💣's away in the G2 Risen Star! Magnitude goes gate-to-wire and dominates the competition at 43/1 under @_benacurtis for trainer Steve Asmussen! The 3YO colt picked up 50 points towards the @kentuckyderby! 🌹 🎥 TwinSpiresReplay
Baffert trainees draw strong support in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
🕒 Feb 16, 2025
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Barnes winning his debut at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Media)
Roughly 2 1/2 months out from the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1), bettors have concluded trainer Bob Baffert has a strong chance to secure a record-breaking seventh Derby win.
The top two individual choices in Pool 4 were Baffert trainees. Undefeated San Vicente (G2) winner Barnes closed at 8-1, while champion two-year-old male Citizen Bull settled at 9-1 after opening his sophomore campaign with a win in the Robert B. Lewis (G3).
Barnes has been the individual favorite in three straight pools; he offered 13-1 in Pool 2 and 6-1 in Pool 3.
Baffert has won the Derby six times since 1997, tying the record set by Ben Jones from 1938-1952. Other Baffert trainees available for betting in Pool 4 included Robert B. Lewis runner-up Rodriguez (29-1), Sunland Park Derby winner Getaway Car (50-1), Del Mar Futurity (G1) conqueror Gaming (70-1), and maiden winner San Saba (107-1).
Beyond the Baffert trainees, Holy Bull (G3) winner Burnham Square (15-1), Southwest (G3) runner-up Sandman (16-1), Street Sense (G3) victor Sovereignty (17-1), and Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) winner Journalism (19-1) proved popular. Last year’s Breeders’ Futurity (G1) hero East Avenue (18-1) drew support as well, though his popularity waned following a 10th-place finish in Saturday’s Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.
One notable horse who wasn’t available for individual betting was Magnitude, who won the Risen Star by 9 3/4 lengths in a fast time. He closed at 168-1 in Pool 2 and 186-1 in Pool 3, but failed to make the cut for Pool 4 after finishing sixth in last month’s Lecomte (G3). Bettors who wished to back Magnitude in Pool 4 had to settle for the 9-2 odds available on the “All Other Three-Year-Olds” option.
Rounding out the betting interests were John Hancock (21-1), Chancer McPatrick (23-1), Disco Time (30-1), Captain Cook (35-1), Patch Adams (37-1), River Thames (38-1), Built (43-1), Tappan Street (46-1), First Resort (49-1), Hypnus (51-1), Coal Battle (58-1), Grande (61-1), Jonathan’s Way (61-1), Speed King (64-1), Gate to Wire (66-1), Keep It Easy (69-1), Poster (70-1), Tiztastic (73-1), Ferocious (76-1), Sand Devil (85-1), Rapture (85-1), Vassimo (96-1), Tip Top Thomas (103-1), Innovator (111-1), Sorcerer’s Silver (128-1), Cyclone State (143-1), Praetor (171-1), and Legitimate (294-1).
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 5 is slated for March 14-16. It will run simultaneously with the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool.
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