2026 Kentucky Derby Betting Odds
Bet on the Kentucky Derby online with BetVictor if you fancy a flutter across the pond. Check the latest 2026 Kentucky Derby odds.
Bet on the Kentucky Derby online with BetVictor if you fancy a flutter across the pond. Check the latest 2026 Kentucky Derby odds.
Race Winner
Saint-Cloud - 13:30
Race Winner
Chateaubriant - 13:47
Race Winner
Bordeaux Le Bouscat - 13:47
Race Winner
Ayr - 14:00
Race Winner
Ayr - 14:30
5f 212y - E/W 1/5 3 Places
Taxxi
F Valle Skar
Form: 44
Mazatlan
F Lefebvre
Form: 733
Dicanto
T Trullier
Form: 25
2m 88y - E/W 1/4 2 Places
Wishfull
L Zuliani
Meris Chop
S Bouche
Form: 6-1
Purple Power
C Lefebvre
Form: 7661
1m 1f 152y - E/W 1/4 3 Places
Parmenide
A Baron
Form: 9-0370
River Daven
J Claudic
Form: 366525
Comtesse Vera
X Bergeron
Form: 60-662
6f - E/W 1/4 2 Places
Railwayman
C Lee
Form: 3
Stoneacre Joe
D Allan
Form: 9-2
Mind Over Matter
Jason Hart
Form: 247-
Held at the Churchill Downs, this is the premium horse race of the year in the USA. A Grade 1 race for three-year-old thoroughbreds with a 2km long racecourse.
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A very good question indeed. 5 of the last 10 winners were morning line favourites to win the Run for the Roses.
| Year | Winning Horse | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sovereignty | 7/1 |
| 2024 | Mystik Dan | 18/1 |
| 2023 | Mage | 15/1 |
| 2022 | Rich Strike | 80/1 |
| 2021 | Mandaloun | 12/1 |
| 2020 | Authentic | 8/1 |
| 2019 | Country House | 65/1 |
| 2018 | Justify | 3/1F |
| 2017 | Always Dreaming | 5/1F |
| 2016 | Nyquist | 3/1F |
| 2015 | American Pharoah | 3/1F |
| 2014 | California Chrome | 5/2F |
Sovereignty won in 2025 and went off at odds of 7/1, beating the favourite Journalism. This was the second win for trainer Bill Mott at the Derby and the first Derby victory for Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado.
In 2022, bettors were given a run for their money in the form of Rich Strike. This was the biggest upset that the Kentucky Derby has seen in its modern era, with the winning horse's odds closing out at 80/1 - the longest shot out of all 20 runners. The last upset of this kind was 110 years ago, in 1913 when winner Donerail's odds closed out at 91/1.
This was the first time trainer Eric Reed won at the Kentucky Derby. Top trainers at the Kentucky Derby include Bob Baffert (6 wins) tied with Ben A. Jones (6 wins) and Todd Pletcher (2 wins).
Horses that win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes races become part of an exclusive club as one of the race horse greats. Only 13 horses have made it so far since the race's inception in 1875. The last triple crown winner was Justify in 2018, trained by Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith. It won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont stakes.
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A horse can only race this once in their lifetime, so there's a lot of pressure on their backs to win. With this, we can see many last minute changes in jockeys and runners, so if you prefer, you can wait until the race starts to get live odds.
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