Maximus Mischief stepped up in company, stretched out in distance and handled both, recording a 2 1/4-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct.
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Breeders' Cup Juvenile analysis
Road to the 2019 Derby: Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes
The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, closed as usual as a decisive favorite in Pool 1 of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern after a four-day wagering window.
Time to raise a glass, or a mutuel ticket, to the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which is now under way through Sunday and is in its 21st consecutive year. This parimutuel wager, of which Pool 1 of four opened on Thursday, is as much about bragging rights as it is about profits – a chance for horseplayers to state their opinions early and be validated if proven right.
Fans betting into the first pool of the 2019 Kentucky Derby Future Wager this Thursday-Sunday are being presented with the new option of “any filly” among the 24 betting choices.
If future-book wagering on the Kentucky Derby in Las Vegas weren’t virtually extinct, you could be certain that the current favorite for the 2019 Derby would be Game Winner.
The moment Game Winner crossed the wire first in the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill, the early 2019 Kentucky Derby favorite was clearly established. Here are five other options.
Road to the Derby: Breeders' Futurity analysis
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Champagne Stakes analysis
