Bettor wins more than $857K on $2 Kentucky Derby bet

Jesse Reed

Updated: May 6, 2017

Kentucky Derby announcer Travis Stone did a masterful job

One very lucky person spent a measly $2 and won $857,335.40 on a Kentucky Derby bet, correctly getting the winner of the top six races, also known as a Pick 6.

Some HUGE payouts in the @KentuckyDerby. Favorite on top still keys $857k Pick 6, $493k super high 5, $100k Pick 5, $75k superfecta pic.twitter.com/IrFuwIWI86

— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) May 6, 2017

Always Dreaming won by a mile, showing some serious stamina to pull ahead of the field by so much on the muddy track at Churchill Downs.

He finished 2 3/4 lengths ahead of Lookin At Lee and 7 3/4 ahead of Battle of Midway. Classic Empire was fourth, Practical Joke fifth, Tapwrit sixth.

And some wonder why people go nuts for these races.

By Jesse Reed

Former Managing Editor at Sportsnaut. Featured on Yardbarker and MSN.com, and was a breaking news writer/NFL analyst for Bleacher ... More about Jesse Reed

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