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Posted on Monday, February 11th, 2008
The first of three pools of the Churchill Downs‘ Kentucky Derby Future Wager ran true to form as the mutuel field, or “all others,” ended up as the favorite on a roster of 24 wagering interests.
Pyro‘s impressive victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Risen Star Stakes (gr. III) at Fair Grounds propelled him past unbeaten 2-year-old champion War Pass into the status of individual horse favored to win the 2008 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) at Churchill Downs on May 3.
The mutuel field, a betting interest that included all 3-year-olds other than the 23 individual 3-year-olds in the pool, was the 3-1 fan favorite at the end of four days of betting in the first of three pools of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. The wager is now in its tenth year and “all others” has been favored in Pool 1 in each of those years.
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ Pyro, who unleashed a impressive last-to-first stretch rally to win the Risen Star and notch his first career stakes victory, ended up as the second betting choice in Pool 1 at odds of 5-1. He was ahead of Eclipse Award 2-year-old champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) winner War Pass, who closed at 6-1. Court Vision was next at 15-1 and was followed closely by El Gato Malo (16-1) Monba (16-1), Majestic Warrior (18-1) and Crown of Thorns (18-1).
The 2008 Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 Final Results
www.kentuckyderby.com
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