Ted Noffey individual favorite at 6-1 in third Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool

Ted Noffey, the undefeated winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, has been made the 6-1 individual favorite in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, which opens on Friday.

Ted Noffey, who has yet to record a published workout in 2026, is one of 39 individual betting interests being offered in the pool, which opens at noon Eastern on Friday and closes at 6 p.m. Sunday. “All others” was made the 4-1 favorite.

Further Ado, winner of the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes in November, and Paladin, winner of the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes on Dec. 6, are both listed at 10-1.

This is the third Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool to be offered for this year’s race, to be run May 2 at Churchill Downs. In the second pool, which closed on Dec. 1, “all others” closed as the 2-1 favorite, while Ted Noffey was the individual betting favorite at 7-1. In the first pool, which closed prior to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile being run on Oct. 31, the all-others entry closed at 6-5, with Ted Noffey the individual favorite at 10-1.

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The lone Kentucky Derby points-scoring race this weekend is Saturday’s Grade 3, $250,000 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds. That 11-horse field is led by Chip Honcho, the Gun Runner Stakes winner, who closed at 112-1 in pool 2. Maiden winner White Tiger (83-1 in pool 2, 59-1 in pool 1) and Mesquite (96-1 in pool 2) are the only other members of this field previously offered as individual betting interests.

Crown the Buckeye and Thunder Buck, both in the Lecomte field, are among 17 new horses added to pool 3 who were not offered as individual betting interests in pool 2. That list also includes Express Kid, winner of the Springboard Mile on Dec. 20; So Happy, winner of last Saturday’s Grade 2 San Vicente at Santa Anita; and Strategic Risk, winner of the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

Recent debut winners Chief Wallabee, Class President, D’code, Iron Honor, and Thunderously are also being offered as individual betting interests.

Other Future Wager dates are set for Feb. 13-15 (Pool 4), March 13-15 (Pool 5), and April 2-4 (Pool 6). Pool 5 also will include the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.

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