Ha! The exacta grid is back, but now they've switched from 'amount bet' to 'will-pays'. Nothing like making it easy for a capper to use the data! It's sort of hard to analyze data that completely disappears only to reappear in a different form.

KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER POOL 2 FINAL ODDS & WILL PAYS

Feb. 6-8, 2014

# Wagering Interest -- Morning Line Odds -- Final Odds -- $2 Will Pay

1 Bobby’s Kitten 30-1 46-1 $94.00
2 Cairo Prince 8-1 13-1 $29.60
3 California Chrome* 50-1 30-1 $63.40
4 Candy Boy* 50-1 32-1 $67.20
5 Commissioner 20-1 22-1 $47.00
6 Conquest Titan* 30-1 29-1 $61.80

7 Havana 30-1 28-1 $59.20
8 Honor Code 10-1 12-1 $26.20
9 Indianapolis* 20-1 25-1 $53.80
10 Intense Holiday* 50-1 69-1 $140.20
11 Kristo* 30-1 76-1 $155.20
12 Matterhorn* 50-1 63-1 $129.00

13 Midnight Hawk* 20-1 19-1 $40.80
14 Noble Moon 30-1 47-1 $97.80
15 Rise Up 30-1 47-1 $96.40
16 Samraat* 30-1 30-1 $62.60
17 Shared Belief (g) 10-1 14-1 $30.80
18 Strong Mandate 20-1 17-1 $37.40

19 Tapiture* 20-1 38-1 $78.40
20 Tonalist* 50-1 48-1 $99.20
21 Top Billing* 15-1 13-1 $29.80
22 Uncle Sigh* 50-1 73-1 $149.20
23 Vicar’s in Trouble* 20-1 42-1 $87.40
24 All Other 3-Year-Olds 7-5 3/2 $5.00

(g) – gelding (*) – new wagering interest in Pool 2

Win Pool: $287,323
Exacta Pool: $ 92,926

A nearly 40% decrease in the combined pool size compared to last year.

YEAR Pool 1
2014 $380,249
2013 $621,493
2012 $631,304
2011 $592,492
2010 $466,048
2009 $478,721 **
2008 $439,379 **
2007 $520,688
2006 $552,627 **
2005 $620,362
2004 $536,958 **
2003 $516,906 **
2002 $577,889 **
2001 $510,815 **
2000 $465,454 **
1999 $267,748 **

(from http://www.kentuckyderby.com/racing-...-wager/history )

Figs are the combined win and exacta pools beginning with 2010. Before that there was just a win pool.

--Dunbar

NYRA not taking FW had to contribute to the soft pool total.