Verrazano favored in final Derby Future Wager

By: SPORTS NETWORK

Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Derby winner Verrazano has been installed as the 7-2 morning line favorite for the third and final Kentucky Derby Future Wager of 2013.

The Future Wager consists of 24 betting interests, including 23 individual 3- year-olds and the mutuel field of "All Others."

The Future Wager begins Friday, March 22 at noon (ET) and concludes Sunday, March 24 at 6 p.m. (ET). The 139th Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Verrazano finished as the 9-1 second selection in the second Future Wager three weeks ago. The colt will make his last start before the Run for the Roses in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 6.

"All Others" is the 6-1 second choice after closing the second Future Wager as the 3-1 favorite. The mutuel field finished the first Future Wager last month as the 8-5 top choice.

The three 10-1 third picks in the morning line are Holy Bull Stakes winner Itsmyluckyday, Fountain of Youth champ Orb and Gotham Stakes winner Vyjack.

Here are the 24 betting interests for the third Kentucky Derby Future Wager:

Number Wagering Interest Morning line odds Final odds:

1. Code West 30-1

2. Den's Legacy 50-1

3. Falling Sky 50-1

4. Flashback 12-1

5. Goldencents 30-1

6. Hear the Ghost (n) 20-1

7. Itsmyluckyday 10-1

8. Java's War (n) 30-1

9. Mr Palmer (n) 50-1

10. Noble Tune (n) 30-1

11. Normandy Invasion 20-1

12. Orb 10-1

13. Overanalyze 30-1

14. Oxbow 20-1

15. Palace Malice 50-1

16. Revolutionary 15-1

17. Shakin It Up 30-1

18. Shanghai Bobby 15-1

19. Uncaptured 20-1

20. Verrazano 7-2

21. Vyjack (g) 10-1

22. War Academy (n) 30-1

23. Will Take Charge (n) 20-1

24. All Others 6-1

(g) - gelding (n) - new wagering interest in Pool 3