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Juddmonte's Empire Maker A Strong Favorite In Final Pool Of 2003 Kentucky Derby Future Wager
By: John Asher
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 6, 2003) - Juddmonte Farm's Empire Maker,
winner of the Florida Derby (Grade I) and the favorite for next week's
Wood Memorial (GI) at Aqueduct, remained a strong favorite to win the
129th Kentucky Derby (GI) as wagering in the third and final pool of
the Kentucky Derby Future Wager ("KDFW") drew to a close on Sunday
evening.
The Bobby Frankel-trained son of 1990 Kentucky Derby winner
Unbridled was the 5-2 choice when wagering on KDFW Pool 3 closed at
6:30 p.m. (EDT) on Sunday, April 6 at racetracks and wagering outlets
in 34 states. A total of $222,261 was wagered during the four-day
pool and $52,506 of that total was wagered on Empire Maker.
The final Pool 3 odds made Empire Maker one of the strongest
favorites in the five-year history of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Fusaichi Pegasus, who would go on to win the 2000 Kentucky Derby, set
the record for lowest odds in a single pool when he closed as the 2-1
favorite in that year's third and final KDFW pool.
After Empire Maker, Kentucky Derby fans had a difficult time in
making up their mind on which horses to support and the mutuel field,
which included all 3-year-olds other than the 22 individual horses in
Pool 3, ended up as the 7-1 second choice. Ken and Sarah Ramsey's
Badge of Silver, the winner of the Risen Star (GIII) who runs next
week in the Toyota Blue Grass (GI) at Keeneland, was the third choice
at 9-1. Edmund Gann's Peace Rules, winner of the Louisiana Derby,
closed at 12-1. Buddy Gil, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby (GI),
and Atswhatimtalknbout, fourth as the favorite in the same race,
closed at 13-1. Illinois Derby (GII) winner Ten Most Wanted saw his
final odds drop to 17-1.
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager allows racing fans to place wagers on
contenders for the Kentucky Derby weeks in advance of the race at odds
that may be more attractive than those they would receive on Derby
Day. The Kentucky Derby Future Wager is a $2 minimum wager and is a
win bet only. There are 24 wagering interests in each pool, which
include 23 individual horses and a mutuel field that contains all
other 3-year-old Thoroughbreds - regardless of whether those horses
have been nominated to the Kentucky Derby and the Visa Triple Crown.
There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
The wagering interests in KDFW Pool 3 were reduced to 23 when
betting was suspended on Einar Robsham's Trust N Luck before the
opening of the pool.
The final betting total for Pool 3 included $117,309 wagered on
the pool's final day. Combined wagering on this year's three pools
totaled $1,130,169, the third highest toal in the wager's history and
the fourth consecutive year in which combined wagering topped $1
million.
This year's Pool 3 wagering total was second smallest single
pool total in the wager's five-year history and the smallest since
$229,674 was wagered in Pool 3 of the inaugural Future Wager in 1999.
But the just-concluded pool was the first to be conducted concurrently
with a pool of the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager. The first-ever Oaks
future operated on a schedule that was identical to the Derby futures
pool with the exception of its closing time. Wagering on the Kentucky
Oaks Future Wager - which totaled $117,368 - closed at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday - one hour earlier than KDFW Pool 3.
"We're very pleased with the continued fan support for this
year's fifth annual Kentucky Derby Future Wager," said Steve Sexton,
president of Churchill Downs. "It is clear that our first Kentucky
Oaks Future Wager, which ran on roughly the same schedule as Derby
Pool 3, had an impact on wagering on the Derby wager. But combined
betting on the Oaks and Derby futures pools was very strong and this
results of these pools will provide us with important lessons and
guidance for the future of both wagers."
Pool Three Final Odds & Will-Pays -- Pool 3 Closed On Sunday, April 6 At 6:30 p.m. (EST)
| # | Name | Morning Line** | Final Odds-to-$1 | Win Pool Total | $2 Will Pay |
| 1 | Alysweep* | 30-1 | 71.00 | $2,591 | $144.20 |
| 2 | Aristocat | 50-1 | 48.90 | $3,735 | $99.80 |
| 3 | Atswhatimtalknbout | 6-1 | 13.40 | $12,907 | $28.80 |
| 4 | Badge Of Silver | 15-1 | 9.60 | $17,577 | $21.20 |
| 5 | Brancusi* | 20-1 | 38.60 | $4,704 | $79.20 |
| 6 | Buddy Gil* | 12-1 | 13.10 | $13,185 | $28.20 |
| 7 | Domestic Dispute | 20-1 | 41.50 | $4,383 | $85.00 |
| 8 | During* | 30-1 | 93.70 | $1,970 | $189.40 |
| 9 | Empire Maker | 3-1 | 2.50 | $52,506 | $7.00 |
| 10 | Funny Cide | 50-1 | 52.70 | $3,474 | $107.40 |
| 11 | Inamorato | 50-1 | 68.80 | $2,672 | $139.60 |
| 12 | Indy Dancer | 15-1 | 18.20 | $9,721 | $38.40 |
| 13 | Kafwain | 12-1 | 18.20 | $9,708 | $38.40 |
| 14 | Lion Tamer | 20-1 | 43.30 | $4,213 | $88.60 |
| 15 | Man Among Men | 30-1 | 28.30 | $6,370 | $58.60 |
| 16 | Ministers Wild Cat | 30-1 | 28.90 | $6,235 | $59.80 |
| 17 | New York Hero* | 20-1 | 40.50 | $4,496 | $83.00 |
| 18 | Ocean Terrace | 30-1 | 47.10 | $3,874 | $96.20 |
| 19 | Offlee Wild | 30-1 | 24.20 | $7,406 | $50.40 |
| 20 | Peace Rules | 12-1 | 12.40 | $13,903 | $26.80 |
| 21 | Region Of Merit | 50-1 | 46.10 | $3,956 | $94.20 |
| 22 | Ten Most Wanted* | 30-1 | 17.40 | $10,114 | $36.80 |
| 23 | Trust N Luck | Scr | Scr | Scr | Scr |
| 24 | All Other 3-year-olds | 10-1 | 7.20 | $22,561 | $16.40 |
| | FINAL TOTAL FOR POOL 3 | $222,261 |
* - new addition to Pool 3
** - Morning line odds by Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia
Deletions from Pool Two: Champali, Composure, Great Notion, Senor Swinger, Supah Blitz and Ten Cents A Shine
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Statistics
|
Wagering (by year) |
Pool 1 |
Pool 2 |
Pool 3 |
Total |
|
| 2003 |
$516,906 |
$391,002 |
$222,261 |
$1,130,169 |
| 2002 |
$577,889*** |
$401,070 |
$524,847 |
$1,503,806 |
| 2001 |
$510,815 |
$372,961 |
$425,871 |
$1,309,647 |
| 2000 |
$465,454 |
$306,259 |
$387,206 |
$1,158,919 |
| 1999 |
$267,748 |
$178,811 |
$229,674 |
$676,233 |
|
Winning payout |
Pool 1 |
Pool 2 |
Pool 3 |
Derby payout |
| 2002 (War Emblem) |
$7.60 |
$16.00 |
$24.00 |
$43.00 |
| 2001 (Monarchos) |
$36.60 |
$13.00 |
$15.80 |
$23.00 |
| 2000 (Fusaichi Pegasus) |
$27.80 |
$26.40 |
$8.00** |
$6.60 |
| 1999 (Charismatic*) |
$10.20** |
$30.20 |
$26.60 |
$64.60 |
* - Charismatic was a member of the mutuel field in all three KDFW pools in 1999.
** - Favorite
*** - Single pool wagering record
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