Citizen Bull Made 6-1 Individual Favorite in Pool 4 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Feb 11, 2025

Citizen Bull, the 2024 champion 2-year-old colt and recent winner of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Grade III), has been tabbed as the 6-1 individual favorite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager while the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is the overall 9-2 favorite for the three-day pool, which runs Friday through Sunday.

 

The three-day pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, opens Friday at noon (all times Eastern) and closes Sunday at 6 p.m. Fans can place wagers on Pool 4 at racetracks and simulcast outlets across North America and online through TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby.

 

Pool 4 also coincides with the kickoff of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series, beginning with Saturday’s $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds. Four Pool 4 entrants are set to compete in the Risen Star: Built, East Avenue, Jonathan’s Way and Vassimo.

 

The complete field for Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager with morning line odds (trainer, sire and morning line odds provided by Mike Battaglia):

 

#1 Barnes (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 8-1)

#2 Built (Wayne Catalano, Hard Spun, 30-1)

#3 Burnham Square (Ian Wilkes, Liam's Map, 20-1)

#4 Captain Cook (Rick Dutrow Jr., Practical Joke, 20-1)

#5 Chancer McPatrick (Chad Brown, McKinzie, 25-1)

#6 Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 6-1)

#7 Coal Battle (Lonnie Briley, Coal Front, 40-1)

#8 Cyclone State (Chad Summers, McKinzie, 50-1)

#9 Disco Time (Brad Cox, Not This Time, 25-1)

#10 East Avenue (Brendan Walsh, Medaglia d'Oro, 15-1)

#11 Ferocious (Gustavo Delgado, Flatter, 50-1)

#12 First Resort (Eoin Harty, Uncle Mo, 40-1)

#13 Gaming (Bob Baffert, Game Winner, 40-1)

#14 Gate to Wire (Todd Pletcher, Munnings, 30-1)

#15 Getaway Car (Bob Baffert, Curlin, 80-1)

#16 Grande (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 30-1)

#17 Hypnus (Kenny McPeek, Into Mischief, 80-1)

#18 Innovator (D. Wayne Lukas, Authentic, 50-1)

#19 John Hancock (Brad Cox, Constitution, 25-1)

#20 Jonathan’s Way (Phil Bauer, Vekoma, 50-1)

#21 Journalism (Michael McCarthy, Curlin, 20-1)

#22 Keep It Easy (Dale Romans, Hard Spun, 50-1)

#23 Legitimate (Michael McCarthy, Authentic, 80-1)

#24 Patch Adams (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 30-1)

#25 Poster (Eoin Harty, Munnings, 40-1)

#26 Praetor (Chad Brown, Into Mischief, 50-1)

#27 Rapture (Brad Cox, Uncle Mo, 50-1)

#28 River Thames (Todd Pletcher, Maclean's Music, 25-1)

#29 Rodriguez (Bob Baffert, Authentic, 20-1)

#30 San Saba (Bob Baffert, Justify, 40-1)

#31 Sand Devil (Linda Rice, Violence, 40-1)

#32 Sandman (Mark Casse, Tapit, 40-1)

#33 Sorcerer's Silver (Dale Romans, Good Magic, 80-1)

#34 Sovereignty (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 20-1)

#35 Speed King (Ron Moquett, Volatile, 30-1)

#36 Tappan Street (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 40-1)

#37 Tip Top Thomas (Todd Pletcher, Volatile, 50-1)

#38 Tiztastic (Steve Asmussen, Tiz the Law, 80-1)

#39 Vassimo (Todd Pletcher, Nyquist, 50-1)

#40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (9-2)

 

Overall there are 14 new interests in Pool 4 from Pool 3: Burnham Square, Captain Cook, Gate to Wire, Hypnus, John Hancock, Legitimate, Praetor, Rapture, River Thames, Sand Devil, Sorcerer’s Silver, Speed King, Tip Top Thomas and Vassimo.

 

In total, six Future Wager pools were scheduled ahead of the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) on Saturday, May 3. Future Wager Pool 5 runs March 14-16 and Pool 6 is April 3-5. Pool 5 will also include the Longines 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.

 

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Friday at KentuckyDerby.com.