Barnes is top individual choice in Ky. Derby Future Wager pool 3

Posted by Admin January 14, 2025 Horse Racing

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Undefeated 3-year-old colt Barnes has been tabbed as the 10-1 individual betting favorite in pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager as it begins a three-day run on Friday and offers fans another chance to bet on the $5 million Kentucky Derby 2025 ahead of the first Saturday in May.

Owned by Zedan Racing and trained by Bob Baffert, Barnes leads the 39 individual betting interests in pool 3, with the pari-mutuel field of all other 3-year-olds tabbed as the 5-2 overall favorite.

Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Friday at noon EST and closes Sunday at 6 p.m. The pool, which features $2 win and exacta wagering, is available at racetracks and simulcast outlets nationwide.

Barnes has emerged as one of the early favorites on the road to the Kentucky Derby after his maiden special weight victory at Churchill Downs in November and recent win in the Grade 2 San Vicente at Santa Anita. The $3.2 million purchase is one of nine horses in pool 3 trained by Baffert. The others are Citizen Bull, Gaming, Getaway Car, Madaket Road, Rodriguez, Romanesque, San Saba and Varney.

The road to the Kentucky Derby continues Saturday with the Lecomte Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds, which includes pool 3 betting interests Built, Disco Time, Innovator and Magnitude.

All told, there will be six future wager pools for Kentucky Derby 151. Future wager pool 4 is set for Feb. 14-16, pool 5 is scheduled for March 14-16 and pool 6 will take place April 3-5. Pool 5 also will include the Kentucky Oaks future wager.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. If Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week’s pool that one of the wagering interests experiences an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

KDFW	Horse	Trainer	Sire	ML
1	American Promise	Lukas, Wayne	Justify	50-1
2	Barnes	Baffert, Bob	Into Mischief	10-1
3	Built	Catalano, Wayne	Hard Spun	30-1
4	Bullard	McCarthy, Michael	Gun Runner	20-1
5	Chancer McPatrick	Brown, Chad	McKinzie	20-1
6	Citizen Bull	Baffert, Bob	Into Mischief	20-1
7	Coal Battle	Briley, Lonnie	Coal Front	50-1
8	Colloquial	Weaver, George	Vekoma	50-1
9	Cyclone State	Summers, Chad	McKinzie	40-1
10	Disco Time	Cox, Brad	Not This Time	50-1
11	Donut God	Lynch, Brian	Into Mischief	40-1
12	East Avenue	Walsh, Brendan	Medaglia d’Oro	15-1
13	Ferocious	Delgado, Gustavo	Flatter	30-1
14	First Resort	Harty, Eoin	Uncle Mo	30-1
15	Gaming	Baffert, Bob	Game Winner	30-1
16	Getaway Car	Baffert, Bob	Curlin	50-1
17	Grande	Pletcher, Todd	Curlin	50-1
18	Grayscale	Joseph, Saffie	Frosted	99-1
19	Gunmetal	Cox, Brad	Gun Runner	30-1
20	Guns Loaded	D’Angelo, Jose	Gun Runner	50-1
21	Hill Road	Delgado, Jorge	Quality Road	50-1
22	Innovator	Lukas, Wayne	Authentic	50-1
23	Jonathan’s Way	Bauer, Phil	Vekoma	40-1
24	Journalism	McCarthy, Michael	Curlin	20-1
25	Keep It Easy	Romans, Dale	Hard Spun	40-1
26	Madaket Road	Baffert, Bob	Quality Road	50-1
27	Magnitude	Asmussen, Steve	Not This Time	80-1
28	Owen Almighty	Lynch, Brian	Speightstown	50-1
29	Patch Adams	Cox, Brad	Into Mischief	20-1
30	Poster	Harty, Eoin	Into Mischief	40-1
31	Rated by Merit	Yates, Bo	Battalion Runner	50-1
32	Rodriguez	Baffert, Bob	Authentic	20-1
33	Romanesque	Baffert, Bob	Practical Joke	50-1
34	San Saba	Baffert, Bob	Justify	50-1
35	Sandman	Casse, Mark	Tapit	80-1
36	Sovereignty	Mott, Bill	Into Mischief	25-1
37	Tappan Street	Cox, Brad	Into Mischief	50-1
38	Tiztastic	Asmussen, Steve	Tiz the Law	99-1
39	Varney	Baffert, Bob	Vekoma	40-1
40	All other 3-year-olds			5-2