Description: Home for all the latest Kentucky Derby Betting Odds and news. Find out where to bet on the Kentucky Derby and more about the upcoming event.
On the first Saturday in May, the finest thoroughbreds from around the globe gather at Churchill Downs in Louisville to compete in the most prestigious horse racing event known to man, the Kentucky Derby. In a sport renowned for all of the betting that takes place at tracks all over the world, the Kentucky Derby – the first leg of the Triple Crown – is the absolute crown jewel.
As the final lineup and gate postings have come in, the Kentucky Derby betting odds reflect all the heightened wagering action you’d expect for a sporting event of this magnitude. While the purse for the Derby is $2 million, the betting action on the 1.25-mile (10-furlong) race dwarfs that considerably. Turning an estimated global betting handle in the tens of billions of dollars, the Run for the Roses sets wagering records year after year, with this season’s race bound to follow that trend.
Newcomers and seasoned horseplayers alike are more interested than ever in the coronation of a potential new Triple Crown contender, and whether you wager in person at a simulcast horse racing facility or sign up at one of the top online racebooks to place your wagers (Bovada, SportsBetting, BetOnline, etc.), the “fastest two minutes in sports” is sure to kick off a month of excitement throughout the horse racing community and thrust the action into the mainstream sports consciousness.