Sierra Leone leading individual interest in Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Sierra Leone, the 3-year-old colt who won the Risen Star Stakes on Saturday at Fair Grounds, closed as the lowest-priced individual horse in the fourth Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, which wrapped up on Sunday night.

Sierra Leone was 6-1 at the close of the pool after running down Track Phantom in the late stages of the Risen Star, the only significant Derby prep held last weekend. Track Phantom ended up as the sixth individual choice in the pool, at 20-1.

The entry of “all other 3-year-olds” closed as the 5-1 favorite. The “all others” entry has been the favorite in all four of the future wager pools held so far. The Derby is scheduled for May 4.

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The second individual choice in the pool was Dornoch, at 9-1, followed by Timberlake (15-1), Locked (16-1), and Fierceness, last year’s 2-year-old champion (16-1).

Total handle for the Future Wager, including both win and exacta betting, was $408,422, a 20 percent increase over the fourth pool last year. Total betting in all four pools is up 26 percent compared to last year’s betting through the first four pools, according to Churchill.

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