How Bets Work For The Kentucky Derby?

Some bettors will place a wager on a horse “across the board,” meaning they are putting a certain dollar amount on that horse to either win, finish second or third in the Kentucky Derby. If the horse wins, the bettor gets paid out on all three positions. If the horses finish second, you win on the place and show spots.

What would a $100 bet on the Kentucky Derby?

If you bet $100 on the favorite to win, place, and show in the past 30 Kentucky Derby races, you’d be up a nifty $3,585 during that span on what would have been $9,000 in total wagers.

What are the bets you can make on the Kentucky Derby?

Bet Types

  • Win: Bet on the horse you think you will win the Kentucky Derby.
  • Place: This bet gets you a return if your selection finishes first or second.
  • Show: Betting that your horse will finish first, second, or third.
  • Exacta:
  • Trifecta:
  • Superfecta:
  • Super High Five:
  • Special bets.

What would a $10 bet in the Kentucky Derby win?

Meaning a $10 Win bet on the Derby winner would’ve returned $818. He stunned the sports world on Saturday by winning by three-quarters of a length over second-place finisher Epicenter (4-1 favorite). Rich Strike is the second-biggest long shot to win in Derby history. Donerail, who won in 1913, went off at 91-1.

How do payouts for Kentucky Derby work?

The payouts are determined by the combination of each horse’s odds of winning as well as the order wherein the horses cross the finish line. A wager on the “exacta” pays out if you place your bet on the first two horses to finish the Derby in the “exact” order in which you placed your bet.

How much does a $2 bet win at the Kentucky Derby?

Trained by Eric Reed and owned by Richard Dawson, Rich Strike overcame 80-1 odds to take the top spot in the Run for the Roses. So, how much did he win his bettors? The short answer – a lot. A $2 exacta with second-place finisher Epicenter paid $4,101.20.

What does a $1 trifecta pay?

$6
Trifecta Box Costs:

$1 Trifecta Box with three horses $6 (6 possible combinations)
$1 Trifecta Box with four horses $24 (24 possible combinations)
$1 Trifecta Box with five horses $60 (60 possible combinations)
$1 Trifecta Box with six horses $120 (120 possible combinations)

What is the most profitable way to bet on horses?

The Accumulator and other multiple horse bets (pick 6) are the most profitable horse racing bets and the riskiest. To win an Accumulator bet, you have to correctly forecast the winner of six races before the start of the first race.

How much is a $2 Win Place Show bet?

$6
This traditional bet basically combines the win bet, place bet and show bet on a single ticket. You will essentially have three different bets rolled into one selection. You also need to keep in mind that when you make a $2 across-the-board bet that you will need to pay a total of $6 to cover your ticket.

What horse bets pay the most?

A trifecta is more difficult than win, place and show wagers, as well as exacta wagers, so it yields a higher payout than any of those bets. These horses must finish first, second, and third, in that exact order, for you to win the wager.

How much money would you win if you bet $100?

A winning $100 stake could win up to $150 in profit, for a total payout of $250. At +250 odds, a pick is a definite underdog. A $100 wager stands to win $250 in profits, for a total payout of $350.

How much did $100 pay on Rich Strike?

Conversation. Biggest Rich Strike bet in the sportsbook was $226 to win $22,600 Plus 10 $100 bets to profit $10,000.

What is the lowest bet you can make at the Kentucky Derby?

$2.00. The easiest wager in horse racing, a show bet pays off if your horse finishes first, second, or third. Payoffs are usually smaller than those generated by win or place bets. You win the wager if your horse finishes first, second, or third.

How are Derby winnings split?

The purse is typically divided with 60% going to the winner, 20% going to second place, 10% going to third place, fourth place receiving 5%, and fifth place receiving 2.5%. Any horse that finishes sixth or worse receives splits of the remainder.

Can you bet on every horse in the Kentucky Derby?

The answer to can you bet on every horse in every race is – YES!

What is a trifecta bet?

A Standard Trifecta means selecting 3 runners, and having them having the first three runners across the line in that order. Let’s say you had the number 6 to come 1st, 2 to come 2nd and number 8 to come 3rd in your trifecta. They would have to cross the line in that exact order to receive a payout.

How much is the average bet at the Kentucky Derby?

Churchill Downs Betting History – How Much Money Gets Bet on the Race (Millions)

Year Attendance All Sources Race
2020 *None* $79.4
2019 150,729 $165.5
2018 157,813 $149.9
2017 158,070 $139.2

How much is a $2 straight trifecta?

100,000 trifecta tickets are sold for a horse racing event at $2 per ticket. The betting pool is worth $200,000 ($2 x 100,000 tickets) 100 bettors manage to correctly predict the top three finishers in the exact order. Each of the 100 tickets provides a payout of $2,000 ($200,000 ÷ 100)

How much do you win if odds are 5 to 2?

5 to 2 odds payout
If you wager a bet on a 5/2 betting odds selection and you win, your total payout will be 3.50 which is your stake back plus 2.50 profit.

How much does a $10 trifecta cost?

Trifecta Box

# of Horses $1 Base Bet Cost
8 $336.00
9 $504.00
10 $720.00
11 $990.00

How much is a $1 exacta box with 4 horses?

$12
A $1 exacta box of four horses would be calculated as 4 * (4-1) * $1 = $12, which equates to 12 $1 exacta bets. You can box as many horses as you like in an exacta, but this is not generally a wise betting strategy simply because all of the horses in the box do not have the same chance of finishing first or second.