Basic Kentucky Derby Horse Racing Betting Tips


Wise Kentucky Derby betters should know the various horse racing tips applied by trainers to their favorite horses. The worst that can happen to your favorite horse at the track is getting injured and ruled out of the competition; however, you should not focus so much on the negative side of the bet. Kentucky Derby betters should be optimistic if they are to stand a chance against other betters.

One of the most common betting techniques used is called Quiniela. Here, the Kentucky Derby better walks away with the price in case either of the two horses finishes first or second. This type of race is very flexible as it doesn’t consider the order predicted by a person. Following close to this method is the Quiniela Box. Here, the Kentucky Derby better chooses three or more likely winners and odds fall on his/her side if at least two of the favorite horses finish number one and two. The minimum amount required on this kind of bet is six dollars since it is considered as if you are making three bets. In Straight Trifecta a contestant picks the first three favorite horses most likely to complete the race. For example; a person can predict horses numbers 7, 4 and 2 to finish consecutively. The Kentucky Derby better will only win if the horses follow each other in this order.

Moreover, there’s also the one dollar Trifecta Box. The difference between this type of bet and Straight Trifecta is that here the better chooses three favorite horses but the order of finishing does not matter. From the above example in case the horses finish 2, 7, 4 or 4, 2, 7 the Kentucky Derby better will still walk away with the price. Related to this type of betting is the one dollar Trifecta Key. Here, the Kentucky Derby better places a bet on one horse that must come in first; then he/she predicts two other horses that should follow in second and third position; but it doesn’t matter which of the runner up horses comes in second and third. For example; if 7 clocks in first then 2, 4 or 7 followed by 4, 2 the better is still victorious.