The second of three future pools for the Kentucky Derby, which for the first time will feature exacta wagering, opens on Thursday at noon EDT.

The addition of exacta wagering is the first major change in the Kentucky Derby future pool since the wager was first introduced in 1999.

Pool 2 will feature 24 wagering interests, 23 horses, and a mutuel field that includes all other three-year-olds. Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia tabbed the mutuel field and multiple graded stakes winner Old Fashioned as the 8-to-1 morning-line favorites for Pool 2, which closes at 6 p.m. EDT on Sunday.

2009 Kentucky Derby Future Wager—Pool 2

No.   Horse               ML odds
1.    Bear's Rocket*        50-1
2.    Beethoven             30-1
3.    Big Drama             30-1
4.    Chocolate Candy       30-1
5.    Desert Party*         30-1
6.    Dunkirk*              12-1
7.    Flying Pegasus        20-1
8.    Friesan Fire          12-1
9.    General Quarters*     30-1
10.   Giant Oak             20-1
11.   Hello Broadway        30-1
12.   I Want Revenge        10-1
13.   Imperial Council*     20-1
14.   Old Fashioned          8-1
15.   Papa Clem             15-1
16.   Patena                15-1
17.   Pioneerof the Nile    10-1
18.   Quality Road (N)*     12-1
19.   Silver City           30-1
20.   Take the Points*      30-1
21.   The Pamplemousse      10-1
22.   Theregoesjojo*        15-1
23.   West Side Bernie      30-1
24.   Mutuel Field            8-1

* – New wagering interest in Pool 2
(N) – Not nominated to Triple Crown