LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The mutuel field, the No. 24 or “all others” option, closed Sunday as the favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager and in the Sire futures offered for the first time this year by Churchill Downs. The field is 3-5 in Pool 1 and 2-1 in the Sire wager. Both pools opened Thursday for a four-day run. A big bet was made early that day on the field in Pool 1, and the odds never rose higher than 3-5. The top individual choices are Nyquist at 9-1, Moyahmen at 11-1, Swipe at 18-1, and Airoforce at 18-1. In the Sire wager, the top individual choices are Tapit at 7-1, Uncle Mo at 9-1, Bernardini at 11-1, and Curlin at 14-1. Total handle on Pool 1 was $174,682, with $141,926 to win and $32,756 in exactas. On the Sire wager, total handle was $34,960, with $26,751 to win and $8,209 in exactas. Together, the two wagers handled $209,642. Last year, handle on Pool 1 alone was $234,574. This was the third year Churchill has offered Pool 1 at the end of November. Before then, only three pools were offered annually, typically starting in February. The field has been favored in Pool 1 every year since Churchill began offering parimutuel futures in 1999. Last year, American Pharoah emerged as a 12-1 chance in Pool 1 to sweep the Triple Crown. As usual, three subsequent futures pools will be offered before the 142nd Derby is run May 7, 2016: Pool 2 will run Feb. 12-14, Pool 3 from March 11-13, and Pool 4 from April 1-3. A separate Kentucky Oaks pool will be offered concurrent with Pool 3. Aggregate handle on the four Derby pools last year was $1,522,976. The record is $1,665,990, set in 2005. Kentucky Derby Pool 1 Odds Box Horse Trainer Odds $2 Will-pay Airoforce M. Casse 18-1 $39.60 Annual Report K. McLaughlin 65-1 $131.60 Brody's Cause D. Romans 21-1 $44 Cocked and Loaded L. Rivelli 65-1 $133.40 Conquest Big E M. Casse 39-1 $81.20 Drefong B. Baffert 40-1 $82.40 Exaggerator K. Desormeaux 25-1 $52.40 Flexibility C. Brown 71-1 $145.60 Gift Box C. Brown 47-1 $97.80 Greenpointcrusader D. Schettino 28-1 $59.60 Gun Runner S. Asmussen 57-1 $116.60 Matt King Coal L. Rice 87-1 $177.80 Mohaymen K. McLaughlin 11-1 $25 Mor Spirit B. Baffert 31-1 $64.80 Nyquist D. O'Neill 9-1 $21.80 Rated R Superstar K. McPeek 181-1 $365.80 Riker N. Gonzalez 216-1 $435.60 Sail Ahoy S. McGaughey 45-1 $93.20 Sunny Ridge Ja. Servis 83-1 $169.60 Swipe K. Desormeaux 18-1 $38 Synchrony D.K. Von Hemel 96-1 $195.80 Toews on Ice B. Baffert 49-1 $101.60 Unbridled Outlaw D. Romans 95-1 $193.40 Mutuel Field   3-5 $3.40