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Kentucky Derby 2022: Rich Strike pulls off an epic victory, 80-1 longshot wins 148th Derby

The 148th Kentucky Derby belongs to Rich Strike

Rich Strike has shocked the horse racing world and won the 148th Kentucky Derby, earning the first Derby victory for trainer Eric R. Reed.

Guided by jockey Sonny Leon, Rich Strike held the longest odds in the field at 80-1 after entering the race following a late scratch by Ethereal Road. While Zandon and Epicenter battled stride for stride down the stretch, Rich Strike seemingly burst out of nowhere to take the win at the last moment.

He claimed the Run for the Roses in 2:02.61. The odds-on favorite, Epicenter (4-1), placed second.

Take a look at the epic finish for yourself:

Race Results

  1. Rich Strike ($163.60, $74.20, $29.40)
  2. Epicenter (N/A, $7.40, $5.20)
  3. Zandon (N/A, N/A, $5.60)

(Based on $2 bet)

$2.00 Exacta: $4,101.20

$1.00 Trifecta: $14,870.70

$1.00 Superfecta: $321,500.10

Purse Payouts

  1.  $1.86 million
  2. $600,000
  3. $300,000
  4. $150,000
  5. $90,000

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Mattress Mack came to the 2022 Kentucky Derby with $4 million and an absolutely wild suit

Mattress Mack gets it!

Mattress Mack is pulling up to the Kentucky Derby ready and willing to bet $4 million dollars, and he’s prepared to do so in quite possibly one of the most unique outfits you’ve ever seen.

And by unique, we mean amazing. Because it takes a brilliant mind to even think of getting a jacket customized with every horse since the start of the Kentucky Derby to win the Run for the Roses— but in true Mack fashion, he included the winner and their odds.

The best part of the whole jacket is undoubtedly the inside, where he’s got pictures throughout of “Run Happy,” his favorite horse of all time.

Creativity gets an A+. Execution gets an A+. Shoutout to his designer.

 

If covering yourself in winners doesn’t provide the vibes you want at the Kentucky Derby, nothing will.

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Why the Kentucky Derby gives a giant garland of roses to the winner

Why the Run for Roses? There’s an answer for that.

If you’re watching the Kentucky Derby — known as the “Run for the Roses” and seeing that giant garland of roses and wondered, “Hey, what’s the deal with that?” then we’ve got you covered.

Per NBC: “In 1883, New York socialite E. Berry Wall presented roses to the women at a party. Inspired by this gesture, Churchill Downs founder and president Meriwether Lewis Clark announced that roses were the official flower of the Kentucky Derby. In 1896, the tradition of draping a blanket of 554 red roses on the Kentucky Derby winner began.”

The process that it takes to put together hundreds of roses is quite a task, and here’s a video about it:

There you have it!

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Kentucky Derby 2022 updated odds as of the morning of the race

An updated look at the odds on Saturday morning

Happy Kentucky Derby day to you all as the 2022 edition of the Run for the Roses will take place at Churchill Downs later on Saturday.

We’ve given you updated odds, starting with the morning lines from Monday’s draw, updates on Thursday and now it’s time to look at where they’re at on Saturday morning as we get ready (and, if you want another angle, we’ve ranked every Derby horse name this year as we usually do).

It’s always worth noting that these odds will change up to the start of the race, but here they are as of Saturday morning around 7:45 AM ET:

Kentucky Derby weather forecast: Will it rain at Churchill Downs for 2022 Oaks, Derby?

Could we see some wet conditions?

You may have some betting interest on the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks in 2022, and whatever you’re betting will depend upon a bunch of factors, including the weather.

So, as of Thursday morning around 9AM ET, we have an update on the possible conditions in Louisville on Friday — when the Kentucky Oaks will take place — and Saturday for the Derby at Churchill Downs.

Per Weather.com: Friday’s forecast is a 90 percent chance of rain with a high of 73 degrees. Thunderstorms could be in the mix.

On Saturday? A 24 percent chance of precipitation with “slight chance of a a rain shower.”

Take from that what you will.

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Here’s which apps allow you to bet the Kentucky Derby on mobile

Betting on the Kentucky Derby has never been easier.

Here’s something you probably know already— the Kentucky Derby is America’s biggest horse race that annually takes place usually on the first Saturday of May. Here’s something you might not know — you can bet on the big event without even being there in person.

That’s right, wagering on the Kentucky Derby is now easier than ever. All you need is your phone, an account and to live in one of 33 states with mobile betting.

There are three U.S. based sportsbooks that provide betting on horse racing: TVG, BetAmerica and TwinSpires—the latter of which is owned and operated by Churchill Downs, where the Kentucky Derby is held.

TVG allows fans to wager online while providing live streaming and race results. BetAmerica also offers live video streaming and options to bet on horse races either online or via mobile devices. Twinspires offers simple online betting.

All three are available in these 23 states — Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Morning line odds and post positions for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby can be found here.

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Every 2022 Kentucky Derby horse name, ranked

Time for our annual ranking of horses by name!

The 2022 Kentucky Derby is here later in the week, so you’re probably searching for betting advice.

If so, you’ve come to the wrong place.

This is the post that we’ve done in the past seven years, in which we rank the thoroughbreds by the horse names, which will help casual bettors pick their favorite.

If you’re wondering the criteria, it’s some weird combination of originality, prestige and whether it sounds like the kind of name that shows how tough and resilient a horse is to win the Run for the Roses.

So, here it is, my ranking of all 20 of the contenders by name:

Kentucky Derby: 2022 post position draw results and morning line odds

Zandon (3-1) is the early odds-on favorite

The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is finally upon us.

As horse racing season heads into the first leg of the Triple Crown, all eyes shift towards Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky where the 2022 field is all set.

On Monday, jockeys and trainers learned which position they’ll hold heading into the race with the post position draw revealed. Zandon leads the way the odds on favorite at 3-1 with Messier (8-1), Taiba (12-1) and Epicenter (7-2) all close behind.

The next few days should see plenty of action coming in and the lines will start to move accordingly. In the meantime, you can find all the post positions below.

Happy Derby Week!

May Sports Betting Calendar: PGA Championship, NHL playoffs and Kentucky Derby

The NBA playoffs roll into the conference finals too.

Get your mint julep’s ready, because it’s May and that means horse racing season is upon us. Here’s your guide on what to bet this month, and nothing brings out the big spenders quite like Triple Crown races, beginning with the Kentucky Derby early in the month and Preakness Stakes later.

The NBA Playoffs also continue, with the second round giving way to the conference finals later in the month. And the Stanley Cup Playoff will get underway too, as the NHL looks to crown a champion.

Below is a look at all of these events and more coming up in May.

Odds via Tipico

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Twitter had lots of jokes about Bob Baffert trying to blame cancel culture for horse doping allegations

LOL, Baffert.

Medina Spirit’s victory earlier this month at the Kentucky Derby is in jeopardy of being revoked after the horse failed a drug test following the race.

That seems like a pretty easy thing to understand – if you cheat and get caught then you pay the consequences, right?

Well, the horse’s trainer, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, doesn’t think it’s as simple as that as he came out on Monday and blabbered about how cancel culture is the thing to blame for the predicament that he and his horse find themselves in.

For real. He thinks cancel culture is to blame for this!

Come on, bro.

Twitter had lots of jokes: