# Kentucky Derby 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** horse-sports\ **Created:** [April 28, 2026, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616 "2026-04-28T08:55:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/21 "2026-05-03T03:32:33Z")
The superfecta or whatever getting the first 4 finishers in order paid like $94,000 on a $1 bet. Question for anyone who might know- suppose nobody picked those first 4 horses- what would become of the money collected for the superfecta? Does the track keep it? Would it go to the other bet pools like the trifecta? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/22 "2026-05-03T04:24:18Z")
I picked Renegade. No money, just the pick. He came up just a little short. > [@Eureka](#): > > I’m rooting for Golden Tempo, because id love to see a woman trainer win. Winner! You and Donna Brothers. A good pick. And it was great to see the first woman trainer to win the derby. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/23 "2026-05-03T06:35:43Z")
Instagram has a good video clip of Cherie DeVaux watching Golden Tempo. You see both the horse, and her cheering him on (“Come on Jose!”). ➜ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX258qcg3ik](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX258qcg3ik) ■ ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/24 "2026-05-03T12:55:40Z")
Apparently $2 on Ocelli to Show paid $36.34. Not a bad return! $2 on Renegade paid $7.14 for Place, $5.46 for Show. $2 on Golden Tempo to win paid $48.24 (Place: $19.14 and Show: $11.90). ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/25 "2026-05-03T15:29:22Z")
How is the prize money distributed to the winner? Does the horse owner get everything, who then distributes shares to the jockey, trainer, etc.? Or are there fixed percentages that go to each? The top five horses get paid, with the winner getting $3.1 million out of the $5 million total. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/26 "2026-05-04T02:12:59Z")
Complete results chart, with prices and pools, here: > **[Equibase | Churchill Downs Charts](https://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=CD&raceDate=05%2F02%2F2026&cy=USA&rn=12)** > > Welcome to Equibase.com, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. This one was a tough one to select for. Most of us at our local track, which also allows intertrack wagering, had different selections; and good reasons for those selections. One thing we all agreed upon though, was that unlike many races, where we could make educated guesses as to the outcomes, this one was well and truly gambling. More a game of chance than anything else, really. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/27 "2026-05-04T08:33:38Z")
Just finished watching the race. _Man_, that was a heck of a finish. 😲🎆 I never thought Golden Tempo had a chance; these middle shots never do. At best they make a bit of a surge at the end and finish seventh, maybe sixth. (Friendly reminder that sixth place in the Kentucky Derby is like second place on a reality show. 🙂) I’m always thrilled to see female trailblazers in sports…I’m glad that the WNBA is still around, ridiculous labor flaps and all, and it really irked me that Danica Patrick couldn’t just _stay in Indycar for a couple more seasons, dagnabbit!_ I knew that Cherie DeVaux becoming the first ever female trainer to win the Derby would be an incredible story. Hearing her chat with Donna Brothers (who was the only one of the NBC crew who picked Golden Tempo to win) during the post parade, she came across as really humble and respectful of the groundbreaking women who paved the way for her. Just a great attitude all around. But I didn’t think she had any chance of triumphing here. Until she did. (Dang, ironic how the influence of rampant sports gambling is now ruining games left and right, and a sport _built entirely around gambling_ just gave us one of the most legitimately awesome finishes of the year. 😁) One time I was watching America’s Day at the Races on FS1, by chance I saw a horse rise up fully on its hind legs and fall over very much like Great White did (it tumbled onto its back; luckily the jockey jumped to safety beforehand). This strikes me as an extremely weird thing for a horse to do. I know they spook easily, but their natural instinct is to run. Rearing up is a _threatening_ gesture, and, well, I’d imagine those types of animals would be unpopular for racing. How did Mark Glatt’s wife die? NBC is usually meticulous about these Acceptable Stories; I was surprised at this omission. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/28 "2026-05-04T09:50:23Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > How did Mark Glatt’s wife die? NBC is usually meticulous about these Acceptable Stories; I was surprised at this omission. While I have nothing to say about Mark Glatt’s wife, I will comment on NBC. The NBC coverage of the race is, okay, I’ll say it, bleah. Somebody who overcame a great disadvantage, only to come back and win somehow. Commentators who have no idea about racing making selections. Far too many … okay, I’ll say it, people who know nothing about racing, talking about racing. And again, knowing nothing about what they are talking about. Hell, bring me in. I have views, based on past performances, I’ve done selections and commentary before, I could do this. There are actually two broadcasts from Churchill Downs (CD). One is the one that the casual viewer saw on NBC Sports. The other is what we serious horseplayers saw from Churchill Downs. That gave us up-to-date odds, probable prices, and all the numbers we needed to know. With about 15 MTP, somebody at our race book decided that we needed to watch the NBC coverage. No odds, no live tote, no nothing except some airhead saying, “Well, I like XYZ for the name.” Our live tote and probables were gone. As an exactor player, I need probables. I don’t need yet another story about how some jockey did something-something that overcame some adversity. Yeah, that’s not how we play. We play in the here and now, and there were howls of discontent (I’d describe them, but they would be inappropriate, being mostly profane), so we got the proper track feed back. Good Lord, how does anyone think that we serious horseplayers would want anything except the proper track feed? ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/29 "2026-05-04T14:50:40Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > How did Mark Glatt’s wife die? Apparently it was heart failure. ➜ [So Happy's Trainer Mark Glatt's Wife Dena's Cause of Death a Surprise](https://heavy.com/sports/horse-racing/mark-glatt-wife-dead-so-happy-trainer-cause-of-death) ■ ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/30 "2026-05-04T15:33:58Z")
Watching this video clip on Instagram, on the final turn Golden Tempo passed 5 horses. Then on the home stretch he passed 12 other horses to win it. Golden Tempo, Kentucky Derby stretch run ➜ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX2\_s9LDx8m](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX2_s9LDx8m) ■ ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/31 "2026-05-05T05:29:11Z")
I…honestly don’t know what you were expecting. NBC is the network that turned the Olympics into a giant fluff piece and walked it back only after enormous backlash, and _still_ has occasional relapses (Lindsey Vonn, anyone?). The Kentucky Derby has always been a big party to them, a chance to show waves of mint juleps and crazy hats and colorful outfits (I’m pretty sure horse racing is the only institution in the country where “Sunday best” is still a thing) and extravagant viewing rooms. Yeah, the picks were pointless; they always are. These are TV personalities getting into the spirit of the event. They knew what the assignment was. And I’m pretty sure that if by some miracle someone _did_ have a hot tip, they would’ve kept it to themselves. If you want a no-nonsense hardcore gambling channel…well, I have no idea where to look, but it’s not NBC. Streaming, maybe? 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/32 "2026-05-05T05:32:38Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > If you want a no-nonsense hardcore gambling channel…well, I have no idea where to look, but it’s not NBC. Streaming, maybe? Re-read @Spoon’s post, all of it. He literally said: > [@](#): > > There are actually two broadcasts from Churchill Downs (CD). One is the one that the casual viewer saw on NBC Sports. The other is what we serious horseplayers saw from Churchill Downs. That gave us up-to-date odds, probable prices, and all the numbers we needed to know. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/33 "2026-05-05T05:45:55Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > The superfecta or whatever getting the first 4 finishers in order paid like $94,000 on a $1 bet. Question for anyone who might know- suppose nobody picked those first 4 horses- what would become of the money collected for the superfecta? Does the track keep it? Would it go to the other bet pools like the trifecta? Depends on the track and it’s rules. At many tracks the Super gets paid out regardless if anyone picks all 4. It could be something like “19-All-All-All”. Same thing for the Tri: “19-All-All.” This works in favor of whomever keyed or wheeled the favorite into whatever position others did. You didn’t pick right but still win some money. Not a common thing, BTW. The Tri-Super usually gets carried over to the next card. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/34 "2026-05-05T06:23:52Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Re-read @Spoon’s post, all of it. He literally said … Yes, and thank you. Here’s the best image that I could find of what we get on the CD (and other tracks’) private broadcasts to subscribing race books: [![](https://cms-images.bloodhorse.com/i/bloodhorse-images/2022/07/b6be662ceb1a4920a986270cab784f89.jpg?preset=medium) ](https://cms-images.bloodhorse.com/i/bloodhorse-images/2022/07/b6be662ceb1a4920a986270cab784f89.jpg?preset=medium) Now, let me explain. The image has three panels, and it’s the middle one that is broadcast to subscribing race books. Notice that across the top of the middle panel, we have race number, MTP (Minutes To Post, or the start of the race; very important if you don’t want to get shut out of betting), time of day, and track conditions. Down the left-hand side we have current odds. They constantly change, so they are important to watch. Across the bottom, there would typically be probables. These are probable payouts, mostly for exactors and doubles, and they constantly change too. Yes, they help with establishing whether there is any value in combinations of horses; but sometimes they are replaced by chyrons telling of scratches, jockey changes, equipment changes, and the like. They’re not in the above image, because as you can see, the horses are loaded in the gate and the race is about to start. I think you’ll agree that this information is vital to the horseplayer. It’s not what the casual viewer, sitting at home or in a sports bar and watching NBC needs. Which is why we all flipped out when the CD feed whose constantly-changing numbers and MTP counting down that we need, was replaced by the NBC broadcast that had none of that stuff. We did get the CD feed back after we all complained, but holy hannah! Such race book private subscription TV feeds are as necessary as the _Racing Form_ in order to make informed selection and subsequent wagers. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/35 "2026-05-05T07:47:25Z")
Oh, what happened was that the venue switched the show on you at the last minute. Sorry, I didn’t quite catch that. Yeah, that sucks. I’ve seen what admission costs now, and I would’ve been pretty ticked off. Was there an explanation, at least? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/36 "2026-05-05T08:26:45Z")
No explanation, but it appeared to be mixed communication between the boss and the minions. The boss wanted all TVs _that were not currently showing the CD feed_ to be on NBC. Those that were on the CD feed were to be left alone. So, swap out the basketball, hockey, and baseball, on other TVs for the NBC broadcast of the Derby. Sure, great, and that’s fine, but the boss wasn’t clear, and the staff thought that all TVs had to be on NBC. Um … no, that is not what was meant. It was miscommunication. I found this out later. No problem. In the future, I will state that I am sitting at _this place_ at the bar, I am playing _that track_ that is on the TV in front of me, and _that channel showing that track_ must not be changed. Hey, Preakness in two weeks! That one will be interesting, given Derby results. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/37 "2026-05-08T07:29:15Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Hey, Preakness in two weeks! That one will be interesting, given Derby results. And Golden Tempo won’t be running. ➜ [https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/sport/golden-tempo-out-of-preakness](https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/sport/golden-tempo-out-of-preakness) ■ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/38 "2026-05-08T08:05:14Z")
I spotted that on CNN earlier today, but was called away, so I’m glad that you brought us up to date. I don’t blame Golden Tempo’s connections for not attempting the Preakness. I did agree with the CNN item that it may be time to reschedule the Triple Crown races. There is too little time between them. Just as a baseball team doesn’t schedule its star pitcher to start every day, neither should a champion racehorse run so frequently as to be at risk of injury to itself. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/39 "2026-05-16T07:53:34Z")
Preakness Stakes is running on Saturday, May 16. I have my Form, and have been studying it, but have no solid selections. Yet, anyway, this one is tough, and I’ll need to see a moving tote before I finalize anything. Some commentary though. Morning line selections: 9 - 1 - 6 - 12, in that order. Equibase selections: 1 / 2 / 6, in no order. **1 TAJ MAHAL** should do well today, won going away last outing at 1 1/8 miles, runs well with Russell up. Goes slightly longer today, fits. **2 OCELLI** was a longshot in KyDby, yet showed. There’s something here. Breezed 4f at CD 24Apr26 in 47 3/5, very impressive. Deserves consideration. **6 CHIP HONCHO** has the speed, but has he the stamina? Might do better to shorten to 1m routes. Consider in exotics. **9 IRON HONOR** is capable under Franco, but had a bad last outing, see PP trouble line. Nice work 9May26, breezed 4f in 48 flat. I’d say “fits well,” but has a new jockey: Prat. That may change things. Watch the tote. **10 NAPOLEON SOLO** is stretching out slightly, but capable at distance. Will likely need a reserve tank of gas and an extra gear, but could figure in exotics. **12 INCREDIBOLT** either does well or does poorly at distance, no pattern apparent, or reasons for success and failure. Worth looking at, consider, but watch him in post parade. Just some takeaways from my look at tomorrow’s Form. Hope they’re informative, and good luck with your selections. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616/40 "2026-05-16T10:39:56Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > INCREDIBOLT Gotta love that name, at least! Preakness, we’ll be watching. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kentucky-derby-2026/1029616.md?page=3)