Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Big Brown's wire to wire victory in the Florida Derby was good enough to make him the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the third and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Louisiana Derby winner Pyro, who was the 4-1 favorite in the second Future Wager, is the 4-1 second choice this time around.
Trained by Rick Dutrow, Jr., Big Brown registered a five-length win in last Saturday's Florida Derby. He is undefeated in three career starts and is a new addition to the wagering.
Pyro is expected to make his final start before the Run for the Roses in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 12.
Eclipse Award winner War Pass, coming off a last-place finish in the Tampa Bay Derby, is the 6-1 third pick. He closed at 9-2 when betting finished for the second Future Wager.
The mutuel field, which includes all three-year-olds not listed, is 15-1 in the morning-line.
Wagering begins Thursday at 12 p.m. (et) and concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. (et).
Here is the complete field for the Future Wager:
Morning Line
1 Adriano 20-1
2 Atoned 30-1
3 Big Brown 3-1
4 Big Truck 20-1
5 Blackberry Road 50-1
6 Bob Black Jack 30-1
7 Colonel John 12-1
8 Cool Coal Man 15-1
9 Court Vision 20-1
10 Denis of Cork 15-1
11 El Gato Malo 12-1
12 Gayego 30-1
13 Liberty Bull 50-1
14 My Pal Charlie 50-1
15 Pyro 4-1
16 Salute the Sarge 50-1
17 Smooth Air 50-1
18 Tale of Ekati 30-1
19 Tomcito 30-1
20 Visionaire 20-1
21 War Pass 6-1
22 Yankee Bravo 30-1
23 Z Fortune 50-1
24 Mutuel Field (All Others) 15-1
The 134th Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.
04/02 10:12:34 ET
