Can I Bet on Twinspires Online From South Carolina?

TwinSpires is still partnering with Churchill Downs this Kentucky Derby, even with FanDuel beginning to encroach on its territory.  You will likely continue to see ads for TwinSpires but those in South Carolina will need to find other alternatives.  TwinSpires does not accept bets from those in the state.  Our friends at BetUS welcome gamblers from South Carolina to place bets on the Kentucky Derby (18 and up) and they offer a generous welcome bonus.

2023 Kentucky Derby Odds

Horse    Odds   
Forte    3-1   
Tapit Trice    5-1   
Angel of Empire    8-1   
Derma Sotogake    10-1   
Practical Move    SCRATCHED       
Kingsbarn    12-1   
Two Phil's     12-1   
Mage    15-1   
Verifying     15-1   
Confidence Game    20-1  
Skinner    20-1     
Cyclone Mischief    30-1   
Disarm    30-1   
Hit Show    30-1  
Mandarin Hero    20-1   
Rocket Can    30-1   
Continuar    50-1   
Jace's Road    50-1  
Raise Cain    50-1   
Sun Thunder    50-1  
Reincarnate    50-1   

Plenty of Drama Thursday

Just two days prior to the race we had our first scratch(es).  Practical Move got pulled due to a high fever.  Lord Miles got pulled as a result of his links to trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., who has now been suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs.  Two of Joseph's horses passed away in recent days.

The Contenders

Tapit Triice - At 5-1 odds, the value is quite good.  Tapit Twice is coming off four straight wins.  Now consider that a record ten winners have come out of the No. 5 spot where this horse is starting from and that 5-1 price looks especially enticing.

Mage - He'll start from the number 8 post position, which has brought us nine winners.  He's got three career starts, winning two and finishing second in another.

The Trainers

Todd Pletcher will be racing Forte and Tapit Trice, the favorite and horse with the second shortest odds, respectively.  He has two Derby wins under his belt thus far: Super Saver (2010) and Always Dreaming (2017).

Brad Cox has has four horses in this year's Derby.  It was just two years ago Cox won two of the three Triple Crown races with two horses.

The Jockeys

John Velazquez is seeking his fourth Derby win with Reincarnate (50-1 odds).

Flavien Pratt won the 2019 Kentucky Derby with Country House.  He's riding Angel of Empire.

Cox has a former Derby winner in charge of longshot Jace's Road. Geroux won the Derby in 2021 aboard Mandaloun.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com