158-1 | $318.90 |
| 23. McAfee | Rick Dutrow | Cloud Computing | 162-1 | $327.96 |
| 25. Omaha Omaha | Michael Gorham | Audible | 180-1 | $363.80 |
| 29. Render Judgment | Kenny McPeek | Blame | 225-1 | $452.48 |
| 13. Dragon | Mikio Matsunaga | Mind Your Biscuits | 244-1 | $490.70 |
| 38. Tiger Twenty Four | Bill Mott | Lord Nelson | 285-1 | $572.46 |
| 24. My Mitole | Carlos Martín | Mitole | 330-1 | $662.92 |
| 34. Shin Forever | Hideyuki Mori | Complexity | 487-1 | $977.68 |
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager, offered for a 27th consecutive year, enables bettors to wager in advance on possible Derby contenders that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the race.
The $5 million Kentucky Derby for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will be run for the 151st consecutive year May 3 at Churchill Downs.