Racing fans across North America responded to a dazzling victory by Point Given in the Santa Anita Derby by making the son of 1995 Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch a strong favorite heading into the final day of betting in the final pool of Churchill Downs' 2001 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.Kentucky Derby fans pumped $176,453 into the third and final pool of the 2001 Future Wager on Saturday and pushed total wagering for this year's three pools past the $1 million mark for the second consecutive year.Heading into Sunday's final hours of the Pool 3, wagering on the pool stood at $270,035 and total wagering for this year's three pools stood at $1,153,811. The three-day total is just $5,108 shy of the record $1,158,919 wagered in all three Kentucky Derby Future Wager pools in 2000.
KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER -- POOL 3 ODDS (Through 4/7/01)# Horse Odds (total wagered)1. A P Valentine 9-1 ($21,596)
2. Balto Star 14-1 (14,970)
3. Congaree 18-1 (11,456)
4. Crafty C.T. 45-1 (4,488)
5. Dollar Bill 9-1 (20,682)
6. Dream Run 90-1 (2,270)
7. Early Flyer 90-1 (2,449)
8. Express Tour 35-1 (6,219)
9. Fifty Stars 35-1 (5,735)
10. Hero's Tribute 16-1 (13,049)
11. Hoovergetthekeys 60-1 (3,597)
12. I Love Silver 70-1 (2,827)
13. Invisible Ink 30-1 (7,243)
14. Millennium Wind 25-1 (7,874)
15. Monarchos 6-1 (30,851)
16. Ommadon 35-1 (5,940)
17. Outofthebox 45-1 (4,621) WAGERING SUSPENDED SUNDAY
18. Palmeiro 80-1 (2,708)
19. Point Given 2-1 (69,894)
20. Proud Man 99-1 (1,107)
21. Songandaprayer 45-1 (4,759)
22. Startac 60-1 (3,560)
23. Street Cry 18-1 (11,506)
24. Mutuel Field (All Other 3YO's) 20-1 (10,634)
TOTAL $270,035
