2023 Kentucky Derby Future Odds

by Matt Zitt - 4/5/2023

The 2023 Kentucky Derby is set to take place on Saturday, May 6, at Churchill Downs. The Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is a 36-race series that dishes out awards points to the Top 4 that place in each race. From there, the top 19- or 20-point earners will earn a slot at the starting gate for the 149th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1). One invitation will be granted to the top point earners in the Europe Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and another invite will go to the top point earner in the Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.

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The field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975, and at least 20 horses have entered the 1 ¼ mile race for three-year-olds every year since 2004. Horses trained by Todd Pletcher have won more money than those trained by any other trainer in the history of horse racing. However, that success has not translated at Churchill Downs. Pletcher has only won the race twice in 62 career starts. Despite this, oddsmakers expect Pletcher to have a strong chance to take home 1st place as Forte is the 3-1 favorite. Another few top bets have been Tapit Trice (12-1) and Angel of Empire (29-1).

Forte will try and keep momentum rolling into the next month as Pletcher’s horse just recently won this past weekend's Derby prep. Finishing first in the Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa (G1), Forte earned 100 qualification points, which moved him to the top of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 190 total points. He was sent off at odds of 1-5 from post 11 -- a disadvantageous starting position at Gulfstream’s 1 1/8th mile distance. Forced to enter the final turn five wide, Forte closed with a powerful stretch run to win by one length. The final time of the race was 1:49.37. Angel of Empire won the second Derby prep of the weekend, finishing in first place of the Arkansas Derby (G1). Upcoming preps for the weekend of April 8 include Wood Memorial, Blue Grass S., and the Santa Anita Derby.

The sixth and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool opened on Friday March 31, 2023 and closed on Sunday April 2, 2023. The three-day pool featured 39 individual horses and the “All Others” option. This option covers all the horses not listed in the group of 39 and without odds. After the Florida Derby, Forte will be this year’s Kentucky Derby Favorite as it closed at 3-1 odds. Other horses that received notice after not being included in the “All Others” option are Kingsbarns (11-1) and Practical Move (14-1).

Listed below are the Closing Odds on all of the eligible choices for Pool 6 of the 2023 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.

Number-Entry-Odds

1) Angel of Empire 29-1
2) Arctic Arrogance 165-1
3) Blazing Sevens 46-1
4) Bourbon Bash 100-1
5) Classic Car Wash 169-1
6) Confidence Game 29-1
7) Continuar (JPN) 54-1
8) Cyclone Mischief 88-1
9) Derma Sotogake (JPN) 13-1
10) Disarm 33-1
11) Dreamlike 143-1
12) Dubyuhnell 111-1
13) Fort Bragg 58-1
14) Forte 3-1
15) Geaux Rocket Ride 33-1
16) Hayes Strike 404-1
17) Hit Show 30-1
18) I Don't Get It 238-1
19) Instant Coffee 49-1
20) Jace's Road 118-1
21) Kingsbarns 11-1
22) Mage 46-1
23) Mandarin Hero (JPN) 99-1
24) Mendelssohns March 212-1
25) National Treasure 44-1
26) Practical Move 14-1
27) Raise Cain 81-1
28) Red Route One 24-1
29) Reincarnate 24-1
30) Rocket Can 32-1
31) Shadow Dragon 299-1
32) Skinner 50-1
33) Slip Mahoney 130-1
34) Sun Thunder 113-1
35) Tapit Trice 12-1
36) Two Eagles River 38-1
37) Two Phil's 21-1
38) Verifying 50-1
39) Wild On Ice 190-1
40) All Other 3 Year Olds 17-1

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