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Season-Long Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge On TwinSpires Returns

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The Twin Spires at Churchill Downs. 10.31.2020

The official betting tournament of the 'Run for the Roses'–the Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge (KDBC)–is returning to TwinSpires.com with a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000, Churchill Downs said in a presser on Thursday.

The first official KDBC Qualifier Tournament will take place on Sunday, Oct. 27 featuring the opening day card of the fall meet at Churchill Downs and a series of feeder tournaments will begin on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Leading up to the Kentucky Derby Day program, the schedule will include 24 KDBC qualifier events, with each qualifier supported by at least eight feeder tournaments.

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