2021 Kentucky Derby Odds Tracker

• This page tracked the average odds for the horses competing at the 2021 Kentucky Derby
• Medina Spirit won the 2021 Kentucky Derby
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The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby took place at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 1, 2021. This page monitored and displayed the average odds for every horse in the field to win the Run for the Roses. The main graph below shows an average from calculated from multiple different horse racing sites.

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• [5/1/21] Medina Spirit took an early lead in the Kentucky Derby and never looked back winning the Run for the Roses at 15-1 odds
• [4/27/21] Since April 12, Essential Quality has shortened from +250 to +200, meanwhile, Mandaloun has shortened from +4000 to +2000
• [4/12/21] After winning the Arkansas Derby Super Stock’s odds have rocketed to +1000
• [4/5/21] Rock Your World is now a top-three favorite at +600 after winning the Santa Anita Derby
• [3/22/21] After winning the Louisiana Derby, Hot Rod Charlie’s odds have shortened to +800, way shorter than the +2500 he had in January
• [1/21/21] Life Is Good +1200 and Concert Tour +1400 have now entered the conversation in the top three favorites
• [11/9/20] Essential Quality won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and has seen his odds shorten from +3000 to +1200
• [10/14/20] The early odds favor Jackie’s Warrior at 18-1 odds to win the 2021 Kentucky Derby, after quickly shortening from an open of +3000

2021 Kentucky Derby Odds

Odds as of Apr 28

After a long delay due to the coronavirus, the 2020 Derby was finally run on September 5 and saw Authentic come out on top with a winning race time of 2:00.61. Authentic was not even listed in the early odds in the fall of 2019 but did first come up in the odds in February 2020 around +1600.