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   Betting pool spreadsheet for the Kentucky Derby 2013 Posted by Jo 
April 28, 2009 
Jo
 

Betting spreadsheet now updated for 2013!

The running of the Kentucky Derby is the second biggest reason to give a party. Chica and I love to give parties and the first Saturday in May is the perfect time to host a gathering. It’s situated nicely between the Christmas craziness and the July 4th weekend. We’ve hosted a few Derby parties in the past, so we have devised a simple betting sheet to use to track bets at your party.  Of course, to go along with your betting pool, you will need betting tickets to hand out so we created some of those for you to print and use as well.

This is a very simple betting sheet to use.  Just keep the spreadsheet open on your computer during the party, and every time somebody places a bet, add the dollar amount of that bet to the current total (in the “Wagers” column) for that horse. When the race is over, find the winner on the spreadsheet and it will give you the odds to pay out for each person who bet on the winning horse.

We went ahead and inputted the horses, trainers and jockeys into the spreadsheet for you that are entered in this year’s Derby (2013).  However, you might have to make some changes based on late scratches, jockey changes, etc.  Consult the internet to make any last minute alterations.  Once you have double-checked it, you are ready to open your betting window!

NOTE: The pool odds won’t compute properly until after you have entered a few bets but don’t worry, they will work after that.

Kentucky Derby betting spreadsheet

Download our 2013 Kentucky Derby Betting Pool spreadsheet.

Download our betting tickets to make it easy to keep track of the winning bets. Just print the tickets out, cut them apart, and hand one to each person who places a bet. Be sure to write the person’s name and amount of the bet on the ticket!

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29 comments so far:

  1. Purple Lounge Bets said: (April 29th, 2009 at 9:34 am)

    Cool spreadsheet – I’ll use that in our office sweepstake!

  2. Jo said: (May 1st, 2009 at 1:47 pm)

    Check out the round-up of great Derby party ideas over at OnePrettyThing as well: http://www.oneprettything.com/?p=3723

  3. gareth said: (April 26th, 2010 at 2:42 pm)

    I like last years spreadsheet for the Kentucky Derby. do you have this years available for download?

  4. Jo said: (April 26th, 2010 at 9:15 pm)

    Gareth, we are waiting for the field to be finalized and will post the spreadsheet right after. We promise, it will be available before Saturday’s big race!

  5. Sam said: (April 27th, 2010 at 5:00 pm)

    Thanks SO much…..looked everywhere for these templates. LOVE THEM!

  6. Jo said: (April 27th, 2010 at 9:11 pm)

    Sam, I will be updating the spreadsheet with the entries for this year later this week so make sure you come and download the latest!

  7. Jo said: (April 28th, 2010 at 2:45 pm)

    The 2010 spreadsheet is now available above!

  8. Ryan said: (April 30th, 2010 at 12:54 pm)

    Jo, this is great. Thank you.

    Two things:

    1. Where did you get the little jockey jersey icons?
    2. Did you forget Stately Victor?

  9. Jo said: (April 30th, 2010 at 1:15 pm)

    Ryan, OMG, I did! Thanks for pointing it out, I just updated it. I got the jockey jersey icons from http://www.KentuckyDerby.com on the Contenders tab.

  10. Aimee said: (April 10th, 2011 at 10:11 pm)

    Are you making one for 2011? I’d love to have it!

  11. Jo said: (April 10th, 2011 at 10:26 pm)

    Aimee, check back! As soon as the field is set, we will update the spreadsheet and have it available for your use on race day!

  12. Julie said: (April 20th, 2011 at 5:27 pm)

    Any update on the 2011 race grid?

  13. Jo said: (April 21st, 2011 at 8:53 am)

    We will post the update as soon as the field is finalized. It will be available before the race…promise!

  14. Mike said: (February 20th, 2012 at 11:00 am)

    Your spreadsheet is great! Do you have one that allows for Win, Place, and Show?

  15. Dee said: (April 27th, 2012 at 8:59 am)

    Do you have a betting sheet for Kentucky Derby 2012?

  16. Chica said: (April 28th, 2012 at 9:27 am)

    Dee, the horses won’t be decided until the week before the Derby. We’ll be sure to put up a new betting sheet when we know who the horses are!

  17. Dee said: (April 30th, 2012 at 7:10 pm)

    Can hardly wait to receive it. Great chart! Dee

  18. Chica said: (May 4th, 2012 at 7:04 am)

    The new 2012 betting sheet has been posted above. Enjoy!

  19. Bill said: (May 4th, 2012 at 1:27 pm)

    I love your spreadsheet. I made some modifications so you can enter bets on the fly and it automatically calculates the pay outs if you enter the winning horse. I also formatted a little different so it was easier to use on my iPad. Let me know if you would like to take a look. Thanks for doing this!

  20. Jo said: (May 4th, 2012 at 11:37 pm)

    Bill, would love to take a look! Please email it to me at jo@chicaandjo.com

  21. Beth said: (February 8th, 2013 at 11:27 pm)

    Jo (or Bill comment 19)
    Would love to see your version of the spreadsheet. This is great! Thanks, Jo.

  22. Brian said: (April 29th, 2013 at 10:01 pm)

    Jo
    Will you have a 2013 spreadsheet? Would love to see it or Bill’s updated version.
    Thanks

  23. Lance said: (May 1st, 2013 at 1:36 pm)

    I would like to see Bill’s spreadsheet as well…
    ldgroen@hotmail.com

  24. Christine said: (May 2nd, 2013 at 8:37 pm)

    I’m with Brian and hoping you will have the 2013 spreadsheet. If not could you let us know SOON so I look some other place or TRY to make my own. Thanks a bunch

  25. Chica said: (May 3rd, 2013 at 7:18 am)

    Everybody, we’ll make a new spreadsheet this year, but the field of horses isn’t decided until almost the last minute. We’re working on it, so keep checking back!

  26. Chica said: (May 4th, 2013 at 8:34 am)

    The updated spreadsheet for 2013 is now available!

  27. Donna said: (May 4th, 2013 at 9:37 am)

    Can’t open betting tickets. Help.

  28. reggie said: (May 4th, 2013 at 11:28 am)

    Thank you Chica and Jo!

  29. Chica said: (May 4th, 2013 at 2:40 pm)

    Donna, the betting tickets are a .DOC file, so in order to open it, you’ll need Microsoft Word or something that can handle .DOC files. Just click the link and it should ask you if you want to launch it directly into Word or save it locally.

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