Kentucky Derby Live

Kentucky Derby Live Stream Online,It’s time for the 2019 Kentucky Derby down Churchill Downs. Whether you’re watching on TV, keeping up online or following via line stream, we’ve got all the info you need to catch the 145th running of the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby Live

Start time: 6:50 p.m. EST

Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky

TV channel: NBC (2:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. EST)

 

The favorite for Saturday evening’s race down in Louisville is Game Winner, who jumped up to the top spot in the field after previous favorite Omaha Beach was scratched from the lineup.

Here’s all the broadcast info you need for Saturday’s race coverage, starting with pre-race sights from Churchill Downs to post time and through the starting gun.

Chills! Am I right? Since 1936, attendees has been singing along to this song as the Louisville Marching Band give off a spectacular performance, making their way from the paddock to the starting gate. Even though there is no definitive history of when My Old Kentucky Home actually became a part of this racing event, I believe it is safe to say that when everyone in the stand starts to sing to the song the marching band is performing, it has become a part of tradition.

Aside from singing with hundreds of thousands of people, Kentucky Derby attendees also fly to Kentucky for the historical landmark it provides. The Twin Spires is a landmark recognizable by its iconic hexagonal spires in Churchill Downs. Visitors from all around the world, make sure they get to go and see this monument, for the beauty of symmetry and balance of this craft has become not only Churchill Downs’ landmark, but for the whole of Kentucky.

Okay, enough about tradition, let’s talk about the people that you will get to mingle at the Derby Day event. The Kentucky Derby has become an event where seeing and being with the rich and famous is a norm. Since the beginning of this event, celebrities not only from Hollywood, but from all around the globe fly down to Kentucky to witness this spectacle. One of the first actresses being spotted to attend the Kentucky Derby dates way back in 1877, when famed Polish actress Helena Modjeska flew down to Kentucky to attend the third running of the Kentucky Derby. Aside from the rich and famous, powerful politicians also attend this horse racing event. Fun fact: seven of these politicians were, and some, have become the United State president. However, Richard M. Nixon was the only one who has attended the Kentucky Derby while still serving the oval office.

While powerful politicians go down to Kentucky for the this event, royalties from the country of this event’s inspiration, fly all the way from the other side of the globe to witness this horse racing event. Some of these royalties are: Edward George Villiers Stanley, the 17th Earl of Derby whose family name gave life to the sporting event Derby. Edward VIII the Duke of Windsor, who romantically renounced his British throne after falling in love with Wallace Simpson. Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, Princess Margaret was the sister of Queen of England while Lord Snowdon was a British photographer and film maker who was known to live a lavish lifestyle. Last but definitely not the least is Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Philip was the Duke of Edinburgh who was born into the Greek and Danish royal families while Queen Elizabeth II was the first born child of the Duke and Duchess of York, making her the heir of the United Kingdom.

Now that we have covered the basics, let’s move on the race itself. The race would be competed between 20 three year old horses, which would then need to finish 35 races, excluding the main track at Twin Spires. The four top horses that finish the races would earn a spot at the starting gate in the Kentucky Derby race which has a winning purse of 2 million dollars. All tracks run on dirt, the differences are the length of each race. Now that you know how the race runs, I will teach you how to bet on the horse of your choice.

Placing a win bet, would mean that the horse of your choice would need to win in order for you to win. When you put a place bet, that would mean your horse must win or finish second for you to win. Now if you place a show bet, that means your horse mush finish first, second or third for you to win. Calculating the betting odds can be confusing, as the odds get higher as the bets get higher; no one really knows the odds of their wager until the betting window closes and the race stars. However, looking at last year’s winner can help you decide on who and which type of bet you would consider for this year’s 145th Kentucky Derby.