2026 Kentucky Derby Office Pool

Make a list of all the horses racing in the Kentucky Derby (or any race). Everyone writes their name next to the horse they think will win. Each time you write your name, you pay the same amount of money. You can pick more than one horse, or mark your name next to the same horse more than once. Whoever picked the winning horse splits the money.

Download the Excel Template

If you are interested in using the excel template below click the link or image.

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For example:
If 9 out of the 10 participants select the favored horse, and she wins, they will have to split the winnings 9 ways, but if the person that selected the underdog wins, and their name is all alone in that box, they get the pot to themselves.

Screenshot of Pool

Here is a photo of my board from a previous Kentucky Derby. I was at a Kentucky Derby party (which I highly recommended hosting or attending) so we used a whiteboard instead of a spreadsheet. Notice that you can put your initials on more than one horse, and you can also initial the same horse more than once.

Oh yeah ... I won, which never happens!

Date & Time

The 2026 Kentucky Derby is on Saturday, May 2nd shortly after 6:30 P.M. ET.

The Horses & Odds

Here are the odds to Win 2026 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs as of Apr 28, 2026. These odds, and horses, are subject to and will likely change before the derby. Be sure to check fresh odds the day of the race.

Link to check live odds: 
https://www.kentuckyderby.com/derby-horses/

#	Horse	Odds
1	Renegade	4-1
2	Albus	30-1
3	Intrepido	50-1
4	Litmas Test	30-1
5	Right to Party	30-1
6	Commandment	6-1
7	Danon Bourbon	20-1
8	So Happy	15-1
9	The Puma	10-1
10	Wonder Dean	30-1
11	Incredibolt	20-1
12	Chief Wallabee	8-1
13	Silent Tactic	20-1
14	Potente	20-1
15	Emerging Market	15-1
16	Pavlovian	30-1
17	Six Speed	50-1
18	Further Ado	6-1
19	Golden Tempo	30-1
20	Fulleffort	20-1