Journalism Made 4-1 Favorite in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 6

Churchill Downs announced the final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will open Thursday and run through Saturday, with Curlin colt Journalism installed as the 4-1 morning-line favorite among 39 individual horses.

Pool 6 will close Saturday at approximately 4 p.m. ET, ahead of the Wood Memorial (GII), Blue Grass (GI), and Santa Anita Derby (GI) — a departure from the timing of the previous five pools.

Wagering opens Thursday at noon through TwinSpires.com and simulcast and ADW outlets nationwide, offering both win and exacta betting options.

Journalism, trained by Michael McCarthy, captured last month’s San Felipe Stakes (GII) and is scheduled to face a compact field in the Santa Anita Derby. The colt — owned by Bridlewood Farm, Don Alberto Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Elayne Stables 5, Bob LaPenta and Coolmore — previously closed as the 5-1 favorite in Pool 5.

Eclipse Award winner Citizen Bull (Into Mischief), trained by Bob Baffert, is listed at 10-1 in the future wager and will face Journalism in the Santa Anita Derby.

The “All Other 3-Year-Olds” option not individually listed stands at 20-1.

The complete field for Pool 6 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (with trainer, sire and morning line odds):

• #1 Admiral Dennis (Brad Cox, Constitution, 80-1)
• #2 American Promise (D. Wayne Lukas, Justify, 30-1)
• #3 Baeza (John Shirreffs, McKinzie, 60-1)
• #4 Barnes (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 15-1)
• #5 Built (Wayne Catalano, Hard Spun, 50-1)
• #6 Burnham Square (Ian Wilkes, Liam’s Map, 40-1)
• #7 Caldera (D. Wayne Lukas, Liam’s Map, 40-1)
• #8 Captain Cook (Rick Dutrow, Practical Joke, 25-1)
• #9 Chancer McPatrick (Chad Brown, McKinzie, 30-1)
• #10 Chunk of Gold (Ethan West, Preservationist, 30-1)
• #11 Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 10-1)
• #12 Coal Battle (Lonnie Briley, Coal Front, 25-1)
• #13 Dragon (JPN) (Mikio Matsunaga, Mind Your Biscuits, 50-1)
• #14 East Avenue (Brendan Walsh, Medaglia d’Oro, 30-1)
• #15 Final Gambit (Brad Cox, Not This Time, 40-1)
• #16 Flood Zone (Brad Cox, Frosted, 40-1)
• #17 Flying Mohawk (Whit Beckman, Karokontie, 60-1)
• #18 Grande (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 60-1)
• #19 Hill Road (Chad Brown, Quality Road, 40-1)
• #20 Journalism (Michael McCarthy, Curlin, 4-1)
• #21 Luxor Cafe (Noriyuki Hori, American Pharoah, 20-1)
• #22 Madaket Road (Bob Baffert, Quality Road, 50-1)
• #23 McAfee (Rick Dutrow, Cloud Computing, 90-1)
• #24 My Mitole (Carlos Martin, Mitole, 80-1)
• #25 Omaha Omaha (Michael Gorham, Audible, 99-1)
• #26 Owen Almighty (Brian Lynch, Speightstown, 30-1)
• #27 Passion Rules (Brad Cox, Fresian Fire, 50-1)
• #28 Publisher (Steve Asmussen, American Pharoah, 25-1)
• #29 Render Judgment (Kenny McPeek, Blame, 80-1)
• #30 River Thames (Todd Pletcher, Maclean’s Music, 40-1)
• #31 Rodriguez (Bob Baffert, Authentic, 50-1)
• #32 Sand Devil (Linda Rice, Violence, 80-1)
• #33 Sandman (Mark Casse, Tapit, 8-1)
• #34 Shin Forever (Hideyuki Mori, Complexity, 50-1)
• #35 Sovereignty (Bill Mott, Into Mischief, 10-1)
• #36 Statesman (Shug McGaughey III, Constitution, 80-1)
• #37 Tappan Street (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 10-1)
• #38 Tiger Twenty Four (Bill Mott, Lord Nelson, 80-1)
• #39 Tiztastic (Steve Asmussen, Tiz the Law, 15-1)
• #40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (20-1)

Mark Casse-trained Sandman (Tapit) stands as the second choice at 8-1, while three colts — Sovereignty (Bill Mott), Citizen Bull (Bob Baffert), and Tappan Street (Brad Cox) — are all listed at 10-1.