The Run For The Roses|2022 Kentucky Derby Betting Odds
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The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place on May 7, 2022 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
What is the Kentucky Derby? The Kentucky Derby is also know as the “run for the roses”. This is the first jewel of the Triple Crown, a series of races that includes the Preakness Stakes two weeks later in Baltimore and the Belmont Stakes three weeks after that in New York, the Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds.
“The Kentucky Derby is restricted to 3-year-old racehorses, male or female, so a Thoroughbred is eligible for the race only once in their lives. Horses must be nominated to the Triple Crown and then qualify through a series of races that award points to the top four finishers. The Kentucky Derby field is restricted to 20 runners.”
“In 2021, $153.7 million were placed on bets for the race. This year’s edition could very well top that and go after the 2019 record of $165.6 million. If you plan to be one of those folks looking to bank some big bucks on May 7, let’s first get a look at some of the top Kentucky Derby horses running in the 2022 race”
Tickets to the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 are the most sought after in all sports, which makes them the most difficult to find but we have your tickets here Derby Tickets
Currently bookmakers at America’s Bookie have list the following horse as your early favorite.
2022 Kentucky Derby race facts
There have been 147 runnings of the world’s most famous horse race. Here are some of the key points to know as we get ready for the 2022 Kentucky Derby:
- 2022 location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
- Distance: 1 ¼ miles
- Age qualifications: 3-year-old colts, geldings, fillies
- 2022 purse: $3 million
- 2022 race date: May 7
- Post time: 6:57 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: NBC
- Fastest time: 1:59.4, Secretariat, 1973
- Most wins by a trainer: Bob Baffert and Ben Jones, six
2022 KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER –
Listed below are the lastest numbers posted in two well known LV sportsbooks.
| Kentucky Derby futures | Circa | C-WH | Trainer | Sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epicenter | +490 | +450 | Steve Asmussen | Not This Time |
| Messier | +590 | +500 | Tim Yakteen | Empire Maker |
| Taiba | +620 | +500 | Tim Yakteen | Gun Runner |
| Zandon | +625 | +600 | Chad Brown | Upstart |
| Mo Donegal | 12-1 | 10-1 | Todd Pletcher | Uncle Mo |
| Smile Happy | 12-1 | 12-1 | Ken McPeek | Runhappy |
| Charge It | 13-1 | 12-1 | Todd Pletcher | Tapit |
| White Abarrio | 15-1 | 12-1 | Saffie Joseph Jr. | Race Day |
| Cyberknife | 18-1 | 10-1 | Brad Cox | Gun Runner |
| Tiz the Bomb | 22-1 | 22-1 | Ken McPeek | Hit It a Bomb |
| Zozos | 24-1 | 20-1 | Brad Cox | Munnings |
| Simplification | 26-1 | 22-1 | Antonio Sano | Not This Time |
| Barber Road | 36-1 | 38-1 | John Ortiz | Race Day |
| Early Voting | 38-1 | 24-1 | Chad Brown | Gun Runner |
| Crown Pride | 40-1 | 38-1 | Koichi Shintani | Reach the Crown |
| Pioneer of Medina | 55-1 | 65-1 | Todd Pletcher | Pioneerof the Nile |
| In Due Time | 70-1 | 25-1 | Kelly Breen | Not This Time |
| Tawny Port | 60-1 | 85-1 | Brad Cox | Pioneerof the Nile |
| Un Ojo (g) | 95-1 | 60-1 | Ricky Courville | Laoban |
| Happy Jack | 95-1 | 100-1 | Doug O’Neill | Oxbow |
| Ethereal Road | 105-1 | D. Wayne Lukas | Quality Road | |
| Summer Is Tomorrow | 85-1 | 110-1 | Bhupat Seemar | Summer Front |
| g-Gelding | ||||
| Circa: Circa Sports | ||||
| C-WH: Caesars at William Hill |
Predictions: Check Back 48 hours prior to Derby Day
