How much did a $2 ticket pay at the Kentucky Derby?

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. A $1 trifecta paid $14,870.70, and the $1 superfecta paid a cool $321,500.10.

What was the payout on a $2 bet in the Derby?

For instance, if you made a $2 win bet on a horse at 2-1 odds and that horse won – you would profit $4 and also get the original $2 back for a payout of $6.

How much would I have won if I bet $100 on 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. That equates to a $122.85 profit each year when betting $300.

How much were tickets to Kentucky Derby?

If you buy your tickets by April 17, general admission tickets start at $57 and $77 for a single-day entry to Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby, respectively. Prices increase as the event gets closer. On the day of the races, the general admission cost jumps to $67 and $87 for Oaks and Derby, respectively.

What is the most expensive ticket at the Kentucky Derby?

Kentucky Derby tickets can range in price from $80 to $110 per ticket. Standing infield general admission tickets are the cheapest option, but they quickly become expensive as the race nears.

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How much is a $2 win place show bet?

Win/Place or Place/Show: Simply a combination of win & place or place & show. There are two combinations, so a $2 bet would cost $4 in total.

How much is a $2 exacta box?

If you place a $2 exacta key bet, then you will pick one horse to win in each race, and all the others must place. This will cost you $12. If you decide to go with two horses over four horses in an exacta key bet, then you'll still have to pay $12, with an increment of $2 thereafter.

How much did Rich Strike payout?

Rich Strike received $1,860,000 of the Kentucky Derby's $3 million purse as the race winner.

How much is a $2 trifecta box?

Trifecta box bets cost more than straight trifectas because they cover every winning combination, but they significantly increase the bettor's odds of winning. For example, a $2 three-horse trifecta box costs $12. Adding a fourth horse bumps up the price to $48.

How much does a jockey get paid?

Prize Money

The percentages a jockey receives for a Thoroughbred race range from 5% for a second- or third-place finish to 10% for first place. In less competitive races, the jockey's earnings can be as low as 0.50% for a third-place finish, 1% for placing second and perhaps 6%-10% for first place.

What is the payout for the Kentucky Derby 80 to 1?

But winning at 80/1 odds, Rich Strike paid $163.60 on a $2 win bet and triggered some huge payouts in the exotic pools. Rich Strike's win payout was the second-highest all-time in the Kentucky Derby behind Donerail ($184.90) in 1913.

How much money was bet on Rich Strike at the Derby?

Only $501,135 of the total amount wagered on the win pool was on Rich Strike, the lowest of any horse in the field, according to figures released by the track.

Who bet $2 million dollars at Kentucky Derby?

And it all started with last year's Kentucky Derby, when he bet what is believed to be a Derby record $2.4 million on Essential Quality to win and the horse finished fourth. Undeterred, Mack is returning to the Derby and again betting on whichever horse ends up as the favorite on Saturday. And he's upping the amount.

What is a $2 double in horse racing?

Late daily double

Example: Let's say you select horse No. 7 to win the first leg and horse No. 1 to win the second leg of the last two races of the day. The cost of a late daily double ticket will be $2 and will look like this: $2 Daily Double (7-1).

How much does it cost to box 4 horses in a $2 exacta?

A $2 box of four horses would be (4 x 3 x 2) = $24. As you can see the cost of the exacta box increases greatly with each additional horse. Also remember that you can wager a $1 exacta box. This reduces the amount of your wager by 50% but also reduces your earnings by 50%.

How much do I win if I bet $10 on?

For example, if you bet $10 on 4.0 odds, the total amount returned on a winning wager would be $40 ($10x4). The potential profit is $30, or $10x4 minus the $10 stake.

What does $5 the field mean?

For example, in an exacta wheel in a six-horse field, a punter can select one horse to finish first, and cover any of the other runners finishing second. This bet with a $1 wagering unit will cost $5, meaning the punter gets a return provided the horse he selected to finish first is the winner of the race.

What is the minimum bet for the Kentucky Derby?

The minimum bet for a win, place or show wager is only $2. Exotic wagers involve betting on two or more horses, either within a single race or across multiple races.

What was the cheapest Kentucky Derby horse winner?

Canonero II's role as a true blue collar hero came courtesy of the horse's battle with adversity, starting off with being sold for just $1,200 at the Keeneland sales in Lexington, Kentucky, before being shipped by new owner Pedro Baptista to his native Venezuela.

What is the cheapest horse to ever win the Kentucky Derby?

California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby and the first leg of the Triple Crown, not bad for a horse that only cost $8,000. Most horses that run in these types of races cost millions but 'Chrome' is described as a working man's horse.

What was the least expensive horse ever to win the Kentucky Derby?

That would be $1,200 for Canonero II, who won the Derby in 1971.