Mon Mar 10 10:00:23 2008

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Kentucky Derby Future Pool closes with Pyro favored

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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Pyro, Saturday's winner of the Louisiana Derby, finished as the 4-1 favorite in the second Kentucky Derby Future Wager of the year. Eclipse Award winner War Pass closed at 9-2 and the mutuel field was the third pick at 6-1.

A total of $325,306 was wager during the four day future pool. The third pool will run from Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6.

Pyro gained the support of the fans after posting a three length victory in Saturday's running of the $600,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds. He is scheduled to make his last Kentucky Derby prep start in the Blue Grass Stakes the week after the final future pool.

War Pass, winner of the 2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, was the 5-1 morning-line favorite, but has just one start this year. Last year's two-year-old male champion is set to start in this Saturday's Tampa Bay Derby.

Gotham Stakes winner Visionaire closed at 19-1 after opening at 30-1.

Here is the complete field for the Future Wager:

Morning Line Final

1 Blackberry Road 30-1 45-1

2 Bob Black Jack 30-1 49-1

3 Colonel John 12-1 17-1

4 Cool Coal Man 10-1 26-1

5 Court Vision 12-1 16-1

6 Denis of Cork 15-1 12-1

7 El Gato Malo 15-1 15-1

8 Elysium Fields 15-1 17-1

9 Fierce Wind 20-1 51-1

10 Gayego 20-1 111-1

11 Georgie Boy 20-1 20-1

12 Giant Moon 20-1 67-1

13 J Be K 30-1 53-1

14 Majestic Warrior 20-1 27-1

15 Monba 30-1 35-1

16 Nikkisgoldensteed 50-1 99-1

17 Pyro 6-1 4-1

18 Smooth Air 50-1 192-1

19 Tale of Ekati 30-1 47-1

20 Visionaire 30-1 19-1

21 War Pass 5-1 9-2

22 Yankee Bravo 30-1 41-1

23 Z Fortune 20-1 33-1

24 Mutuel Field (All Others) 10-1 6-1

The 134th Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs.