Pool 5 of 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager to close before final preps Saturday

The field for the fifth and final pool of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) has been announced by Churchill Downs, but there will be a new twist for bettors to consider in their approach this week.

In virtually every pool over the lifetime of the KDFW, wagering has ended on early Sunday evening. However, wagering on Pool 5 closes this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. (ET), before the final round of major preps — the Blue Grass (G1), Wood Memorial (G2), and Santa Anita Derby (G1) — will be run.

Wagering on Pool 5 of the KDFW will have an earlier start, too, beginning at noon (ET) on Thursday.

Louisiana Derby (G2) winner #7 Epicenter has been installed as the 5-1 morning-line favorite in Pool 5. #17 Smile Happy, a likely Blue Grass participant, is listed at 6-1.

Among the trio listed at 8-1 is Florida Derby (G1) winner #21 White Abarrio. #9 Forbidden Kingdom and #11 Messier, both of whom will line up in Saturday's Santa Anita Derby, were also pegged at 8-1.

Other KDFW entrants expected to race this weekend include #5 Early Voting (Wood Memorial), #6 Emmanuel (Blue Grass), #8 Ethereal Road (Blue Grass), #12 Mo Donegal (Wood Memorial), #13 Morello (Wood Memorial), and #22 Zandon (Blue Grass).

Win and exacta wagering are available on Pool 5 at TwinSpires.com. Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the KDFW will be available before the pool opens Thursday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.

1. Barber Road	30-1
2. Charge It	12-1
3. Crown Pride	50-1
4. Cyberknife	12-1
5. Early Voting	20-1
6. Emmanuel	20-1
7. Epicenter	5-1
8. Ethereal Road	50-1
9. Forbidden Kingdom	8-1
10. In Due Time	50-1
11. Messier	8-1
12. Mo Donegal	20-1
13. Morello	20-1
14. Pioneer of Medina	30-1
15. Simplification	15-1
16. Slow Down Andy	50-1
17. Smile Happy	6-1
18. Summer Is Tomorrow	50-1
19. Tawny Port	50-1
20. Tiz the Bomb	12-1
21. White Abarrio	8-1
22. Zandon	20-1
23. Zozos	30-1
24. All Other 3-Year-Olds	15-1