April 20, 2024

All Others, Curlin top choices in 2018 Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager

(Coady Photography)

The Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, will be offered concurrently with Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager from November 23 through 6 p.m. (EST) on November 26.

Curlin, the 2007-08 Horse of the Year who has provided 10 winners from 98 juveniles in his sixth crop, is 8-1 on odds maker Mike Battaglia’s morning line odds, but “All Other Sires” is the 4-1 favorite.

In addition to Curlin’s duo of Good Magic and Solomini, 10 other sires have offspring that are individual betting interests in the traditional Kentucky Derby Future Wager, led by Medaglia d’Oro (Bolt d’Oro, Enticed and Montauk), Street Sense (Avery Island and McKinzie), Tapit (Mask and Principe Guilherme) and Into Mischief (Engage and Tiz Mischief). The others are Distorted Humor (Quip), Ghostzapper (Dak Attack), More Than Ready (Copper Bullet), Scat Daddy (Mendelssohn), Tiznow (Sporting Chance) and Union Rags (Free Drop Billy).

Bodemeister sired 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and provided a $63.60 win payout in the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager compared to his $11.40 payoff on Derby Day as the 9-2 favorite. The Bodemeister (Always Dreaming) and “all others” (Lookin At Lee by Lookin At Lucky) future Exacta returned $488.20 for $2, whereas it paid $336.20 on the day of the race.

“All Other Sires” was the 7-2 favorite last year and 2-1 choice in the inaugural pool during the fall of 2015. Pioneerof the Nile was the 5-1 second choice last year, while Tapit was the 7-1 leading individual in year one.

Bets can be placed at Churchill Downs, TwinSpires.com and satellite wagering centers across North America. Total betting on last year’s Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager was $44,150 with $30,375 in Win bets $13,775 in Exacta combinations — a 26.3% increase from 2015.

No scratches or refunds of wagers are permitted in the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager.

The November 23-26 period will be the only time the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager is offered.

1 Bernardini 20-1
2 Bodemeister 20-1
3 Candy Ride 20-1
4 Curlin 8-1
5 Distorted Humor 20-1
6 Ghostzapper 20-1
7 Giant’s Causeway 30-1
8 Into Mischief 20-1
9 Malibu Moon 30-1
10 Medaglia d’Oro 12-1
11 More Than Ready 20-1
12 Overanalyze 30-1
13 Pioneerof the Nile 20-1
14 Quality Road 20-1
15 Scat Daddy 20-1
16 Speightstown 20-1
17 Street Sense 15-1
18 Tapit 10-1
19 Tiznow 20-1
20 Uncle Mo 20-1
21 Union Rags 30-1
22 Violence 30-1
23 War Front 15-1
24 All Other Sires 4-1