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Kentucky Derby Betting

When is the Kentucky Derby?
The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

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 Betting 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.

Kentucky Derby Resource Links

The Kentucky Derby
Bet on the Kentucky Derby
2019 Kentucky Derby Odds
Kentucky Derby Points Standings
Kentucky Oaks Points Standings
Kentucky Derby Graded Earnings
Kentucky Derby Prep Race Schedule
Kentucky Derby Past Winners - 1875 until present
Churchill Downs - Racetrack of the Kentucky Derby
Horse Racing History

Ready to bet the Kentucky Derby?

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

2019 Kentucky Derby TV Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Races	Tv Network
May 1	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Classic Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby	NBCSN
	5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	2016 Kentucky Derby Post-Position Draw	NBCSN
May 3	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Kentucky Derby Classics	NBCSN
	5:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Kentucky Derby Access	NBCSN
May 3	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Derby Countdown Show	HRRN
	9:30 am	Kentucky Oaks Day Coverage	HRTV
	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Derby Classics	NBCSN
	5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	2019 Kentucky Oaks	NBCSN
May 4	9:30 am	Kentucky Derby Day Coverage	HRTV
	11:00 am - 4:00 p.m	Kentucky Derby Undercard	NBCSN
	4:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Access at the Kentucky Derby / Red Carpet Special	NBC
	5:00 pm - 7:00 pm	2019 Kentucky Derby	NBC Sports
	7:00 pm - 8:00 pm	Kentucky Derby Post Show	NBCSN