Kentucky Derby Future Wager: Forte is new morning-line favorite
On the heels of winning his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes, Forte was tabbed as the 4-1 overall morning-line betting favorite in pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which is set for its three-day span Friday through Sunday.
Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will run concurrently with the lone pool of the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager. In addition to $2 win and exacta betting, an Oaks/Derby future double is part of the wagering menu. The wagers will open Friday at noon EST. The Kentucky Derby Future Wager will close Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT, and the Oaks Future Wager will close 30 minutes later at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
Through the first four pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, Forte was tabbed as the individual favorite three times – Pool 2 (10-1); Pool 3 (7-1) and Pool 4 (8-1). In the first pool, Forte closed as the second individual choice at 16-1 behind Extra Anejo (12-1).
Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, Forte made his return to the races Saturday and cruised to a 4 1/2-length score in the Fountain of Youth. Previously, the talented son of Violence was victorious in the Hopeful (G1), Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. His impressive resume earned the Eclipse Award for champion 2-year-old.
Overall, there are 18 new entrants in pool 5 from pool 4: Arabian Knight, Arabian Lion, Cagliostro, Cairo, Classic Car Wash, Classic Catch, Congruent, Denington, Hejazi, Major Dude, Mandarin Hero, National Treasure, Perriere, Raise Cain, Reincarnate, Skinner, Sun Thunder and Two Eagles River.
Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool 5
After this pool, there will be one additional opportunity for fans to bet early on this year’s Kentucky Derby contenders. Pool 6 will span March 30-April 1.
| KDFW | Trainer | Sire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. Forte | 4-1 | Todd Pletcher | Violence |
| 40. All other 3-year-olds | 5-1 | ||
| 27. Practical Move | 8-1 | Tim Yakteen | Practical Joke |
| 2. Arabian Knight | 10-1 | Tim Yakteen | Uncle Mo |
| 34. Tapit Trice | 15-1 | Todd Pletcher | Tapit |
| 15. Geaux Rocket Ride | 20-1 | Richard Mandella | Candy Ride |
| 1. Angel of Empire | 30-1 | Brad Cox | Classic Empire |
| 9. Confidence Game | 30-1 | Keith Desormeaux | Candy Ride |
| 18. Hit Show | 30-1 | Brad Cox | Candy Ride |
| 19. Instant Coffee | 30-1 | Brad Cox | Bold d'Oro |
| 25. National Treasure | 30-1 | Tim Yakteen | Quality Road |
| 30. Reincarnate | 30-1 | Tim Yakteen | Good Magic |
| 4. Blazing Sevens | 40-1 | Chad Brown | Good Magic |
| 11. Cyclone Mischief | 40-1 | Dale Romans | Into Mischief |
| 17. Hejazi | 40-1 | Tim Yakteen | Bernardini |
| 29. Red Route One | 40-1 | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner |
| 31. Rocket Can | 40-1 | Bill Mott | Into Mischief |
| 32. Skinner | 40-1 | John Sherriffs | Curlin |
| 3. Arabian Lion | 50-1 | Tim Yakteen | Justify |
| 6. Cairo (IRE) | 50-1 | Aidan O'Brien | Quality Road |
| 8. Classic Catch | 50-1 | Todd Pletcher | Classic Empire |
| 20. Kingsbarns | 50-1 | Todd Pletcher | Uncle Mo |
| 21. Litigate | 50-1 | Todd Pletcher | Blame |
| 23. Major Dude | 50-1 | Todd Pletcher | Bolt d'Oro |
| 24. Mandarin Hero (JPN) | 50-1 | Terunobu Fujita | Shanghai Bobby |
| 26. Perriere (JPN) | 50-1 | Yoichi Kuroiwa | Henny Hughes |
| 28. Raise Cain | 50-1 | Ben Colebook | Violence |
| 38. Verifying | 50-1 | Brad Cox | Justify |
| 10. Congruent | 80-1 | Antonio Sano | Tapit |
| 12. Denington | 80-1 | Kenny McPeek | Gun Runner |
| 16. General Jim | 80-1 | Shug McGaughey | Into Mischief |
| 22. Mage | 80-1 | Gustavo Delgado | Good Magic |
| 35. Tapit's Conquest | 80-1 | Brad Cox | Tapit |
| 36. Two Eagles River | 80-1 | Chris Hartman | Cloud Computing |
| 37. Two Phil's | 80-1 | Larry Rivelli | Hard Spun |
| 39. Victory Formation | 80-1 | Brad Cox | Tapwrit |
| 5. Cagliostro | 99-1 | Cherie DeVaux | Upstart |
| 7. Classic Car Wash | 99-1 | Mark Casse | Noble Bird |
| 13. Disarm | 99-1 | Steve Asmussen | Gun Runner |
| 33. Sun Thunder | 99-1 | Kenny McPeek | Into Mischief |