From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers:

WAGERING ON MESQUITE SUSPENDED IN KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER POOL 4

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Feb. 13, 2026) – Wagering on Mesquite in Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager has been suspended due to a suspected soft tissue injury that removed him from Kentucky Derby consideration.

          Trainer Cherie DeVaux reported to Daily Racing Form’s Dave Grening on Thursday that Mesquite, who had been targeting the March 1 Rebel (GII), is off the Derby trail and would be examined next week by Dr. Larry Bramlage in Kentucky.

          The defection of Mesquite came prior to the pool opening Friday at noon (all times Eastern). The three-day wager will close Sunday at 6 p.m.

          The complete field for Pool 4 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (with trainer, sire and odds):

          #1 Blackout Time (Kenny McPeek, Not This Time, 40-1)

#2 Boyd (Bob Baffert, Violence, 40-1)

#3 Brant (Bob Baffert, Gun Runner, 20-1)

#4 Bravaro (Saffie Joseph Jr., Upstart, 80-1)

#5 Canaletto (Chad Brown, Into Mischief, 40-1)

#6 Carson Street (Brendan Walsh, Street Sense, 75-1)

#7 Chief Wallabee (Bill Mott, Constitution, 20-1)

#8 Chip Honcho (Steve Asmussen, Connect, 90-1)

#9 Class President (Todd Pletcher, Uncle Mo, 90-1)

#10 Commandment (Brad Cox, Into Mischief, 25-1)

#11 Courting (Todd Pletcher, Curlin, 90-1)

#12 Emerging Market (Chad Brown, Candy Ride (ARG), 30-1)

#13 Englishman (Cherie DeVaux, Maxfield, 40-1)

#14 Ewing (Mark Casse, Knicks Go, 50-1)

#15 Further Ado (Brad Cox, Gun Runner, 25-1)

#16 Golden Tempo (Cherie DeVaux, Curlin, 20-1)

#17 Intrepido (Jeff Mullins, Maximus Mischief, 30-1)

#18 Iron Honor (Chad Brown, Nyquist, 60-1)

#19 Jackson Hole (Todd Pletcher, Nyquist, 50-1)

#20 Litmus Test (Bob Baffert, Nyquist, 40-1)

#21 Mesquite (Cherie DeVaux, Union Rags, 75-1)

#22 My World (Brad Cox, Essential Quality, 80-1)

#23 Napoleon Solo (Chad Summers, Liam’s Map, 25-1)

#24 Nearly (Todd Pletcher, Not This Time, 10-1)

#25 Paladin (Chad Brown, Gun Runner, 8-1)

#26 Plutarch (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 20-1)

#27 Potente (Bob Baffert, Into Mischief, 50-1)

#28 Powershift (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 80-1)

#29 Pyromancer (JPN) (Kenji Yoshimura, Pyro, 80-1)

#30 Renegade (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 20-1)

#31 Secured Freedom (Tim Yakteen, Practical Joke, 90-1)

#32 Silent Tactic (Mark Casse, Tacitus, 30-1)

#33 Six Speed (Bhupat Seemar, Not This Time, 50-1)

#34 So Happy (Mark Glatt, Runhappy, 40-1)

#35 Soldier N Diplomat (Steve Asmussen, Army Mule, 75-1)

#36 Solitude Dude (Saffie Joseph Jr., Yaupon, 50-1)

#37 Talk to Me Jimmy (Rudy Rodriguez, Modernist, 80-1)

#38 The Puma (Gustavo Delgado, Essential Quality, 90-1)

#39 Thunderously (Bill Mott, Gun Runner, 25-1)

#40 All Other 3-Year-Olds (4-1)

          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, 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 Longines 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.

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