Kentucky Derby 2022

Here's a complete guide to the 2022 Kentucky Derby, including when to watch and which horses to look for during the greatest two minutes in sports.

- Simplification - Odds: 20-1 - Zozos - Odds: 20-1 - Cyberknife - Odds: 20-1 Second choice Epicenter is trained by Steven M. Asmussen with three-time Derby-winning jockey Joel Rosario. Here are the odds for the 2022 Kentucky Derby according to Sportsnaut: NBC first won the rights for the Kentucky Derby in 2001. The Kentucky Oaks will take place at 5:51 p.m. ET Friday as part of a full day of races. Winning the Triple Crown is one of the biggest achievements in sports -- requiring a rare combination of endurance, speed and luck. The Triple Crown is an annual series of three races from May to early June featuring 3-year-old horses. Last year’s winner, Medina Spirit, upset the field with 12-1 odds, only to be stripped of his title after testing positive for an anti-inflammatory steroid. Over 150,000 people will descend upon Kentucky the weekend of May 7 for a chance to watch 11 rounds of horse racing. After attending the Epsom Derby in England, Clark Jr. was inspired to bring the tradition of elegance and class to American horse racing. The Kentucky Derby is an event defined by pomp and fanfare, complete with big hats, mint juleps and major bets.

Several horses have a legitimate chance to win the 2022 Kentucky Derby, including two who were moved from the Bob Baffert barn to trainer Tim Yakteen.

“Of course, a huge concern for Taiba is he might not have enough foundation or experience,” said White. “Asking Taiba to try and win the Kentucky Derby with only two races under his belt certainly is audacious. It’s is the earliest of the Kentucky Derby’s major preps and the race is a little bit longer than the others. “It’s well documented I’m 0 for 23 in the Derby and I’ve run some Hall of Fame horses into it,” Asmussen said. “He’s got a brilliant mind to go along with his talent, which reminded me a lot of [Triple Crown winner] Justify. … Experience matters in everything in life. Last year, four of the top six finishers in the Derby came out of the Fair Grounds race. Trying to find a winner in this year’s 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is about as easy as getting through the week here without wet weather. “Curlin and Gun Runner both ended up third and went on to be champion horses of the year. There is also Brad Cox, who won last year’s Derby by disqualification, with three horses hoping he actually gets to celebrate a win the same day the race was held. Having won four of his last five races most expected he would be made the favorite. There’s all-time winning trainer Steve Asmussen trying to break an 0 of 23 streak with perhaps the favorite. There’s a lot of good horses. There is noted turf trainer Chad Brown with another favorite trying to win his first Kentucky Derby.

McIngvale, who has a track record of betting big on the biggest sporting events, plans to place a record-breaking wager of $2.5-3 million on whichever horse ...

If they look like they're going to be very close at the end, I'm sure by a minute or two before post, I can make a big bet and influence who the favorite is. "It'll be interesting to see on Saturday afternoon, about two or three hours before the race, where they're at," McIngvale added. Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is looking to make sports betting history at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. McIngvale, who has a track record of betting big on the biggest sporting events, plans to place a record-breaking wager of $2.5-3 million on whichever horse ends up being the favorite in the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby.

For the first time in three years, the Kentucky Derby will serve as the first leg of the Triple Crown and be run in front of a full crowd.

Meanwhile, the 2021 edition of the Kentucky Derby was a little more traditional. Instead, the Belmont Stakes, which is traditionally the longest of the three legs, led off the Triple Crown and the Kentucky Derby served as the second leg followed by the Preakness Stakes. The Triple Crown order usually consists of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes and has been that way since 1969.

From the disqualification of Maximum Security in 2019 to the coronavirus-delayed race in 2020 to last year's controversy surrounding trainer Bob Baffert and ...

Where is the Kentucky Derby held? When is post time for the 2022 Kentucky Derby? When is the 2022 Kentucky Derby?

Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is slated to be back betting the Kentucky Derby this year, with somewhere between $2 million and $3 million to put on the nose ...

Fun as it is to watch Vegas sports books essentially try to run from the McIngvale cyclone, the Derby field is essentially good news because the relatively close “bunching” of the top five faves in the odds means that Mr. McIngvale’s veering, careening and caroming hither and yon with his virtual satchel of $2 million-plus will itself require a bit more hard analysis to actually figure out a favorite. Including Mr. McIngvale as a runway star with the obligatory sporran, knee socks, the fine dark epaulets on the ur-Scottish short jacket, the whole kit. In the picture above, Mr. McIngvale’s selection as a Houston business honoree in 2018 was celebrated in a semi-formal kilt-wearing fashion event. Last year he actually dropped on up to Churchill, which is his wont, to do it on race day at the track. So, his bracing play didn’t cover the mattress/furniture promotion after all, but gauging from the coverage, including in this space, Mr. McIngvale definitely got more than $4 million in free publicity for the somewhat chaotically and extravagantly marketed Mattress Mack “brand.” Such as it is. He’s got plenty to do in Kentucky anyway, checking up on Runhappy, Mr. McIngvale’s Thoroughbred champion standing at stud.

Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. Trainer: Todd Pletcher Current Form: Ran evenly for third behind White Abarrio in the shorter Holy Bull, then rode the rail to victory in ...

Worth a Wager: Made it to the dance when Un Ojo dropped out. Worth a Wager: Sneaked into the field through the back door. Worth a Wager: Has proven he can maneuver through tight quarters, a key component in the crowded field of 20. Made it to the dance after winning the final prep, the Lexington three weeks ago. He’s by Gun Runner, so he’s bred to go long at a long price. Current Form: The gray has been great. Worth a Wager: Ready for rematch. Worth a Wager: One of many who can win. Couldn’t catch Epicenter but caught all 10 rivals at Keeneland. No value and there is always traffic running for the roses. Worth a Wager: Believe we haven’t seen his best yet. Also believe he will be the post-time favorite. Worth a Wager: Finished full of run after saving ground in the Wood. Draws rail again.

The horses · Mo Donegal, Irad Ortiz Jr. · Happy Jack, Rafael Bejarano · Epicenter, Joel Rosario · Summer Is Tomorrow, Mickael Barzalona · Smile Happy, Corey Lanerie ...

The racetrack was founded in 1874 by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., the grandson of legendary explorer William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. After ...

Second choice Epicenter is trained by Steven M. Asmussen with three-time Derby-winning jockey Joel Rosario. Here are the odds for the 2022 Kentucky Derby according to Sportsnaut: The Kentucky Oaks will take place at 5:51 p.m. ET Friday as part of a full day of races. Winning the Triple Crown is one of the biggest achievements in sports -- requiring a rare combination of endurance, speed and luck. The Triple Crown is an annual series of three races from May to early June featuring 3-year-old horses. Last year’s winner, Medina Spirit, upset the field with 12-1 odds, only to be stripped of his title after testing positive for an anti-inflammatory steroid. The Kentucky Derby is an event defined by pomp and fanfare, complete with big hats, mint juleps and major bets.

A list of the 20 horses in the field for the 2022 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Odds and predictions for Epicenter, Zandon and the other contenders.

Odds: 30-1 Odds: 30-1 Odds: 30-1 Odds: 30-1 Odds: 30-1 New Mexico native has two Derby wins (Giacomo, Justify) and is making his record 28th start. Oldest Derby-winning jockey is Bill Shoemaker (54). Odds: 30-1 Odds: 30-1 Trainer: Bhupat Seemar, 45. Odds: 30-1 Odds: 30-1

The 148th Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs takes place on Saturday, May 7 at 6:57 p.m. ET.

Check out the latest 2022 Kentucky Derby odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Demling's picks for the Kentucky Derby, all from the expert who nailed nine Derby-Oaks doubles and six straight races. Mo Donegal drew the No. 1 position in the 2022 Kentucky Derby post draw, which has produced eight winners all-time, tied for third-most of any post, but none since 1986 when Ferdinand rode the rail to victory. Mo Donegal is sired by Uncle Mo, one of the legitimate Kentucky Derby contenders in 2011 before an illness forced him to be withdrawn from the race. Epicenter is one of the only 2022 Kentucky Derby horses to earn both Beyer and Brisnet speed figures of 100 or more. One of Demling's surprising 2022 Kentucky Derby picks: He is fading Epicenter, saying one of the top favorites barely even cracks the top three. The 2022 Kentucky Derby post time is 6:57 p.m. ET. With so much to consider, you'll want to see what SportsLine's Jody Demling has to say before entering any 2022 Kentucky Derby picks or horse racing predictions of your own.

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert won't be allowed to participate in the Kentucky Derby as he's serving a 90-day suspension.

Zandon, whose jockey is Flavien Prat, is entering the Derby as a 3-1 shot. Messier finished first in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes in February. Velazquez won the Derby in 2011, 2017 and 2020. Steven M. Asmussen is the trainer for the colt. 19). Zozos (Manny Franco), 20-1 17). Classic Causeway (Julien Leparoux), 30-1 16). Cyberknife (Florent Geroux), 20-1 14). Barber Road (Rey Gutierrez), 30-1 13). Simplification (Jose Ortiz), 20-1 2). Happy Jack (Rafael Bejarano), 30-1 Baffert isn’t allowed to have contact with Yakteen. It’s only the sixth time he won’t have a horse in the field. The ban was given to him by Kentucky racing officials after last year’s winner Medina Spirit failed a post-race drug test.

Zandon, Epicenter, and Messier are the 2022 Kentucky Derby favorites, but does our expert think they can win?

A $1 superfecta returned a colossal $9,456.40 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie, and Essential Quality. Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. A $1 trifecta returned $1,696.90 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, and Hot Rod Charlie. A $2 exacta returned $503 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit and Mandaloun. He can help you make the best 2022 Kentucky Derby picks possible. The first Kentucky Derby was run in 1875 at Churchill Downs and Aristides won, besting a field of 14 other horses in the 1 1/2-mile race.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert is absent from Churchill Downs, and his Barn 33, once the epicenter of the backside during Derby week, is oddly silent, ...

Happy Jack is named after a song by The Who. Messier, who is trying to become the third Canadian-bred horse to win the Derby, was named after the hockey great Mark Messier. Cyberknife is named after the treatment that sent his owner Al Gold’s cancer into remission. One popular change from last year has returned and even expanded, albeit with a significant hike in ticket prices: All seats include unlimited food and drinks, a move intended to reduce lines and the exchange of money. Smith, aboard Taiba, will try to become the oldest jockey to win the Derby at 56. He is trying to win the Derby after only two starts, a feat accomplished only once before, by a horse named Leonatus in 1883. All returned to their regular spots on the calendar in 2021 but allowed a reduced number of patrons. Beside Yakteen, five other trainers will be saddling their first Derby horses: Bhupat Seemar (Summer Is Tomorrow), Koichi Shintani (Crown Pride), John Ortiz (Barber Road), Brian Lynch (Classic Causeway) and Eric Reed (Rich Strike). “Isn’t this great?” was a common phrase heard around the grounds. Messier (8-1 in the morning line) is the more seasoned of the pair, a two-time stakes winner who has never finished worse than second. Curlin, the horse of the year in 2007, finished third that year. Gun Runner, another horse of the year who is proving himself as a stallion, siring this year’s entrants Taiba and Cyberknife, finished third in 2016. “Very late in his career it was on his mind. Messier and Taiba are contenders with similar front-running styles and will be ridden by Hall of Fame jockeys — John Velazquez aboard Messier and Mike Smith on Taiba.

The 2022 Kentucky Derby is at the proverbial doorstep, and on Saturday, fans will be treated to the greatest two minutes in sports...

"Historically, one-dimensional front-runners have not performed well in the Kentucky Derby mud. It's also the first jewel of the Triple Crown, though, and the winning horse will earn a shot at history. We haven't had a Triple Crown winner since Justify in 2018, and we've only had two (American Pharaoh) since the 1970s. Taiba has the top odds at 5-1, while Messier and Mo Donegal are close at 7-1. [But] all the horse people will know they are Bob's." According to Jay Privman of Daily Racing Forum, Lukas did not return calls or comment on his withdrawal of Ethereal Road. Zandon (8-1) and Epicenter (9-2) are also among the Friday favorites. "There’s a traffic jam setting up in the atmosphere later this week, and that will slow the forward progress of a storm system moving through the Ohio Valley around the time of the Kentucky Derby festivities," meteorologist Renee Duff said, per Mary Gilbert of Accuweather. But to win the Triple Crown—which also includes the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes—one must first win the Kentucky Derby. There isn't a singular overwhelming favorite in this year's field of 20, so there should be plenty of drama up to and during the race. The Triple Crown is the ultimate honor in American thoroughbred racing and a prize that trainers and breeders dream of obtaining. Naturally, the Derby is a major event in its own right, one of the biggest Grade 1 stakes races in the sport and a daylong celebration. The 2022 Kentucky Derby is at the proverbial doorstep, and on Saturday, fans will be treated to the greatest two minutes in sports.

The Derby's live odds are proving volcanic this year. After the Churchill betting opened Friday, Taiba rocketed to co-favorite. No two-race horse has won ...

But to answer your question, it’s part what’s been happening in training, part Santa Anita, and yes, part Baffert. But a really big part of this early shift is “Big Money” Mike (Smith). There is no more experienced jockey. In some form or fashion I’m going to bet Mo Donegal, Epicenter, Zandon, Crown Pride, Tawny Port and Cyberknife. I still like Cyberknife a little, and I’ve been hearing good things about the Japanese horse Crown Pride, who I think NBC will be doing something on during their broadcast. You could be right that he gets crushed but I think we have the new 20 stall gate, which isn’t as long as the old double gate. Now he’s on a really good colt from Baffert. Big Money Mike has me worried, okay? Let’s go at him again. 19. Zozos, Brad Cox, Manny Franco, (20-1), 39-1 Note: Until post time at 6:57 p.m. ET, we’ll rigorously update the Churchill odds in this space. 16. Cyberknife, Brad Cox, Florent Geroux, (20-1), 14-1 No two-race horse has won the Derby since...Leonatus, in 1883. Momentarily, anyway, Taiba’s the co-favorite. Predictably, Zandon, the razor-thin morning line favorite, very much did not hold his ground in the track odds yesterday, sliding from 3-1 to 8-1, just a shade behind his rival Messier, three stalls to the inside, at 7-1. Usually, on race day at Churchill, the questions get shaved back a bit.

The racetrack was founded in 1874 by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., the grandson of legendary explorer William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. After ...

Second choice Epicenter is trained by Steven M. Asmussen with three-time Derby-winning jockey Joel Rosario. Here are the odds for the 2022 Kentucky Derby according to Sportsnaut: The Kentucky Oaks will take place at 5:51 p.m. ET Friday as part of a full day of races. Winning the Triple Crown is one of the biggest achievements in sports -- requiring a rare combination of endurance, speed and luck. The Triple Crown is an annual series of three races from May to early June featuring 3-year-old horses. Last year’s winner, Medina Spirit, upset the field with 12-1 odds, only to be stripped of his title after testing positive for an anti-inflammatory steroid. The Kentucky Derby is an event defined by pomp and fanfare, complete with big hats, mint juleps and major bets.

The 148th edition of the Kentucky Derby is set to take place on Saturday as the iconic race looks to move on from last year's controversy.

Justify -- trained by Baffert -- was the last horse to win all three races back in 2018. Dubbed the "Greatest Two Minutes in Sports" -- a nod to its approximate run time -- the Derby is the first race in US horse racing's coveted Triple Crown in December, arguably continues to overshadow the spectacle which was first held back in 1875, but the Derby is keen to leave the controversy in the past.

The first Saturday in May has arrived, which means it's time for the 2022 Kentucky Derby! Here's what's happening at Churchill Downs.

Still, if rain does fall, be sure to check out our list of the best mudders in the Kentucky Derby field before placing your bets. Running out of the No. 3 position, Epicenter is the second choice in the morning line at 7-2 and will look to end trainer Steve Asmussen's 0-for-23 Derby drought. The Kentucky-bred horse is trained by Chad Brown, who is looking for his first Derby win, and will be ridden by jockey Flavien Prat, who won the 2019 Derby aboard Country House.

This really shapes the 2022 race. The exclusion of Baffert opens up the field and truly makes it anyone's race. It's no so much that Baffert-trained horses won ...

- Cyberknife (20-1) This really shapes the 2022 race. The 2022 Kentucky Derby is around the corner, and with it the beginning of the Triple Crown. It will be an attempt to return to normality, not just from the Covid pandemic, but controversy after Medina Spirit, the winner of the 2021 Derby, was disqualified due a positive test for betamethasone.

This year's candidate to become the 14th Triple Crown winner in the history of U.S. thoroughbred racing will be decided at Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

The Kentucky Derby is the 12th of 14 races on the schedule at Churchill Downs on Saturday, and the last of the day’s seven graded-stakes races. The other Grade 1 stakes races are the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic, Churchill Downs and Derby City Distaff. The Grade 2 races are the American Turf, Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile and Pat Day Mile. 9. Tiz the Bomb 30-1 11. Pioneer of Medina 30-1 2. Happy Jack 30-1 NBC will televise the Kentucky Derby, with the network’s five hours of coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. CDT Saturday.

The 148th annual Kentucky Derby will run on May 7. When is post time? Who's favored to win? And is there a potential Triple Crown winner this year?

After the Derby, the Preakness Stakes is up next. You'll have a seven-day free trial first—and right now, the cord-cutting service is dropping the first month’s bill to $10. The Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 7. NBC will carry the Derby this year. (Medina Spirit would die before the year was over.) The 148th annual Derby hopes to put all of that in the past. Last year’s run for the roses was marred by controversy: Winner Medina Spirit was disqualified after the horse tested positive for a banned medication.

Zandon, Epicenter, and Messier are the 2022 Kentucky Derby favorites, but does our expert think they can win?

Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. A $1 superfecta returned a colossal $9,456.40 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie, and Essential Quality. A $1 trifecta returned $1,696.90 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, and Hot Rod Charlie. A $2 exacta returned $503 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit and Mandaloun. Twenty horses will make up the 2022 Kentucky Derby field, and six are 12-1 or better in the 2022 Kentucky Derby odds. He can help you make the best 2022 Kentucky Derby picks possible.

Bob Baffert, the horse's Hall of Fame trainer and a six-time Derby winner, was banned by Churchill Downs for two years. Baffert maintains he did nothing wrong, ...

Simplification (20-1) A necropsy found no definitive cause of the horse’s death. Medina Spirit was just the second horse in the race’s 147-year history to be disqualified over a banned substance — the first was Dancer’s Image in 1968. Zandon (3-1), fresh off winning last month’s Blue Grass Stakes, is the odds-on favorite for Saturday. The 3-year-old thoroughbred will start from the No. 10 post. One person he’ll be keeping an eye on is Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, a Houston furniture store owner who told the Las Vegas Journal-Review he plans to bet between $2 to $3 million on the race, which would be the largest bet in Kentucky Derby history. It’s tough to see that, but you know what, at the end of the day, when the facts come out...

Not yet. But one colt will have the opportunity to become known as one after the 148th Run for the Roses. This year's Kentucky Derby is viewed as a wide-open ...

After winning his inaugural outing at Belmont on Oct. 9, Zandon lost by a nose to Mo Donegal at the Remsen Stakes on Dec. 4 at Aqueduct and ran third to Epicenter and Smile Happy in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes on Feb. 19 at the Fair Grounds. Trainer: Chad Brown. Jockey: Flavien Prat, who won the Kentucky Derby on Country House in 2019. Back at Gulfstream, White Abarrio won the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 5 and Grade 1 Florida Derby on April 2. But Tiz the Bomb bounced back to win the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes by a neck on March 5 and the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks Stakes by 2.25 lengths on April 2. Tawny Port returned to the winner’s circle at the Grade 3 Lexington Stakes on April 16 with a 1-length victory over Major General. The colt won at Turfway Park in December and January before moving up to the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes, where he ran fifth on Feb. 19. This year, Smile Happy ran second by 2.75 lengths to Epicenter in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes on Feb. 19 and 2.5 lengths to Zandon in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes on April 9. After winning the Mucho Macho Man Stakes by 4 lengths on Jan. 1, Simplification ran second by 4.5 lengths to White Abarrio in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 5, won the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes by 3.5 lengths over In Due Time on March 5 and came in third behind White Abarrio and Charge It in the Grade 1 Florida Derby on April 2. After a third-place run behind White Abarrio and Simplification in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes on Feb. 5, Mo Donegal beat Early Voting by a neck to win the Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 9. Happy Jack won in his first outing on Jan. 22 and has followed with three stakes races at Santa Anita. After a fifth-place run in a five-horse field in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes on Feb. 6, Happy Jack had a pair of distant third-place showings in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes on March 5 and Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 9. Epicenter won the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes by 2.75 lengths on Feb. 19 and the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby by 2.5 lengths in a track-record time on March 26. Trainer: Brad Cox, who won the Kentucky Derby in 2021 with Mandaloun. Jockey: Florent Geroux, who won the Kentucky Derby in 2021 on Mandaloun. Record: 6-3-2-0. Before that, Classic Causeway had been in the money in four consecutive graded stakes, finishing third in the Grade 1 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity on Oct. 9, second in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes on Nov. 27 and first in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 12 and Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby on March 12. At Oaklawn Park, Barber Road finished second by 1.5 lengths to Newgrange in the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes on Jan. 29, a close and closing third to Un Ojo and Ethereal Road in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes on Feb. 26 and second by 2.75 lengths to Cyberknife in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on April 2.

Things could get interesting at Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby winners in 2019 and 2021 were disqualified.

19). Zozos (Manny Franco), 20-1 17). Classic Causeway (Julien Leparoux), 30-1 16). Cyberknife (Florent Geroux), 20-1 14). Barber Road (Rey Gutierrez), 30-1 13). Simplification (Jose Ortiz), 20-1 2). Happy Jack (Rafael Bejarano), 30-1 Both Messier and Taiba are trained by Tim Yakteen, Baffert’s one-time assistant. "You have no control over how 20 3-year-olds will handle this volume of crowd for the first time," Asmussen said. He’ll saddle Epicenter, the early 7-2 second choice that earned his first career victory at Churchill Downs last fall. After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, the Derby returns in all its noisy, colorful glory. "It would mean everything," said Brown, who has had his own stable for 15 years. The dark bay colt is trained by Brown, seeking his first Derby win after six losses.

Zandon, Epicenter, and Messier are the 2022 Kentucky Derby favorites, but does our expert think they can win?

A $1 superfecta returned a colossal $9,456.40 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie, and Essential Quality. Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. A $1 trifecta returned $1,696.90 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, and Hot Rod Charlie. A $2 exacta returned $503 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit and Mandaloun. The 2022 Kentucky Derby prize pool of $3 million is more than the combined purses of last year's Preakness Stakes ($1 million) and Belmont Stakes ($1.5 million). The road to winning the horse racing Triple Crown starts with the 2022 Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Entering the Kentucky Derby 2022, there have been 13 Triple Crown winners and another 23 Kentucky Derby horses who claimed the first two legs of the Triple Crown before losing in the third.

Zandon, Epicenter, and Taiba are the 2022 Kentucky Derby favorites, but does our expert think they can win?

A $1 superfecta returned a colossal $9,456.40 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, Hot Rod Charlie, and Essential Quality. Visit SportsLine to get Demling's picks for exacta, trifecta and superfecta bets for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. A $1 trifecta returned $1,696.90 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, Mandaloun, and Hot Rod Charlie. A $2 exacta returned $503 at the 2021 Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit and Mandaloun. He can help you make the best 2022 Kentucky Derby picks possible. Zandon is 8-1 in the 2022 Kentucky Derby field after opening as the 3-1 favorite.

Here are the Churchill Downs race results from the 2022 Kentucky Oaks undercard races. Find out how your horse did.

"He likes to be in the middle of the track," Bejarano said. "He likes to be in the middle of the group. Gun It benefitted from a strong start out of the gate, but soon fell back to the pack after the half-mile mark of the race. Brown hopes her win is a sign of good things to come for the day. But Speak of the Devil's furious rally on the final turn sent the 4-year-old filly flying past the five other horses in the field. Obligatory started in last place but overtook Four Graces and Just One Time on the far turn to pull off the 14-length comeback. Dowagiac Chief used a clean break to take the lead through the first half mile of the race, but Red Danger and Coinage weren’t far behind. “He had speed from the start, made a good decision to use him early to sort of get up and out in the clear. As a 7-to-2 favorite on paper, she didn't look like she carried the speed 3-to-1 favorite Just One Time had. Coming off the layoff and a minor injury, the pace of the race concerned me if we ran him in a straight-up sprint. He really took control of the race from there.” Today, (Stolen Base) was really into the race, so it was great.”

Baffert was suspended from the Derby after Medina Spirit failed a drug test last year, but two horses he trained are in the field. There's no clear favorite ...

Lani finished ninth in the Derby (and third in the Belmont) in 2016. Messier (8-1 in the morning line) is the more seasoned of the pair, a two-time stakes winner who has never finished worse than second. The first Japanese horse to run in the race was Ski Captain in 1995, who finished 14th. Now, Lukas has the option of running Secret Oath against the boys on May 21 in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown. It would hardly be a stretch for the Hall of Fame trainer. Curlin, the horse of the year in 2007, finished third that year. He is trying to win the Derby after only two starts, a feat accomplished only once before, by a horse named Leonatus in 1883. Epicenter and Taiba were the favorites as of 4 p.m. Here are the odds for the 2022 Kentucky Derby, as of 4 p.m. Eastern time, listed in order of post position. Hughes tested positive for the coronavirus and will watch from his home in Ann Arbor, Mich. He said he texts with Mark Messier and his father, Doug Messier, a former player and coach and avid horse racing fan. Mark Messier, who is an analyst for ESPN and is covering the N.H.L. playoffs, was unable to make it to the Derby. But he has followed the horse’s career and will be rooting him on from afar. “The only thing I told him when he told me wanted to name a horse Messier was that he better get it right,” Hughes said. He was 12-1 in the morning line.

Which horse are bettors backing to win Saturday's Run for the Roses?

Messier ran second by 2.25 lengths to Taiba in the Santa Anita Derby in his previous race. Rich Strike got into the field on Friday when Ethereal Road pulled out, and Ethereal Road was in the race only because Un Ojo had scratched. Less than two hours from post time, and the Kentucky Derby still does not have a definitive betting favorite. The post positions and the betting odds at 4 p.m. Saturday for the 148th Kentucky Derby include: Post time for the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for 5:57 p.m. CDT Saturday. NBC is televising the race. At 4 p.m. CDT Saturday, the pari-mutuel odds showed Taiba and Epicenter at 5-1 to win the 148th Run for the Roses.

Zandon, Epicenter and Messier have the best odds of winning the much-anticipated race.

Collected $20 for others to watch and donated the money back to the VFW. pic.twitter.com/eT4YwTrwBB May 7, 2022 Triple Crown winner Justify in 2018 is the most recent. With the Kentucky Derby post time only two hours away, the forecast is partly cloudy and in the low 60s with no rain. Here are the latest odds from Sportsline for the 2022 Kentucky Derby: He is the trainer for Epicenter. The final two went on to sweep the Triple Crown. The Blue Grass Stakes and Champagne Stakes rank second with 23. Over the last eight Kentucky Derbys, two horses won after entering with the most points – Orb in 2013 and California Chrome in 2014. Here are the latest odds from Sportsline for the 2022 Kentucky Derby: It's time to break out the fancy hats and mint juleps, as the 148th Kentucky Derby is finally here. Who wins the Kentucky Derby? And which enormous long shot is a must-back? Epicenter, meanwhile, comes into the race with a Kentucky Derby-winning jockey, as Joel Rosario rode Orb into victory at Churchill Downs in 2013.

Though not in Louisville, Kentucky, Chicagoans are celebrating sunny Derby Day with watch parties and rooftop gatherings for one of the most exciting two...

- Zozos - Odds: 20-1 NBC first won the rights for the Kentucky Derby in 2001. Second choice Epicenter is trained by Steven M. Asmussen with three-time Derby-winning jockey Joel Rosario. The Kentucky Oaks will take place at 5:51 p.m. ET Friday as part of a full day of races. Last year’s winner, Medina Spirit, upset the field with 12-1 odds, only to be stripped of his title after testing positive for an anti-inflammatory steroid. Over 150,000 people will descend upon Kentucky the weekend of May 7 for the chance to watch 11 rounds of horse racing.

The weather was cloudy and cool at the 2022 Kentucky Derby in Louisville. But the mood at Churchill Downs? That was a different story.

Jasmine Carter and Candice Richard of Louisville have attended the Derby before, but it had been a few years. Murer has been hooked on horseracing ever since her first bet in 2006 when she put $2 across the board on Lemons Forever and won $250. They also soaked in the sights and the fashion. This was a "bucket list item" for them and Tomisha had been planning her outfit for months. “We did very well yesterday on the last break,” Tice said. After a rainy forecast in the week leading up to The Run for the Roses, Derbygoers enjoyed dry but chilly weather.

Kentucky Derby 2022 winner: Rich Strike scores huge upset as 80-to-1 longshot over Messier and Epicenter.

The Blue Grass Stakes and Champagne Stakes rank second with 23. With the Kentucky Derby post time only two hours away, the forecast is partly cloudy and in the low 60s with no rain. The final two went on to sweep the Triple Crown. Get your 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 if your horse runs 2nd or 3rd. Over the last eight Kentucky Derbys, two horses won after entering with the most points -- Orb in 2013 and California Chrome in 2014. The rappers say they're backing Happy Jack (19-1). The 2022 Kentucky Derby's post time is only 30 minutes away. Taiba's odds went from 12-1 last night to 5-1 today, making him a co-favorite. The horse was only added to the field Friday after Ethereal Road dropped out. This is the first Kentucky Derby win for the trainer Eric Reed and jockey Sonny Leon. Epicenter and Zandon then burst to the front in what looked to be a two-horse finish -- until Rich Strike came out of seemingly nowhere to pass them both. The first was Donerail, which won in 1913 after closing as a 91-1 longshot.

Rich Strike is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The horse entered the race with 80-1 odds to win.

Rich Strike will try to win the second leg of the Triple Crown when the Preakness Stakes takes place in Baltimore on May 21. The final leg of the Triple Crown is the Belmont Stakes, which will be held in Elmont, New York on June 11. Rich Strike is the winner of the 148th Kentucky Derby at famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The horse entered the race with 80-1 odds to win. It’s one of the biggest upsets in the history of the race. The horse had just entered the race on Friday. Baffert had two horses in this race — Messier and Taiba — that were trained by his assistant Tim Yakteen.