How to Play California Daily Derby
California State Lottery Drawn every day at 6:30 PM PT $2 a play
- Price $2 per play
- Draws every day at 6:30 PM PT
The rules
- Pick 3 horses to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and the winning race time.
- $2 a play. The Grand Prize grows until someone hits all 3 horses in order plus the time.
- One race every day after sales close at 6:30 PM PT.
Daily Derby prize chart
| Match | Prize | Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize (Trifecta + Race Time) | Jackpot | 1 in 1,320,000 |
| Trifecta (1st, 2nd and 3rd) | Shared prize pool | 1 in 1,321 |
| Exacta (1st and 2nd) | Shared prize pool | 1 in 147 |
| Win (1st) | Shared prize pool | 1 in 13.2 |
| Race Time only | Shared prize pool | 1 in 1,001 |
| Win + Race Time | Shared prize pool | – |
| Exacta + Race Time | Shared prize pool | – |
Claiming a California prize
Prizes up to $599 can be claimed at any participating California Lottery retailer. Bigger prizes: A California Lottery District Office (same-day check up to $1,000), or by mail, above that By mail: California Lottery, 730 North 10th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. You have 180 days after the draw to claim a draw-game prize. You must be 18 or older.