Brother Derek top choice in final Kentucky Derby future pool
BROTHER DEREK (Benchmark), the favorite for Saturday’s Santa
Anita Derby (G1), and BARBARO (Dynaformer), the undefeated winner of last
Saturday’s Florida Derby (G1), are the top two choices on the morning line for
this week’s final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Churchill Downs handicapper Mike Battaglia installed Brother
Derek as the 7-2 favorite on the morning line for Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Pool 3. The Dan Hendricks trainee won the San Rafael S. (G2) and Santa Catalina
S. (G2) earlier this year and is expected to be the heavy favorite in Saturday’s
Santa Anita Derby. Barbaro won the Holy Bull S. (G3) in his seasonal debut and
most recently the Florida Derby. The Michael Matz trainee is listed as the 5-1
second choice on the morning line. The mutuel field, which includes all
three-year-olds other than the 23 individual wagering interests, is the 6-1
third choice.
There are eight new wagering interests in Pool 3: San Felipe S.
(G2) winner A. P. WARRIOR (A.P. Indy), who closed at 31-1 in January’s opening
Pool 1; Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner DEPUTY GLITTERS (Deputy Commander), unbeaten UAE
Derby (UAE-G2) winner DISCREET CAT (Forestry), Gotham S. (G3) winner LIKE
NOW (Jules), Santa Catalina runner-up SACRED LIGHT (Holy Bull), Florida Derby
runner-up SHARP HUMOR (Distorted Humor), Florida Derby third SUNRIVER (Saint
Ballado) and Lane’s End S. (G2) winner WITH A CITY (City Zip).
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 opens at noon (EDT) on
Thursday and closes at 6 p.m. (EDT) on Sunday.
2006
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3
NO. | HORSE | ODDS | ||
1. | *A. P. Warrior | 15-1 | ||
2. | Achilles of Troy | 50-1 | ||
3. | Barbaro | 5-1 | ||
4. | Bluegrass Cat | 15-1 | ||
5. | Bob and John | 15-1 | ||
6. | Brother Derek | 7-2 | ||
7. | Cause to Believe | 30-1 | ||
8. | *Deputy Glitters | 30-1 | ||
9. | *Discreet Cat | 15-1 | ||
10. | First Samurai | 12-1 | ||
11. | Keyed Entry | 30-1 | ||
12. | Lawyer Ron | 12-1 | ||
13. | *Like Now | 50-1 | ||
14. | My Golden Song | 30-1 | ||
15. | Point Determined | 20-1 | ||
16. | Private Vow | 30-1 | ||
17. | *Sacred Light | 15-1 | ||
18. | *Sharp Humor | 30-1 | ||
19. | Steppenwolfer | 50-1 | ||
20. | Strong Contender | 30-1 | ||
21. | *Sunriver | 30-1 | ||
22. | Sweetnorthernsaint | 50-1 | ||
23. | *With a City | 50-1 | ||
24. | All Other
Three-Year-Old |
6-1 |
*An asterisk represents a new wagering interest in Pool 3