The 2025 Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens its first pool on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at noon, showcasing East Avenue (Medaglia d’Oro) as a 10-1 individual favourite. The GI Breeders’ Futurity winner and TDN Rising Star tops a pool of 38 individual betting options, which also includes two broader categories: “All Fillies Foaled in 2022” and “All Other Colts and Geldings Foaled in 2022.”
Bettors can place $2 Win and Exacta wagers in Pool 1 until 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, just ahead of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Del Mar. The Future Wager series will have six pools leading up to the Kentucky Derby, scheduled as follows: Pool 1 (Oct. 30-Nov. 1); Pool 2 (Nov. 28-Dec. 1); Pool 3 (Jan. 17-19); Pool 4 (Feb. 14-16); Pool 5 (March 14-16); and Pool 6 (April 3-5).
Notably, Pool 2 will also feature the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, allowing fans to bet on sires with potential contenders, while Pool 5 will include the Longines Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, spotlighting early favourites for the premier race for 3-year-old fillies.