The second Hambletonian Future Wager is now closed and the result indicates increased interest.
The $13,342 handle for HFW #2 nearly doubled the $6,991 bet on HFW #1.
Six Pack, off of his world record effort in the Stanley Dancer Memorial, was made the favourite at odds of 9-5 when wagering closed at 10 p.m. on Sunday (July 22). The recently announced filly entrant Atlanta came away as the second choice at 3-1 and Wolfgang third choice at 6-1.
The mutuel field (all others) was a 5-2 favourite in the first HFW pool, but closed at 24-1 in the second pool.
The horses with HFW #2 closing odds are listed below in alphabetical order.
HN. Horse – Odds
1. Alarm Detector – 30-1
2. Atlanta – 3-1
3. Classichap – 34-1
4. Crystal Fashion – 17-1
5. Evaluate – 42-1
6. Fourth Dimension – 11-1
7. Mets Hall – 40-1
8. Six Pack – 9-5
9. Southwind Chrome – 22-1
10. Tactical Landing – 11-1
11. Tae Kwon Deo – 28-1
12. Wolfgang – 6-1
13. You Know You Do – 31-1
14. Zephyr Kronos – 45-1
15. Field (all others) – 24-1
The mutuel field consists all horses not listed as 1-14 above that are eligible to the 93rd Hambletonian, including all fillies eligible to the Oaks.
The minimum future wager is $1 and all future wagers are win wagering only. The winner of each pool will be determined by the official first-place finisher in the 2018 Hambletonian.
The final Hambletonian Future Wager, Pool #3, will open Wednesday, August 1 at noon and will close on Hambletonian Eve (Friday, August 3) at 10 p.m. Wagering will be available at racetrack and online sites throughout North America.
Past performance and the wager rules are available at hambletonian.com.
The Hambletonian Day card is harness racing's ‘Greatest Day’ and has a post time of noon on Saturday, August 4.
(Meadowlands Racetrack)