2017 Kentucky Derby Odds

2017 Kentucky Derby Odds

The 2017 Kentucky Derby will be the 143rd running of the event and officially starts at 6:34 ET on Saturday, May 6th in Louisville, Kentucky. Nyquist was the 2016 winner, closing as the favorite at +300 odds, but was available at +2500 odds in October of 2015. Here are the odds for the 2017 Kentucky Derby and how they’ve changed over time:

BetOnline and 5Dimes both listed the same five favorites back on April 17, but since then odds have changed. Here are the odds at BetDSI as of Saturday afternoon:

The weather is always a big factor to watch for, and it’s expected to be overcast for most of Saturday with a chance of showers by race time.

Here’s a look at the betting action from William Hill US as of Friday afternoon. Classic Empire getting the most tickets and money wagered to win the race:

Here are specific matchup odds via BetOnline:

Lookin At Lee +100
Hence -130

Thunder Snow -115
Girvin -115

Always Dreaming +115
Irish War Cry -150

State of Honor +115
Battle of Midway -150

Irap -105
Tapwrit -125

Gunnevera -165
J Boys Echo +130

Gunnevera +125
McCraken -160

Classic Empire -125
McCraken -105

Gormley +100
Practical Joke -130

Sonneteer -120
Patch -110

SIA (Sports Interaction) has a prop bet available on the winning time of the race:
Winning Time O/U: 2:02:05

And 5Dimes has a few other speciality props:
1 word in winning horse’s name: +121
2 or 3 words in winning horse’s name: -141

2 words in winning horse’s name: +183
1 or 3 words in winning horse’s name: -223

3 words in winning horse’s name: +291
1 or 2 words in winning horse’s name: -351

Winning horse bred in Kentucky: -485
Winning horse not bred in Kentucky: +385

Winning horse’s name starts with A-H: -107
Winning horse’s name starts with I-Z: -113

Winning trainer’s last name starts A-O: +109
Winning trainer’s last name starts P-Z: -129

Winning horse leads wire to wire: Yes +700, No -1500

Inquiry on outcome of Kentucky Derby: Yes +500, No -900

5Dimes also has a prop bet available on if any horse will win the Triple Crown in 2017:
Yes +575
No -850

If you feel great about one particular horse, here are the Triple Crown odds for each:
Classic Empire +1850
Always Dreaming +2300
McCraken +3050
Irish War Cry +3050
Gunnevera +6000
Hence +8500
Girvin +8500
Lookin at Lee +10500
J Boys Echo +11400
Practical Joke +11400
Gormley +11400
Thunder Snow +13300
Tapwrit +13800
Irap +15200
Battle of Midway +17300
Patch +30000
Untrapped +33500
Sonneteer +36000
State of Honor +42000
Fast and Accurate +70000