The Kentucky Derby is the most popular race in the United States. It’s the Super Bowl of horse racing and generates considerable media attention and interest from casual sports fans and players along with business insiders and horsemen. Known as”The most exciting two minutes in sport,” the Kentucky Derby creates huge gaming action as America’s most wagered-on horse race. The Sport of Kings has obviously generated a fascination from the casual fan in regards to the Kentucky Derby, as wagering records, dwell attendance and Derby telecast viewership are at all-time highs.
The Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, May 4, 2019. Here is more information and tips on betting the Kentucky Derby, and how you can watch and bet on the biggest race of the year.
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2019
Time: 6:46 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Tablet, Online, Mobile: NBC Sports App and streamed live on NBCsports.com/live Track & Location: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
Distance: 1 1/4 kilometers (10 furlongs)
Surface: Dirt
Horses: 3-Year-Old Thoroughbreds
Track Record: Secretariat — 1:59.40 in 1973
WHERE TO BET ON THE KENTUCKY DERBY
So how do you bet on the Kentucky Derby and get involved in the exciting actions? Fans may wager legally at racetracks, simulcast centers like Off Track Betting (OTB) Centers, and on advanced deposit wagering platforms such as TVG, BetAmerica and TwinSpires, where players in 31 countries can legally bet on the race out of their mobile devices and internet browsers. People who gamble online at TwinSpires wagered $20.1 million on the 2017 Kentucky Derby. You can also bet on horse racing legally in the state of Nevada in the hundreds of casinos using race and sportsbooks.TYPES OF WAGERS AND BETS
Along with the conventional”directly” wagers (Win, Place, Show), enthusiasts may also try to cash big from the different”exotic” pools. Exacta (first two), Trifecta (first three), Superfecta (first four), and Super High Five (first five) wagering are offered, and cashing a ticket at one or more one of these pools can produce a bigger payday.
Win: Gamble the horse you think that will win the Kentucky Derby.
Place: Get compensated the place cost if your horse finishes first or second.
Show: A show bet pays the least, but you win and have paid the display cost if your horse finishes first, second or even third.
Exacta: Predict the first two horses in the correct order.
Trifecta: Predict the first 3 horses in the appropriate order.
Superfecta: Predict the first four horses in the appropriate order.
Super High Five: Predict the first five horses in the correct order.
In 2017, Always Dreaming was the fifth successive favorite to win the race. He closed at 9-2 odds and paid $11.40 on a $2 win bet. When a 33-1 longshot completed 2nd, it triggered a large $2 exacta payoff of $336. However, a 40-1 longshot completed 3rd to trigger a massive trifecta payoff of $16,594 and the $2 superfecta was a life-changing payout of $151,949.
Many racetracks, online sites and race and sports publications accept less than $2 bets on the exotic pools, which means that you may risk less. For instance, you can place $1 exacta bets or .50 penny trifecta or even .10 cent superfecta bets at some locations. This permits you more gambling options while including more horses at a lesser cost or risk.
An extra bet of curiosity is that the Kentucky Oaks — Derby double in which you decide on the winner of Friday’s $1 million Kentucky Oaks (for 3-year-old fillies) and Saturday’s $2 million Kentucky Derby. These would be the guaranteed purses for each race and at 2017 the winner of the Kentucky Derby received $1,635,000, 2nd set $400,000, 3rd place $200,000, 4th place $100,000 and 5th place $60,000.
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