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2025 Kentucky Derby Match Races

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What are match races and why would you want to bet them at the Kentucky Derby?

Match races are simple wagers where you bet whether one particular horse will beat another horse.  Sometimes this is called head-to-head betting. At the Kentucky Derby, bettors have the option to place win, place, show and exotic bets like trifecta and superfectas-- but match races are another way to bet at the track and are lots of fun, too.

Horses - Kentucky Derby Matchups
Horses - Kentucky Derby Matchups - May 4th
Kentucky Derby
@ Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky
Team ML
Fierceness -110
Sierra Leone -110
- Updated April 9th, 2024 BUSR Official Kentucky Derby Odds.

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Once the field for the Kentucky Derby is finalized and post positions drawn, you will be able to see the odds of "match races." Let's review: what are match races in horse racing? Answer: Match races are bets that punters can place on individual horses in a particular race. Instead of betting on whether a horse wins, places or shows, you are instead betting whether one horse will beat another horse!

Good luck with your bets and when we get closer to the start of the Kentucky Derby, you will find match more race odds posted online.

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Anybody can place a bet who will win the Kentucky Derby, but what about placing a bet on what Trainer will win the Derby? How about Bob Baffert or Todd Pletcher?
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