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2008 Kentucky Derby and Oaks Future Wager
Pool One

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:

• Top Preakness Contenders - Looks like almost all the Derby horses will duck Big Brown. Get the top contenders with profiles and photos here.
• Baltimore Weather Forecasts - up to 15 days in advance
• Big Brown romps in the Kentucky Derby - He won by 4 3/4 lengths over Eight Belles and Denis of Cork. Lots of photos!
• 2008 Kentucky Oaks Results and Photos - Proud Spell won by 5 lengths in the slop.
• Triple Crown Trail results for all the preps
• 2008 Triple Crown Late Nominations - 10 horses were nominated by the March 29 late deadline for $6000
• 2008 Triple Crown Nominations - 449 horses were nominated by the January 19 early deadline. View the list sorted by name, sire, trainer, or owner.
• Experimental Free Handicap - with dual qualifiers noted
• Preakness Official Site - lots of news here
• Baltimore Sun Preakness Section - lots of articles and photos
• Blood Horse Triple Crown Mania
• Thoroughbred Times Road to the Triple Crown
• DRF Preakness Section
• Triple Crown Trivia Quiz - test your knowledge of the Derby, Preakness, and Belmont and compete with others.
• 2007 Preakness Results - Curlin wins!
• Triple Crown Index - the master list with even more info
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