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Kentucky Derby Betting Online at All Horse Racing!

 


Kentucky Derby Betting


When is the Kentucky Derby?
The 138th Kentucky Derby is on Saturday, May 5, 2012

Where is the Kentucky Derby?
The Derby is raced at Churchill Downs Racecourse in Louisville, Kentucky

Where can I watch the Kentucky Derby?
Watch the Kentucky Derby live on TV with NBC at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

The Kentucky Derby is a stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged yearly in Louisville, Kentucky.

 

Are you ready to place a Kentucky Derby Bet?

Kentucky Derby Betting is one of the most entertaining traditions in North America. From small bets between friends in pubs to big money horse bets at offtrack horse betting parlours, placing a wager on the Race for the Roses is a great way to increase the entertainment value for horse racing fans. The Kentucky Derby is the most famous graded stake shorse race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses and it takes place in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May. Capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival, the Race for the Roses currently covers one and one-quarter miles (2.012 km) at Churchill Downs; colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg), fillies 121 pounds (55 kg).

Known as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate time length, the Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horse Racing in the United States. It typically draws around 155,000 fans.The Kentucky Derby is one of the crown jewels of the elusive Triple Crown which includes the Belmont Stakes located at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York and the Preakness Stakes which is located at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore, Maryland.

Check out the Kentucky Derby Prep Race Schedule

 

  KENTUCKY DERBY DAY Race Schedule
Grade II Churchill Downs $250,000-added, seven furlongs, 4-year-olds and up
Grade III La Troienne $150,000-added, seven furlongs, 3-year-old fillies
Grade III Distaff Turf Mile $150,000-added, one mile, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up
Grade I Distaff $300,000 added, seven furlongs, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Grade I Turf Classic $500,000-added, 1 1/8 mile, 3-year-olds and up

Grade I Kentucky Derby

 $2,000,000-guaranteed, 1 1/4 mile, 3-year-olds

*$40 general admission

 

2012 Kentucky Derby TV Schedule

Date Races Network
May 5th * 2012 Kentucky Derby, TBA
 NBC

Kentucky Derby Contenders

Result Time Post Odds Horse Trainer Jockey Owner
1 2:02.04 16 25-1 Animal Kingdom H. Graham Motion John Valazquez Team Valor International
2 19 5-1 Nehro Steve Asmussen Corey Nakatani
3 13 10-1 Mucho Macho Man Kathy Ritvo Rajiv Maragh Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Dream Team Racing Sta
4 14 8-1 Shackleford Dale Romans Jesus Castanon Mike Lauffer and Bill Cubbedge
5 11 30-1 Master Of Hounds Aidan O'Brien Garrett Gomez Mrs. John Magnier
6 12 30-1 Santiva Eddie Kenneally Shaun Bridgmohan Tom Walters
7 2 30-1 Brilliant Speed Tom Albertrani Joel Rosario Live Oak Plantation
8 8 3-1 Dialed In Nicholas P. Zito Julien Leparoux Robert LaPenta
9 7 25-1 Pants On Fire Kelly Breen Anna Napravnik George and Lori Hall
10 3 17-1 Twice the Appeal Jeff Bonde Calvin Borel Edward
11 17 8-1 Soldat Kiaran McLaughlin Alan Garcia Harvey Clarke & W Craig Robertson III
12 4 25-1 Stay Thirsty Todd Pletcher Ramon Dominguez Repole Stable
13 9 40-1 Derby Kitten Mike Maker TBA Ken and Sarah Ramsey
14 5 45-1 Decisive Moment Juan Arias Kerwin Clark Just for Fun Stables (Ruben Sierra)
15 1 8-1 Archarcharch William H Fires Jon Court Robert and Val Yagos
16 15 12-1 Midnight Interlude Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza Arnold Zetcher
17 10 40-1 Twinspired Mike Maker Mike Smith Alpha Stables, Skychai Racing, and Sand Dollar Sta
18 20 50-1 Watch Me Go Kathleen O' Connell Rafael Bejarano Gilbert Campbell
19 6 40-1 Comma To The Top Peter Miller Patrick Valenzuela Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Kevin Tsujihara