Seven weeks in advance of the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1), Paladin, winner of the Remsen Stakes (G2) and Risen Star Stakes (G2), and Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) runner-up Chief Wallabee closed as 8-1 co-favorites in Pool 5 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
The Chad Brown-trained Paladin, who runs next in the April 4 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland, had $25,772 in Win bets while the Bill Mott-trained Chief Wallabee, scheduled to make his next start in the March 28 Florida Derby (G1), handled $24,790—the difference of just $982.
In the lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, which was conducted concurrently with the KDFW Pool 5, unbeaten Demoiselle Stakes (G2) and Suncoast Stakes winner Zany closed as the clear 4-1 favorite.
Horses in order of favoritism in the three-day March 13-15 KDFW Pool 5 (with trainer, sire, odds and $2 Win Will Pays):
#25 Paladin (Brown, Gun Runner , 8-1, $18.56)
#6 Chief Wallabee (Bill Mott, Constitution , 8-1, $19.30)
#24 Nearly (Todd Pletcher, Not This Time , 12-1, $26.36)
#9 Commandment (Brad Cox, Into Mischief , 12-1, $26.58)
#30 Renegade (Pletcher, Into Mischief, 13-1, $28.98)
#40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (14-1, $31.14)
#18 Incredibolt (Riley Mott, Bolt d'Oro , 16-1, $35.38)
#34 Silent Tactic (Mark Casse, Tacitus , 17-1, $37.90)
#27 Potente (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 18-1, $39.90)
#5 Cherokee Nation (Baffert, Not This Time, 19-1, $40.88)
#39 The Puma (Gustavo Delgado, Essential Quality , 23-1, $49.70)
#15 Further Ado (Cox, Gun Runner, 25-1, $52.80)
#8 Class President (Pletcher, Uncle Mo, 28-1, $58.04)
#12 Emerging Market (Brown, Candy Ride , 33-1, $68.34)
#16 Golden Tempo (Cherie DeVaux, Curlin , 36-1, $74.90)
#29 Reagan's Honor (DeVaux, Honor A. P., 38-1, $79.64)
#4 Canaletto (Brown, Into Mischief, 40-1, $82.40)
#1 Blackout Time (Kenny McPeek, Not This Time, 41-1, $85.10)
#20 Iron Honor (Brown, Nyquist , 41-1, $85.96)
#7 Chip Honcho (Steve Asmussen, Connect , 45-1, $93.12)
#21 Litmus Test (Baffert, Nyquist, 45-1, $93.20)
#2 Brant (Baffert, Gun Runner, 55-1, $112.82)
#38 Talk to Me Jimmy (Rudy Rodriguez, Modernist , 55-1, $113.24)
#23 Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers, Liam's Map , 57-1, $116.72)
#11 Danon Bourbon (Manabu Ikezoe, Maxfield , 58-1, $119.58)
#3 Buetane (Baffert, Tiz the Law , 63-1, $128.56)
#35 Six Speed (Bhupat Seemar, Not This Time, 66-1, $135.86)
#19 Intrepido (Jeff Mullins, Maximus Mischief , 69-1, $141.40)
#17 Great White (John Ennis, Volatile , 84-1, $171.62)
#28 Pyromancer (Keiji Yoshimura, Pyro, 85-1, $172.28)
#14 Fulleffort (Cox, Liam's Map, 89-1, $181.14)
#36 So Happy (Mark Glatt, Runhappy, 103-1, $208.12)
#22 Lucky Kid (Yukihiro Kato, Discreet Cat, 150-1, $302.48)
#10 Confessional (Cox, Essential Quality, 156-1, $315.12)
#33 Secured Freedom (Tim Yakteen, Practical Joke , 160-1, $323.76)
#31 Robusta (Doug O'Neill, Accelerate, 174-1, $351.04)
#32 Salloom (Bhupat Seemar, Authentic , 181-1, $364.92)
#26 Pavlovian (Doug O'Neill, Pavel , 210-1, $422.36)
#37 Stark Contrast (Michael McCarthy, Caravaggio, 227-1, $457.80)
#13 Express Kid (Justin Evans, Bodexpress, 259-1, $521.56)
The Kentucky Derby Future Wager, offered for a 28th consecutive year, enables bettors to wager on possible Kentucky Derby contenders in advance of America's greatest race at odds that could be more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The $5 million Kentucky Derby for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds will be run for the 152nd consecutive year May 2.
The final odds for the Oaks Future Wager
#39 Zany (Pletcher, American Pharoah, 4-1, $10.06)
#3 Bella Ballerina (Brendan Walsh, Street Sense , 7-1, $17.80)
#8 Explora (Baffert, Blame , 8-1, $18.62)
#34 She Be Smooth (Pletcher, Lexitonian , 11-1, $25.40)
#22 Meaning (McCarthy, Gun Runner, 12-1, $26.50)
#4 Bottle of Rouge (Baffert, Vino Rosso , 14-1, $30.40)
#29 Percy's Bar (Ben Colebrook, Upstart , 15-1, $32.12)
#40 All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies (17-1, $37.68)
#11 French Friction (Casse, City of Light , 18-1, $38.96)
#6 Counting Stars (Casse, Honor A. P., 22-1, $46.36)
#9 Forced Entry (Baffert, Charlatan , 27-1, $57.24)
#13 Just Singing (Kent Sweezey, Justify , 45-1, $93.76)
#7 Dazzling Dame (Brittany Russell, Girvin , 48-1, $99.08)
#19 Luv Your Neighbor (Mike Stidham, Constitution, 51-1, $104.98)
#27 Paradise (Cox, Gun Runner, 54-1, $111.18)
#16 Labwah (Salem bin Ghadayer, Charlatan, 54-1, $111.84)
#26 On Time Girl (Cox, Not This Time, 56-1, $114.62)
#10 French Blue (Baffert, Gun Runner, 61-1, $124.46)
#18 Love and Trust (DeVaux, Constitution, 62-1, $127.52)
#17 Life of Joy (Cox, Gun Runner, 64-1, $131.64)
#33 Search Party (Casse, Gun Runner, 65-1, $132.82)
#25 Nycon (Whit Beckman, Nyquist, 72-1, $147.14)
#38 Taken by the Wind (McPeek, Rock Your World , 73-1, $148.24)
#31 Prom Queen (Cox, Quality Road , 83-1, $168.18)
#24 Newtown Pike (Lindsay Schultz, McKinzie , 83-1, $168.94)
#5 Brooklyn Blonde (McCarthy, Gun Runner, 98-1, $199.54)
#23 My Miss Mo (Saffie Joseph Jr., Uncle Mo, 101-1, $205.14)
#36 Sticker Shock (Cox, Uncle Mo, 102-1, $206.76)
#35 Sneaky Good (Cox, Into Mischief, 112-1, $227.18)
#37 Swing Vote (Bill Mott, Constitution, 112-1, $227.96)
#20 Market Chill (Brown, Not This Time, 119-1, $240.58)
#1 A. P.'s Girl (Peter Eurton, Honor A. P., 129-1, $261.38)
#30 Powered by Family (DeVaux, Quality Road, 133-1, $269.84)
#2 Bank Shot (Ryan Hanson, Game Winner, 145-1, $293.42)
#12 Hit Parade (Cox, Street Sense, 177-1, $357.44)
#32 Resplendence (Paulo Lobo, Justify, 183-1, $368.14)
#14 Kadabra (Pletcher, Good Magic , 228-1, $459.72)
#21 Maximum Offer (McPeek, Maxfield, 243-1, $489.20)
#15 Knickleandime (Randy Morse, Knicks Go , 250-1, $502.64)
#28 Pashmina (Rob Atras, Constitution, 500-1, $1,002.86)
Total handle for the KDFW pool—the fifth of six scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby—was $310,430 ($209,189 in the Win pool and $101,241 in Exactas) compared to last year's $430,006 ($328,063 in the Win pool and $102,003 in Exactas).
Betting on the Oaks Future Wager totaled $76,059 ($55,444 in the Win pool and $20,615 in Exactas) versus 2025's $79,974 ($58,629 in the Win pool and $21,345 in Exactas).
The Oaks/Derby Double, which requires bettors to correctly select the winners of both the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 1 and the next day's Derby, handled $69,961 compared to last year's $83,716.
Betting on all future wagers over the three-day period, which included an Oaks/Derby Future Double, was $456,450 compared to last year's $593,696 and 2024's $458,269.
Through the first five pools, a total of $1,733,956 has been bet on Derby future wagers versus last year's $1,847,627.
The year's sixth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool is set for Thursday, April 2 through Saturday, April 4. Different from the first five pools of the KDFW, Pool 6 will close prior to the first Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series race on April 4.
Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.
This press release has been edited for content and style by BloodHorse Staff.
