Sierra Leone 7-1, champion Fierceness 9-1 at conclusion of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5

Mar 18, 2024 Darren Rogers/Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024) – Seven weeks in advance of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I), Sierra Leone, winner of the Risen Star (GII), closed as the 7-1 favorite in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) with champion 2-year-old Fierceness the 9-1 second betting choice.

“All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 11-1 third betting option. Japan’s Saudi Derby (GIII) winner Forever Young (JPN) (12-1); Champagne (GI) and Rebel (GII) winner Timberlake (12-1); Remsen (GII) and Fountain of the Youth (GII) winner Dornoch (13-1); Gotham (GIII) winner Deterministic (16-1); allowance winner Conquest Warrior (16-1); and Southwest (GIII) winner Mystik Dan (16-1) were next in the open betting pool.

Horses in order of favoritism in the three-day March 15-17 KDFW Pool 5 (with trainer, sire, odds and $2 Win Will Pays):

#30 Sierra Leone (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 7-1, $16.52);
#15 Fierceness (Todd Pletcher, City of Light, 9-1, $21.16);
#40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (11-1, $24.48).
#16 Forever Young (JPN) (Yoshito Yahagi, Real Steel, 12-1, $26.26);
#33 Timberlake (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 12-1, $26.82);
#10 Dornoch (Danny Gargan, Good Magic, 13-1, $28.24);
#8 Deterministic (Christophe Clement, Liam’s Map, 16-1, $34.20);
#25 Mystik Dan (Kenny McPeek, Goldencents, 16-1, $35.74);
#6 Conquest Warrior (Shug McGaughey, City of Light, 16-1, $34.76);
#17 Hades (Joe Orseno, Awesome Slew, 20-1, $43.84);
#36 Track Phantom (Steve Asmussen, Quality Road, 23-1, $49.10);
#4 Catching Freedom (Brad Cox, Constitution, 26-1, $55.44);
#20 Just a Touch (Brad Cox, Justify, 31-1, $65.92);
#9 Domestic Product (Practical Joke, Chad Brown, 33-1, $68.82);
#29 Seize the Grey (Wayne Lukas, Arrogate, 33-1, $69.20);
#19 Honor Marie (Whit Beckman, Honor Code, 35-1, $72.18);
#38 Tuscan Sky (Todd Pletcher, Vino Rosso, 36-1, $74.04);
#18 Hall of Fame (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 37-1, $77.80);
#1 Agate Road (Todd Pletcher, Quality Road, 38-1, $78.28);
#24 Liberal Arts (Bobby Medina, Arrogate, 45-1, $92.52);
#31 Stronghold (Phil D’Amato, Ghostzapper, 48-1, $98.46);
#12 Encino (Brad Cox, Nyquist, 58-1, $118.02);
#13 Endlessly (Michael McCarthy, Oscar Performance, 59-1, $120.22);
#5 Common Defense (Kenny McPeek, Karakontie, 62-1, $127.68);
#39 Uncle Heavy (Butch Reid Jr., Social Inclusion, 80-1, $163.90);
#37 Tuscan Gold (Chad Brown, Medaglia d’Oro, 81-1, $165.12);
#35 Top Conor (Chad Brown, Twirling Candy, 98-1, $199.68);
#26 Nash (Brad Cox, Medaglia d’Oro, 105-1, $212.56);
#28 Resilience (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 128-1, $258);
#32 The Wine Steward (Mike Maker, Vino Rosso, 131-1, $264.88);
#21 Just Steel (Wayne Lukas, Justify, 137-1, $276.78);
#11 El Grande O (Linda Rice, Take Charge Indy, 138-1, $279.68);
#27 No More Time (Jose D’Angelo, Not This Time, 144-1, $290.42);
#3 Born Noble (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 154-1, $311,76);
#2 Be You (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 160-1, $322.56);
#7 Corporate Power (Shug McGaughey, Curlin, 183-1, $368.40);
#14 Epic Ride (John Ennis, Blame, 189-1, $381.48);
#34 Time for Truth (Ron Moquett, Omaha Beach, 231-1, $464);
#23 Le Dom Bro (Eniel Cordero, Mucho Macho Man, 263-1, $529.92); and
#22 Lat Long (Kenny McPeek, Liam’s Map, 468-1, $939.84).

The Kentucky Derby Future Wager, offered for a 26th consecutive year, enables bettors to wager on possible Kentucky Derby contenders in advance of America’s greatest at odds that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will be run for the 150th consecutive year on Saturday, May 4.

In the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, which was conducted concurrently with the KDFW Pool 5, swift allowance winner Impel closed as the 7-1 favorite over champion 2-year-old filly Just F Y I, who was 8-1.

The final odds for the Oaks Future Wager:

#12 Impel (Brad Cox, Quality Road, 7-1, $17.26);
#16 Just F Y I (Bill Mott, Justify, 8-1, $18.46);
#33 Tarifa (Brad Cox, Bernardini, 11-1, $25.42);
#14 Intricate (Brendan Walsh, Gun Runner, 12-1, $26.56);
#40 All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies (12-1, $27.70).
#4 Candied (Todd Pletcher, Candy Ride, 13-1, $28.16);
#15 Jody’s Pride (Jorge Abreu, American Pharoah, 13-1, $28.36);
#18 Lemon Muffin (Wayne Lukas, Collected, 16-1, $35.52);
#34 Thorpedo Anna (Kenny McPeek, Fast Anna, 17-1, $36.24);
#37 Ways and Means (Chad Brown, Practical Joke, 19-1, $40.20);
#17 Kopion (Richard Mandella, Omaha Beach, 19-1, $40.46);
#11 Halina’s Forte (Phil Bauer, Mitole, 29-1, $61.92);
#19 Leslie’s Rose (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 31-1, $65.72);
#25 Our Pretty Woman (Steve Asmussen, Medaglia d’Oro, 31-1, $65.84);
#7 Fiona’s Magic (Bo Yates, St Patrick’s Day, 32-1, $66.52);
#23 My Mane Squeeze (Mike Maker, Audible, 32-1, $66.52);
#10 Gun Song (Mark Hennig, Gun Runner, 33-1, $69.58);
#8 Ghalia Princess (Brad Cox, American Pharoah, 45-1, $92.70);
#6 Denim and Pearls (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 49-1, $100.38);
#2 Alpine Princess (Brad Cox, Classic Empire, 52-1, $107.06);
#38 West Omaha (Brad Cox, West Coast, 61-1, $125.18);
#20 Life Talk (Todd Pletcher, Gun Runner, 74-1, $150.84);
#27 Power Squeeze (Jorge Delgado, Union Rags, 77-1, $156.72);
#9 Gin Gin (Brad Cox, Hightail, 79-1, $161.76);
#36 V V’s Dream (Kenny McPeek, Mitole, 85-1, $173.28);
#13 Into Champagne (Ian Wilkes, Into Mischief, 85-1, $173.78);
#5 Carmelina (Butch Reid Jr., Maximus Mischief, 86-1, $174.76);
#3 Band of Gold (Kenny McPeek, Preservationist, 92-1, $186.20);
#21 Maxisuperfly (Eric Foster, Optimizer, 100-1, $203.22);
#1 All Things Go (Mike Puhich, Outwork, 113-1, $228.16);
#39 West Sunset (Brad Cox, West Coast, 131-1, $264.94);
#29 Scalable (Todd Pletcher, Speightstown, 148-1, $298.90);
#22 Midsummer March (Kenny McPeek, Mendelssohn, 164-1, $331.62);
#26 Perfect Shot (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 166-1, $334.08);
#32 Tapit Jenallie (Eddie Milligan Jr., Tapit, 180-1, $362.62);
#24 Neom Beach (Steve Asmussen, Omaha Beach, 214-1, $431.16);
#28 Pretty Ana (Steve Asmussen, Quality Road, 218-1, $439.42);
#30 She’s a Tempest (Steve Knapp, Connect, 261-1, $524.66);
#35 Ultimate Authority (Tim Yakteen, Practical Joke, 354-1, $710.88); and
#31 Sistina Chapel (Kenny McPeek, Liam’s Map, 530-1, $1,063.30).

Betting on all future wagers over the three-day period was $458,269.

Total handle for the KDFW pool – the fifth of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby – was $334,581 ($246,076 in the Win pool and $85,506 in Exactas). Betting on the Oaks Future Wager totaled $69,717 ($48,334 in the Win pool and $21,384 in Exactas). The Oaks/Derby Double, which requires bettors to correctly select the winners of both the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) on May 3 and the next day’s Derby, handled $53,971.

Through the first four pools, a total of $1,676,353 has been bet on Derby future wagers, a 16% increase from last year’s $1,444,099.

The year’s sixth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool is set for Thursday, April 4 through Saturday, April 6. Different from the first five pools of the KDFW, Pool 6 will close prior to the first Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series race on April 6.

Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.