Paladin heads Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4
Paladin wins the Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct. (Photo by Coglianese Photos/Susie Raisher)
February 11th, 2026
Pool 4 of the 2026 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) will be offered from Friday through Sunday this week, beginning at noon ET on Friday. The pool closes at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Remsen (G2) winner #25 Paladin, who competes Saturday in the Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds, has been installed as the 8-1 individual favorite on the morning line. Other Risen Star contenders with individual pool entries are #6 Carson Street (75-1), #8 Chip Honcho (90-1), #11 Courting (90-1), and #16 Golden Tempo (20-1).
The three-day pool features $2 Win and Exacta wagering. There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. If Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's pool that one of the wagering interests experiences an injury, illness, or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby (G1), betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.
Other Future Wager dates are set for March 13-15 (Pool 5) and April 2-4 (Pool 6). Pool 5 also will include the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager.
More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pools open Thursday at KentuckyDerby.com.
| Horse | ML Odds |
|---|
#1 Blackout Time | 40-1 |
#2 Boyd | 40-1 |
#3 Brant | 20-1 |
#4 Bravaro | 80-1 |
#5 Canaletto | 40-1 |
#6 Carson Street | 75-1 |
#7 Chief Wallabee | 20-1 |
#8 Chip Honcho | 90-1 |
#9 Class President | 90-1 |
#10 Commandment | 25-1 |
#11 Courting | 90-1 |
#12 Emerging Market | 30-1 |
#13 Englishman | 40-1 |
#14 Ewing | 50-1 |
#15 Further Ado | 25-1 |
#16 Golden Tempo | 20-1 |
#17 Intrepido | 30-1 |
#18 Iron Honor | 60-1 |
#19 Jackson Hole | 50-1 |
#20 Litmus Test | 40-1 |
#21 Mesquite | 75-1 |
#22 My World | 80-1 |
#23 Napoleon Solo | 25-1 |
#24 Nearly | 10-1 |
#25 Paladin | 8-1 |
#26 Plutarch | 20-1 |
#27 Potente | 50-1 |
#28 Powershift | 80-1 |
#29 Pyromancer (JPN) | 80-1 |
#30 Renegade | 20-1 |
#31 Secured Freedom | 90-1 |
#32 Silent Tactic | 30-1 |
#33 Six Speed | 50-1 |
#34 So Happy | 40-1 |
#35 Soldier N Diplomat | 75-1 |
#36 Solitude Dude | 50-1 |
#37 Talk to Me Jimmy | 80-1 |
#38 The Puma | 90-1 |
#39 Thunderously | 25-1 |
#40 All Other 3 Year Olds | 4-1 |
