2008 Kentucky Derby and Oaks Future Wager Pool One
Date: 02/05/08
Pool One of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager is now closed. As expected the field wound up the favorite at only 3-1. Pyro, off his impressive win in the Risen Star, closed as the pool's second choice at 5-1 while Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner War Pass was next at 6-1. The total pool was $439,379, and nearly half of that was wagered in the final 6 hours of betting. The Kentucky Oaks had only $65,219 wagered on it and Indian Blessing, winner of the Silverbulletday Stakes on Saturday, was the favorite at 4-1. Second choice was Country Star at 9-2 and the field of all other 3-year-old fillies was third choice at 5-1.
Both are two-dollar minimum wagers to win only with no refunds if your horse doesn't start in the race. Pool 2 is scheduled for March 6-9 and the third and final pool is set for April 3-6. The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 3 with the Kentucky Oaks the day before on May 2. Full rules and info for the wagers are available here.
Free past performances for Pool One are available here from BRIS. There are also free past performances available for the Derby Future and the Oaks Future from the Kentucky Derby website. DRF also has free past performances for both available here: Derby Future, Oaks Future
You may also want to participate in Churchill Downs' Kentucky Derby fantasy stable contest the Road to the Roses Fantasy Challenge. The contest will open for entries soon and the first scoring races are on February 9th.
Triple Crown quick links:
Belmont Stakes Entries - A field of 12 was entered on Wednesday for the 142nd Belmont on Saturday with 3-1 morning line favorite Ice Box drawing post 6. Get all the horses, post positions, odds, and past performances here.
Analyzing the Belmont Stakes Contenders - My annual analysis using popular angles and statistical trends to see who best matches the profile of a Belmont winner.
Lookin At Lucky wins the Preakness - The new jockey must have changed his luck as he had no problems this time and wore down First Dude to win the Preakness with Jackson Bend third. Favorite Super Saver faded to finish 8th. Get the results, charts, and photos here.
Super Saver wins the 2010 Kentucky Derby - He drew off to win by 2 1/2 lengths, giving jockey Calvin Borel his third Derby win in 4 years. Ice Box and Paddy O'Prado closed from far back to finish 2nd and 3rd while favorite Lookin At Lucky was 6th.
2010 Triple Crown Late Nominations - Only six more thoroughbreds were made eligible for the three Triple Crown races for a fee of $6000 by the late nomination deadline. Any not nominated now will have to pay a huge supplement fee to enter. Check out the list here.
Belmont 101 - A basic introduction the the third and final jewel of the Triple Crown. How it began, basics of picking a winner, and how to attend in person.
2008 Kentucky Derby and Oaks Future Wager
