Kentucky Derby Odds 2022: Track Favorites to Win at Churchill Downs
- This page tracked the average odds to win the 2020 Kentucky Derby for all the horses in the field
- Rich Strike became the second-longest shot to win the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds
- Looking for current Kentucky Derby odds?
The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, which took place on Saturday, May 7, 2022, was one to remember. Rich Strike crossed the line first as an 80-1 longshot, the second-longest odds of any winner in Derby history. This page tracked the average Kentucky Derby odds for horse that participated. The main graph below was generated by calculating the average odds from many of the most trusted horse racing sites.
2022 Kentucky Derby Odds
Horse | Odds |
---|---|
Epicenter | +500 |
Taiba | +500 |
Messier | +600 |
Zandon | +600 |
Mo Donegal | +900 |
Cyberknife | +1300 |
Smile Happy | +1400 |
White Abarrio | +1400 |
Charge It | +1500 |
Crown Pride | +1700 |
Happy Jack | +2000 |
Tiz The Bomb | +2500 |
Summer Is Tomorrow | +3000 |
Simplification | +3500 |
Zozos | +4000 |
Pioneer of Medina | +5000 |
Barber Road | +5000 |
Classic Causeway | +7000 |
Tawny Port | +7000 |
Rich Strike | +8000 |
Odds as of May 7 at TVG
- TWINSPIRES RACEBOOK
GET UP TO $400 IN BONUSES AT TWINSPIRES!
- FANDUEL RACEBOOK
GET A $500 NO SWEAT FIRST BET (AR, CA, DE, FL, ID, MN, MT, ND, NH, NM, OR, RI, SD, WA)
- FANDUEL RACING
GET UP TO $170 IN BONUSES AT FANDUEL RACING (AZ, CO, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, NY, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY)
- DRF RACEBOOK
USE PROMO CODE "STAKES" & GET A $200 DEPOSIT MATCH!
Kentucky Derby 2022 Favorites to Win
- [5/7/22] It’s race day and Epicenter and Taiba are the current 5-1 favorites
- [5/6/22] With Ethereal Road being scratched, Rich Strike enters the Derby as one of the biggest longshots
- [5/2/22] After Monday’s post position draw, the odds have both Epicenter and Zandon listed at +450 favorites
- [4/11/22] Taiba has stormed into the Kentucky Derby favorites conversation after winning the Santa Anita Derby. The win has propelled Taiba all the way to 8-1 odds to win the Run for the Roses
- [4/5/22] After winning the Florida Derby, White Abarrio is now the fourth favorite to win the Kentucky Derby at +1000 odds
- [3/30/22] After his win in the Louisiana Derby last weekend, Epicenter is now the Derby favorite at 8-1 odds
- [3/2/22] Messier’s odds were +2500 in December, but he’s now co-favored at +1200 odds with Corniche and Epicenter
- [12/14/21] The early two favorites, Corniche and Jack Christopher are listed as +1400 co-favorites


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