The Kentucky Derby is widely known as the most exciting two minutes in
sports, so it comes as no great surprise that it attracts such fervent betting
interest. The odds are also usually astronomical for the exotics payouts in this
race, or at least that has been the case in recent years.
There is so much dead money coming in to the pari-mutuel pools thanks to
casual fans mixing it up with seasoned horseplayers that there is a natural
overlay. Furthermore, the Kentucky Derby tends to be incredibly tough to
handicap with plenty of upset performances on the day coming from the most
unlikely quarters (War Emblem and Giacomo spring to mind immediately).
The enormous size of the field with twenty horses charging around Churchill
Downs and the fact that the horses are relatively young three-year olds that can
and frequently do improve exponentially at this stage of their careers also
contribute heavily to upsets.
In the past twenty years the betting favorite in the Kentucky Derby has only
won the race twice! Favorites have managed 4 places, 2 shows, a single fourth
place finish, and the other 9 times they finished nowhere (Point Given finished
fifth and went on to win the other two legs of the Triple Crown with ease, so he
gets honorable mention).
Those are astonishing stats and they go a long way to explaining why
Trifectas for the Kentucky Derby have paid out more than $133,000 (2005 race
with Giacomo winning at 50-1).
There are a lot of good online racebooks where you can bet on the Kentucky
Derby, plus the majority of sites that we recommend offer rebates on all your
online horse racing bets (some up to 8% of your handle), which essentially
levels the playing field and gives you a chance to make a serious profit from
betting on the ponies.
Those rebates are not just for the Kentucky Derby remember but for races at
all the major North American tracks, although if you hit the Run For The Roses
Superfecta (or even just the Exacta) chances are you won't care about that 8% so
much!
Here are our top recommendations for Kentucky Derby Betting.
Kentucky Derby Betting Sites
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