Hallo dear, It’s My Derby: The
Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Future Wagers offer racing fans an
opportunity to wager on potential contenders well in advance of those
races at odds that could be significantly more attractive than those
available on the days on which the classic American races for 3-year-old
Thoroughbreds are run. The $2 million guaranteed Kentucky Derby
Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) will be run for the 139th consecutive
year at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4. The $1 million Kentucky
Oaks (GI), America’s premier race for 3-year-old fillies, will be run in
its traditional calendar location on Friday, May 3 – the eve of the
“Run for the Roses.
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager is
coming off one of its most successful years as a combined $1,470,019 was
wagered in its three 2012 pools. The 2012 betting total was the fourth
largest in KDFW history and reflected a wagering increase of 7.9% over
the three-pool total of $1,362,101 in 2011. The total was the largest
since the wager shifted to its current threeday, Friday-through-Sunday
format in 2010. KDFW pools had been four-day events prior to that
change.
The Kentucky Oaks Future Wager Pool for 2013 will run concurrently to the March 1-3 Derby Future pool.
Each pool of the Derby and Oaks
wagers feature 24 wagering interests that include 23 individual horses
and a mutuel field, known by many fans as the “All Others” bet. The KDFW
mutuel field, listed as #24 on the roster of each pool’s respective
betting interests, features all 3-year-olds other than the 23 individual
Thoroughbreds in the pool. The “All Others” bet in the Oaks pool, also
listed as #24, features all 3-year-old fillies other than the 23
individual horses on that pool’s betting roster.
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