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Why you won't find Kentucky Derby bets on prediction platforms
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- There are no Kentucky Derby event contracts offered on the major prediction platforms, which host contracts on everything from sports outcomes to geopolitical events to reality TV show moments, but not horse racing.
- "You need to actually go to us, those who own the race tracks, to cut a deal," Carstanjen said in an interview this week.
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Sign up today for the CNBC Sport Newsletter. The biggest horse race in the country, the Kentucky Derby, takes place Saturday in Louisville. If you're looking to make a wager on Kalshi, Polymarket or another prediction platform around the event — you're out of luck.
There are no Kentucky Derby event contracts offered on the major prediction platforms, which host contracts on everything from sports outcomes to geopolitical events to reality TV show moments, but not horse racing.
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