Derby DayContest · 152nd
152nd Run for the Roses · May 2, 2026

Derby Day,your call.

Place virtual bets using a $3,500 play-money bankroll across the entire Churchill Downs card, up until the Derby. You can make every wager type allowed in the Twin Spires KDBC Contest, including WPS, Exactas, Trifectas and Doubles. Follow your progress on the leaderboard ranks until the Derby Race results are finalized.

Post
6:57 PM ET
Distance
1¼ mi
Field
20 horses
Purse
$5M

Time to post · Race 12

Saturday May 2 · 6:57 PM ET

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The format

Five steps,
one race day.

  1. 01

    Sign up with your FB name

    Magic-link by email + your Facebook name and profile URL so the group knows who's who on the leaderboard.

  2. 02

    Get $3,500 play bankroll

    $250 minimum per race (sum of all your wagers on that race). KDBC mechanics — play money, just for fun.

  3. 03

    Bet the contest card

    Win, Place, Show, W/P, W/S, P/S, W/P/S, Exacta, Trifecta, and Daily Double. Every race up to and including the Kentucky Derby.

  4. 04

    Wagers lock at post time

    Lock in your picks before each race goes off. Admin enters official mutuel payouts as results come in; bankrolls update live.

  5. 05

    Group ranked by ending bankroll

    Whoever has the biggest bankroll after the Derby crosses the wire wins the prize: bragging rights. That's the prize.

House rules

Tournament
constraints.

  • Wager all $3,500 across at least 7 different Churchill Downs races
  • $250 minimum total wagered per qualifying race
  • Last race must be the Kentucky Derby (Race 12)
  • Races after the Derby are not contest-eligible
  • Daily Double's first leg cannot be the Derby
  • One entry per person
  • Wagers lock when each race's gates open