Kentucky Derby, Oaks wagering menu set; Superfecta back to $1 minimum
A mandatory Kentucky Derby day payout in the newly named Derby City 6 (formerly Single 6 Jackpot) and a return to a $1 minimum in superfecta wagers highlight the betting menu for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks progams at Churchill Downs.
At last September's Kentucky Derby and Oaks, when on-track attendance was severely limited, superfecta wagers were lowered to a 10-cent minimum. But with a significantly larger on-track crowd this year, it returns to a $1 minimum.
The 20-cent Derby City 6, a jackpot wager where bettors must correctly tab the only winning combination to take down the entirety of the pool, handled more than $1.06 million in 2019. The 15 percent low takeout bet will begin Saturday. If multiple winning combinations correctly select six winners, 90 percent of the daily pool gets paid and 10 percent will carry over to the next day. If no one correctly selects all six winners, the entirety of the day’s pool will carry over to the next day.
Along with the Derby City 6, the return of the two-day Oaks/Derby Pick 6 will also be a top wager. The $2 minimum bet (2019 handle: $479,561) spans six Grade 1 events across Kentucky Oaks and Derby Days.
The bet begins on Oaks Day with the $500,000 La Troienne (G1) and the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks (G1). It continues Kentucky Derby day with the $500,000 Derby City Distaff (G1), $500,000 Churchill Downs (G1), $1 million Turf Classic (GI) and the $3 million Kentucky Derby.
There will be four Pick 5 and Pick 4 wagers on Kentucky Derby Day. The third Pick 5 (2019 handle: $3,980,809) and third Pick 4 (2019 handle: $4,091,771) will feature an all-stakes sequence and culminate in the Kentucky Derby.
| Race | Post Time | Wagering |
| 1 | 10:30AM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 2 | 11:00AM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 3 | 11:30PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 4 | 12:05PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 5 | 12:43PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 |
| 6 | 1:26PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 DC6 |
| 7 | 2:09PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 8 | 3:03PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 9 | 4:04PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 10 | 4:55PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 11 | 5:51PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER SH% P3 (O/D-DBL) (O/W/D-P3) (Longines-Kentucky Oaks) |
| 12 | 6:25PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD |
| 13 | 7:00PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER |
| Race | Post Time | Wagering |
| 1 | 10:30AM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 2 | 11:01AM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 3 | 11:31PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 |
| 4 | 12:04PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 5 | 12:36PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 6 | 1:14PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 |
| 7 | 1:56PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 DC6 |
| 8 | 2:48PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 9 | 3:40PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 |
| 10 | 4:31PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P5 |
| 11 | 5:27PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 P4 (Turf Classic) |
| 12 | 6:57PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD P3 SH5 (Kentucky Derby) |
| 13 | 7:55PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER DD |
| 14 | 8:30PM | WPS EX TRI SUPER |
NOTE: Trifecta and superfecta wagering on all races that qualify under Kentucky statutes. Daily Double and Super High-5 wagers are $1 minimum straight bets. On Oaks Day and Derby Day the superfecta is a $1.00 minimum wager. Trifecta, Pick-3, Pick-4 and Pick-5 wagers are $.50 minimum straight bets. The Derby City-6 is a $.20 minimum wager. The Exacta is a $2.00 minimum straight bet with $1.00 boxes and wheels. The special Oaks Day/Derby Day Pick-6 is a $2.00 minimum wager and will be a separate event from the regular Oaks Day card.