How much money did Rich Strike win at the 2022 Kentucky Derby? Here's a look at the purse (2024)

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How much money did Rich Strike win at the 2022 Kentucky Derby? Here's a look at the purse? ›

How much money did Rich Strike win at the 2022 Kentucky Derby? Rich Strike received $1,860,000 of the Kentucky Derby's $3 million purse as the race winner. Before his victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown, Rich Strike's career earnings totaled only $111,289.

Mystik Dan paid $39.22 to win on a $2 bet.

Rich Strike won the Derby at 80-1 odds, the second-biggest upset in the race's history. He paid $163.60 for a $2 win bet.

Kentucky Derby prize money for top five finishers

1st place: $3.1 million. 2nd place: $1 million. 3rd place: $500,000. 4th place: $250,000.

Just like caddies at the Masters receive some of the payout if their golfer wins, jockeys receive a portion of the Kentucky Derby prize their horse lands. According to multiple reports, jockeys typically receive 10% of the prize money. So, whichever jockey is first across the line Saturday will likely pocket $310,000.

Tickets can be purchased directly from the Kentucky Derby official website. An Infield General Admission ticket, which gets you in the door, costs $130. This is as basic as basic admission gets for the Derby.

Win/Place or Place/Show: Simply a combination of win & place or place & show. There are two combinations, so a $2 bet would cost $4 in total.

I bet $100 on Rich Strike in the Kentucky Derby. How much did I win? I find it hard to believe you bet that much and don't know what you won. A $100 win bet on the long shot would pay $8,180.

Accoridng to Churchill Downs, wagering from all sources on Derby Day set a new record of $320.5 million, beating last year's record of $288.7 million. The Derby itself had $210.7 million bet on the race, with $10 million of that coming from Japan.

How much prize money jockeys win is decided by a very complicated Rule of Racing and varies from race type to race type and is dependent on how many places are being paid. However, as a general rule of thumb Flat jockeys receive around 8.5% of the advertised win prize and 2.61% of the advertised place prize.

How much does the trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner make? ›

While exact splits might vary, typically the owner of a Kentucky Derby winner receives 80% of the purse, leaving 10% apiece for the winning jockey and trainer. Under this arrangement, in 2024 the winning owner will receive $2.48 million before taxes and the winning trainer $310,000 before taxes.

On average, male horse jockeys weigh 113 lbs. while female horse jockeys weigh in on average at 107 lbs. The actual average horse jockey weight is on the lower side although the race requirements range up to 126 lbs. because the weight has to include an average 6-7 lbs.

Mystik Dan paid $39.22 to win on a $2 bet. Betting on Twinspires also broke records, with $92.1 million in bets placed on all of Saturday's races including $60.9 million on Derby 150. There were 156,710 fans at Churchill Downs for the 150th Run for the Roses.

Japan's Yutaka Take has amassed an incredible $950 million over nearly 4,500 wins, making him the highest-paid and the richest jockey in the world. Born on March 15, 1969, Take wanted to follow in his father, Kunihiko Take's footsteps, who was a very accomplished jockey. Yutaka made his riding debut in 1987.

A gray foal can be born chestnut, bay, brown or black but eventually loses pigmentation and turns gray. There have been only eight roan or gray horses to win the Derby. The last one was Giacomo in 2005.

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Accoridng to Churchill Downs, wagering from all sources on Derby Day set a new record of $320.5 million, beating last year's record of $288.7 million. The Derby itself had $210.7 million bet on the race, with $10 million of that coming from Japan.

The trifecta is a $0.50 minimum bet. For the Kentucky Derby, both the superfecta and Super High Five have a $1 minimum. Horizontal options include the Daily Double, Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5, and Pick 6.