In the first 2015 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, set to open a three-day run of betting Nov. 28, two-time Grade 1 winner American Pharoah is the top individual morning-line choice at odds of 12-1.
As usual, the "all others" wagering interest is the morning-line favorite at 3-5. "All others" would include all 3-year-olds of 2015 not listed on the first future wager, which includes 23 individual horses and the "all others" option. Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia set the morning-line for the wager, the first of four Derby future wagers planned before the 2015 Louisville classic.
Wagering on this first pool is scheduled to open at noon (all times EST) Friday, Nov. 28, and conclude at 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30.
"All Others" was the winning 4-5 favorite in last year's inaugural November pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. A total of $273,174 was wagered during that pool, including $35,096 in exacta bets. California Chrome, the eventual winner of the 2014 Kentucky Derby, was not listed among its wagering interests.
Total betting in the 2014 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, the first to feature four wagering pools, was $1,324,466.
Free Brisnet Ultimate Past Performances for wagering interest in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager are available here.
Three additional Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools are scheduled in the months leading up to Kentucky Derby 141. The dates for those pools are:
KDFW Pool 2: Friday, February 6 through Sunday, February 8 (12 weeks in advance of Derby)
KDFW Pool 3: Friday, February 27 through Sunday, March 1 (nine weeks in advance of Derby)
KDFW Pool 4: Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29 (five weeks in advance of Derby)