FanDuel Racing acknowledges outage ahead of Kentucky Derby
If there is any day on the calendar for FanDuel Racing to be up and working, it is Kentucky Derby day.
But four hours before the 151st running at Churchill Downs, the popular online sportsbook acknowledged an outage that left users furious.
The glitch, according to FanDuel Racing, appeared to be affected usersβ financial tools within the FanDuel app and TVG, the companyβs horse racing-specific platform.
βWeβre currently experiencing intermittent issues affecting deposits, account balances, and wagers on TVG and FanDuel Racing,β the company posted on X.
βOur team is actively working to resolve this as quickly as possible.
βWe appreciate your patience and will provide updates as soon as theyβre available.β
Weβre currently experiencing intermittent issues affecting deposits, account balances, and wagers on TVG and FanDuel Racing. Our team is actively working to resolve this as quickly as possible.
We appreciate your patience and will provide updates as soon as theyβre available.
β FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) May 2, 2026
Users on social media posted the error message they saw from FanDuel.
The message warned:
βWhile most wagers will process normally, certain wagers may be impacted due to rules and system conditions.β
.@FanDuel_Racing you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself on the biggest day of the year !!!! For the second year in a row .
I mean come on man
Canβt even see the bets I made Iβm my account
I want answers and absolutely want compensation pic.twitter.com/T7ThVhr37Z
β Dan Leach (@DanLeachDTM) May 2, 2026
@FanDuel_Racing what the F is this?!? Completely unacceptable on @KentuckyDerby day. You had one job and you are absolutely screwing over the people today. @SECLUTNICK@dojphofficial@CommerceGov please investigate. pic.twitter.com/GduUWJ4nTy
β Tim Winstead (@IndustrialTim) May 2, 2026
The Derby will go off at 6:57 ET, leaving a couple of hours for FanDuel to correct the issue and give its customers time to place their bets.
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