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Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge
The official betting tournament of the Kentucky Derby

Register for Feeders, Qualifiers and the Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge Tournaments at TwinSpires!

$250,000 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge Live Bankroll Cash Tournament on May 3, 2025
• $5,000 Total Buy-In; $3,500 to Bankroll, $1,500 to Prize Pool
• Maximum of two (2) entries per person.
• Players must wager all $3,500 of their bankroll across all specified races at Churchill Downs.
• The following wager types will count as contest wagers: Win, Place, Show, Exacta, Trifecta, Daily Double.
• 100% of Prize Pool is paid out as Prizes.
Entries will be accepted until 11:00AM ET, post time of the first race at Churchill Downs
on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

The Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge (KDBC) is returning to TwinSpires.com and offering a guaranteed prize pool of a quarter-million dollars. View the full KDBC Qualifier calendar here.


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FUTURE WAGER

Kentucky Derby and Oaks Future Wagers allow racing fans to bet on potential contenders in the Derby and Oaks before the races’ final entrants are determined.

KENTUCKY DERBY & OAKS FUTURE WAGER POOLS
Pool 1:
October. 31, 12:00 pm - November. 2, 6:00 pm
Pool 1 (CLOSED)
Pool 2:
November. 23, 12:00 pm - November. 26, 6:00 pm
Pool 2 (includes Sire Future Wager) (COMING SOON)
Pool 3:
January. 19, 12:00 pm - January. 21, 6:00 pm
Pool 3 (COMING SOON)
Pool 4:
February. 16, 12:00 pm - February. 18, 6:00 pm
Pool 4 (COMING SOON)
Pool 5:
March. 15, 12:00 pm - March. 17, 6:00 pm
Pool 5 (includes Oaks Future Wager) (COMING SOON)
Pool 6:
April. 4, 12:00 pm - April. 6, 6:00 pm
Pool 6 (COMING SOON)
WAGER NEWS
LATEST NEWS Oct 31, 2023
Kentucky Derby, Oaks points up for grabs in Breeders' Cup juvenile features

The $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) and $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Santa Anita on Friday will award the biggest outlay of qualifying points this season for next spring's Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), both of which will be run for the 150th time next May.

EXPERT PICKS

Discover who the experts think you should bet in the Kentucky Derby.

MEET THE EXPERTS

Kaitlin Free
Kaitlin Free is currently a reporter and analyst for Churchill Downs.
Scott Shaprio
The historic Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct ranks as a unique race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Held over 1 1⁄8 miles, it is the longest juvenile race on the annual schedule, offering a stiff test of speed and stamina for up-and-coming classic contenders. Unique it might be, but the Remsen wasn’t always such a testing race. First run in 1904 at long-gone Jamaica Racecourse, the Remsen was originally conducted as a sprint. When Johnstown swept the Remsen/Kentucky Derby double in 1938-39, the Remsen was held over a mere six furlongs. The race distance changed several times through the 1940s and 1950s, settling for a time at one mile when the race was moved to Aqueduct in 1959. This middle distance made the Remsen a solid but less strenuous test of stamina for lightly-raced youngsters, and the change produced a pair of Derby winners as Carry Back (1960-61) and Northern Dancer (1963-64) both parlayed Remsen victories into glory on the first Saturday in May.
Joe Kristufek
Joe Kristufek is the senior producer & racing analyst for Churchill Downs, Fair Grounds and Ellis Park.
Vance Hanson
Vance Hanson is a contributing writer and editor for Brisnet.com, TwinSpires.com and KentuckyDerby.com.
Kellie Reilly
Kellie Reilly is a staff writer in the Editorial Department at Brisnet.com and is a regular contributor to the TwinSpires.com blog and KentuckyDerby.com.

LEARN HOW TO BET

Discover who the experts think you should bet in the Kentucky Derby.

BEGINNER

Where to begin?

Placing a bet on the Kentucky Derby is a fun way to have a rooting interest in the race outcome, even if you don’t know much about the sport of horse racing.

Intermediate

How to improve your betting?

Step foot into exotic betting with exactas, trifectas and superfectas! Do you know the impact of training workouts, final race times, or the best way to bet your Kentucky Derby horse on a budget of $2, $10, $25, or $100!? Maybe you know a thing or two about betting on horse races, but expert horseplayers take multiple factors into consideration before making their selections and choosing their bets.

Advanced

Want to take your handicapping to the next level?

Have you attempted a vertical sequence such as a Daily Double, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 or a Pick 6 before? Maybe you regularly watch and analyze horse racing and can understand a racing program with past performances, but can you spot a class improvement or class drop, or use speed and class ratings which could impact a race performance and the race competition?

Expert

Discover an additional edge. 

When it comes to handicapping horse races, knowing how to bet is every bit as important as knowing who to bet. Expert horseplayers spend a large portion of their time constructing sound, logical wagers designed to give them the best chance at generating profits. Bankroll management, sound ticket construction and data inclusion into your opinions are paramount for optimal success in wagering.

Bet the Derby at Home

Join millions in watching the Kentucky Derby together! TwinSpires is our suggestion for real money and free-to-play fantasy options to get an added taste of action with horse racing. TwinSpires has offers and promotions leading up to, and during Derby week. And their website or iOS app have a cool BetShare feature to help facilitate group bets, which could allow friends and family to join you while watching in another city during your watch party!

Betting on a Budget

Budgets can be scary, but here is how to calculate costs to empower you with confidence in your Kentucky Derby picks. Know your limits and grow that bankroll. When entering a bet on a horse race, know what horses you like and how you think these horses may perform. This will help determine your tolerance for risk and how to bet your horse. What happens should you lose money, or hopefully win money? Don’t spend all your money in one ‘place!’

The Show Parlay Group Bet

Parlay Party! Keeping it simple makes watching the Kentucky Derby fun for the entire group and that’s why we always first recommend the Show Parlay. Nobody in the group needs to be an expert to participate. The fun pressure of keeping the Show Parlay going makes for an exciting way to be involved in the action. TwinSpires has a BetShare feature to help facilitate group bets, which could allow friends to include those in another city during a watch party!

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