Field closes as 2-1 favorite in Pool 1 of Future Wager

There was plenty of support for unbeaten champion UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie)

during three strong days of betting in Churchill Downs' first Kentucky Derby

Future Wager (KDFW) pool of 2011, but the final result was very familiar: the

mutuel field, or "All Others," ranked as a solid favorite when betting on the

three-day pool concluded early Sunday evening.

The "All Others" betting interest was the 2-1 choice over Uncle Mo, Repole

Stable's reigning two-year-old champion who was the 7-2 second choice when the

first of three 2011 Kentucky Derby Future pools wound to a close. The mutuel

field includes all three-year-old Thoroughbreds other than the 23 individual

horses listed among Pool 1's wagering interests. This is the 13th year for the

Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which was launched in 1999, and "All Others" has

been favored in the opening pool in each of those years.

Betting was brisk throughout the pool and Kentucky Derby (G1) fans wagered a

near-record $592,492 in its win and exacta pools during the three-day session.

The Pool 1 betting total is the second-largest single pool total in KDFW

history, trailing only the $620,362 wagered during the opening pool in 2005. The

2011 Pool 1 total includes $480,375 wagered to win and $112,117 in exacta bets. 

The Kentucky Derby Future Wager provides fans with opportunities to wager on

potential contenders for the 137th Kentucky Derby at odds that could be much

more attractive than those available on race day. It offers win and exacta

wagering, and all bets are $2 minimum wagers. No refunds will be made on any

wager made during a KDFW pool. If it is determined during any pool that an

individual horse has suffered an illness, injury or other circumstance that

would prevent the betting interest from competing in Kentucky Derby, wagering on

the horse will be suspended immediately.

Holy Bull S. (G3) winner DIALED IN (Mineshaft) was the overall third choice

at 8-1, while Remsen S. (G2) and Nashua S. (G2) winner TO HONOR AND SERVE (Bernardini)

closed at 10-1 and unbeaten BRETHREN (Distorted Humor), the unbeaten

half-brother to 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, stood at odds of 15-1

when Pool 1 ended.

KDFW Pool 2 is set for March 11-13. The year's final pool is set for April

1-3, and the Kentucky Derby will be run on May 7 at Churchill Downs. Information

on the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Derby Future Wager -- including real-time

KDFW Pool 1 odds -- is available at the official Kentucky Derby website at

www.KentuckyDerby.com.

2011 KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE

WAGER

Final Odds --

Pool 1