Derby Insiderhttps://derbyinsider.com/2026-11-02T23:43:22.492356-08:00Best Horse Racing Betting Books for Beginnershttps://derbyinsider.com/best-horse-racing-betting-books-for-beginners/2026-10-31T22:01:43.480510-07:002026-10-31T22:01:43.480510-07:00Paige SullivanFor a bettor who plays the Kentucky Derby once a year and wants to understand the bets and the program before the next Triple Crown, the first book is...What Is Pace Handicappinghttps://derbyinsider.com/what-is-pace-handicapping/2026-10-28T21:25:58.539599-07:002026-11-02T23:43:22.492356-08:00Paige SullivanOn September 12 at Churchill Downs, a two-year-old named Bearamour ran the opening quarter-mile of the Iroquois Stakes in :22.85. Pace handicapping is the...What Is a Beyer Speed Figurehttps://derbyinsider.com/what-is-a-beyer-speed-figure/2026-10-25T19:57:38.261383-07:002026-10-25T19:57:38.261383-07:00Brendan ShaughnessyThe 84 printed beside Hughes's win in the Del Mar Futurity is a Beyer Speed Figure. It is one number that says how fast a horse ran after its final time has...What Happens When a Kentucky Derby Horse Is Scratchedhttps://derbyinsider.com/what-happens-when-a-kentucky-derby-horse-is-scratched/2026-10-22T13:15:21.060247-07:002026-10-22T13:15:21.060247-07:00Paige SullivanGreat White never ran in the 2026 Kentucky Derby. He reared and fell backward while being loaded into the starting gate, and he was scratched right there....When Do the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pools Openhttps://derbyinsider.com/when-do-the-kentucky-derby-future-wager-pools-open/2026-10-19T12:29:14.653454-07:002026-10-19T12:29:14.653454-07:00Paige SullivanThe Kentucky Derby Future Wager runs as six short betting windows, called pools, spread from late October to early April before the Derby. By the end of...Horse Racing Takeout Rates by Trackhttps://derbyinsider.com/takeout-rates-by-track/2026-10-16T10:12:03.204631-07:002026-11-02T20:16:18.725334-08:00Nolan FitzgeraldTakeout rates by track run 16% to 18% on win, place and show bets and 18.5% to 26% on exactas, trifectas and superfectas, at the tracks that publish them. A...Horse Racing Glossary, Terms Every Bettor Meetshttps://derbyinsider.com/horse-racing-glossary/2026-10-15T15:11:38.609921-07:002026-11-02T20:07:51.904448-08:00Nolan FitzgeraldHorse racing terms are the words a racing fan meets at the betting window, in the program and in a race report: bet types, race types, distances and the...How to Own a Racehorse, From a Claim to a Partnershiphttps://derbyinsider.com/how-to-own-a-racehorse/2026-10-14T16:09:01.715322-07:002026-10-14T16:09:01.715322-07:00Brendan ShaughnessyThere are four ways to end up owning a share of a Thoroughbred: claim one out of a race, buy one at auction, buy one privately, or buy a share through a...Most Kentucky Derby Wins by a Trainer and a Jockeyhttps://derbyinsider.com/kentucky-derby-winning-trainers-and-jockeys/2026-10-14T10:11:07.261440-07:002026-10-14T10:11:07.261440-07:00Brendan ShaughnessyCounting Kentucky Derby wins by trainer or jockey sounds like simple arithmetic until a disqualification gets in the way. Bob Baffert's horses have crossed...HISA, the Federal Rules Every Racehorse Runs Underhttps://derbyinsider.com/what-is-hisa/2026-10-13T16:59:03.929009-07:002026-10-13T16:59:03.929009-07:00Brendan ShaughnessyBefore 2020, American Thoroughbred racing was regulated state by state, which meant medication rules, safety standards and even riding-crop limits could...Where to Get Horse Racing Past Performanceshttps://derbyinsider.com/where-to-get-horse-racing-past-performances/2026-10-13T16:59:03.922504-07:002026-11-02T13:40:57.881418-08:00Paige SullivanFor international past performances the form of European and other overseas horses shipping in to race in North America, DRF's Classic and Formulator PPs...Maiden, Claiming, Allowance and Stakes Races Explainedhttps://derbyinsider.com/horse-racing-race-types-explained/2026-10-12T18:09:26.752807-07:002026-10-12T18:09:26.752807-07:00Paige SullivanEvery Thoroughbred race run in North America sits on one class ladder, from the cheapest maiden claimer to a Grade 1 like the Kentucky Derby. The conditions...Daily Double, Pick 4 and Pick 6 Bets Explainedhttps://derbyinsider.com/multi-race-bets-daily-double-pick-4-pick-6/2026-10-12T10:10:27.418780-07:002026-10-12T10:10:27.418780-07:00Paige SullivanA multi-race bet asks you to name a horse or more than one in every race of a sequence, usually back to back on the same card. Get every leg right and you...Belmont Stakes 2027 at the New Belmont Parkhttps://derbyinsider.com/belmont-stakes/2026-10-11T15:11:30.796172-07:002026-10-11T15:11:30.796172-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe 2027 Belmont Stakes runs Saturday, June 5, 2027, the final leg of the Triple Crown, 13 days after that year's Preakness. It marks the race's return to a...Preakness Stakes 2027, Date, Distance and What Changedhttps://derbyinsider.com/preakness-stakes/2026-10-11T10:08:47.484771-07:002026-10-11T10:08:47.484771-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe 2027 Preakness Stakes runs Sunday, May 23, 2027, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, over 1 3/16 miles. Two things about that sentence have never been...What Is the Kentucky Oakshttps://derbyinsider.com/what-is-the-kentucky-oaks/2026-10-10T16:07:38.120370-07:002026-10-10T16:07:38.120370-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe Kentucky Oaks is the Kentucky Derby's companion race: a Grade 1 stakes for three-year-old fillies only, run at Churchill Downs the Friday before the...Kentucky Derby Purse and Prize Moneyhttps://derbyinsider.com/kentucky-derby-purse/2026-10-10T10:25:34.916036-07:002026-10-10T10:25:34.916036-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe 2026 Kentucky Derby ran for a $5 million purse, paid out to the top five finishers. Golden Tempo's winning share was $3.1 million. None of that money...How Often the Kentucky Derby Favorite Winshttps://derbyinsider.com/how-often-the-kentucky-derby-favorite-wins/2026-10-09T16:12:24.678160-07:002026-10-09T16:12:24.678160-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe Kentucky Derby favorite has won about 37% of the time across the race's history, a figure America's Best Racing puts at 56 wins in 151 runnings, roughly...Where to Bet on the Kentucky Derbyhttps://derbyinsider.com/where-to-bet-on-the-kentucky-derby/2026-10-09T10:10:50.821639-07:002026-10-09T10:10:50.821639-07:00Paige SullivanThere are three ways to bet the Kentucky Derby, and only one of them depends on which state you live in. You can bet in person at Churchill Downs on Derby...How to Read Horse Racing Past Performanceshttps://derbyinsider.com/how-to-read-horse-racing-past-performances/2026-10-08T16:10:40.577947-07:002026-10-08T16:10:40.577947-07:00Paige Sullivan05/12 FG 6f ft Clm 16000 118 3 5 5³ 4² 2¹ 1hd 1:11.2 85 L b. That string, an annotated sample from Horse Racing Sense, is a whole race folded into one line...Kentucky Derby Post Position Stats Since 1930https://derbyinsider.com/kentucky-derby-post-positions/2026-10-08T10:12:29.845160-07:002026-10-08T10:12:29.845160-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldPost 5 has produced more Kentucky Derby winners than any other stall since the starting gate came in for the 1930 Derby: 10 from 96 starters, a 10.4% win...How Pari-Mutuel Betting Works and What Takeout Costs Youhttps://derbyinsider.com/how-pari-mutuel-betting-works/2026-10-07T17:26:38.362874-07:002026-10-07T17:26:38.362874-07:00Paige SullivanA $2 win ticket on Golden Tempo in the 2026 Kentucky Derby came back as $48.24, and nobody arrived at that figure by multiplying 23 by 2. The colt went off...How to Read Horse Racing Odds and What They Payhttps://derbyinsider.com/how-to-read-horse-racing-odds/2026-10-07T13:13:06.497826-07:002026-10-07T13:13:06.497826-07:00Paige SullivanAt ten o'clock on the morning of May 2, 2026, almost nine hours before that year's Kentucky Derby went to post, a colt named So Happy was 5-1 on the board....How Much Do Jockeys Makehttps://derbyinsider.com/how-much-do-jockeys-make/2026-10-06T16:07:25.627351-07:002026-11-02T20:15:50.517958-08:00Brendan ShaughnessyHow much do jockeys make by position? In U.S. racing the winning jockey's default fee is 10% of the win purse, second and third typically earn 5% of their...Horse Racing Calendar 2027, the Big Races and Their Dateshttps://derbyinsider.com/horse-racing-calendar-2027/2026-10-06T10:10:15.701586-07:002026-11-02T21:19:23.200233-08:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe 2027 Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 1, at Churchill Downs, with the Kentucky Oaks the day before. The Preakness follows on Sunday, May 23 at Pimlico...Kentucky Derby Payouts by Yearhttps://derbyinsider.com/kentucky-derby-payouts/2026-10-05T16:08:33.852111-07:002026-10-05T16:08:33.852111-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe record for a $2 win bet on the Kentucky Derby is $184.90, paid in 1913 on Donerail, still the longest-priced winner in the race's history. The record...Triple Crown Winners in Horse Racing, All 13https://derbyinsider.com/triple-crown-winners/2026-10-05T10:09:55.317781-07:002026-11-02T20:12:03.148591-08:00Nolan FitzgeraldThirteen horses have won the American Triple Crown, which means winning the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes in the same year....Kentucky Derby Winners List, 1875 to 2026https://derbyinsider.com/kentucky-derby-winners/2026-10-04T16:06:55.973348-07:002026-10-04T16:06:55.973348-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe Kentucky Derby has been run every year since 1875, 152 runnings through 2026, missing only its usual first-Saturday-in-May date twice 1945, for wartime...How Long Is the Kentucky Derbyhttps://derbyinsider.com/how-long-is-the-kentucky-derby/2026-10-04T10:00:44.548998-07:002026-10-04T10:00:44.548998-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldThe Kentucky Derby is run at 1 1/4 miles, 10 furlongs, about 2,012 meters. At the pace a top 3-year-old covers it, that's a little over two minutes from the...Road to the Kentucky Derby Points, How a Horse Gets Inhttps://derbyinsider.com/road-to-the-kentucky-derby-points/2026-10-03T16:07:24.809925-07:002026-10-03T16:07:24.809925-07:00Nolan FitzgeraldNo committee picks the Kentucky Derby field, and no ranking by speed figure does either. Twenty horses get in by earning points across a season-long series...