FanDuel Racing acknowledges outage ahead of Kentucky Derby

TL;DR

FanDuel Racing experienced an outage just four hours before the Kentucky Derby, frustrating users. The issue impacted financial tools on both the FanDuel app and TVG platform.

Key points

FanDuel Racing acknowledged an outage.
The outage occurred four hours before the Kentucky Derby.
Affected users experienced issues with financial tools.

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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 users’ financial tools within the FanDuel app and TVG, the company’s horse racing-specific platform.

“We’re currently experiencing intermittent issues affecting deposits, account balances, and wagers on TVG and FanDuel Racing,” the company posted on X.

“Our team is actively working to resolve this as quickly as possible.

“We appreciate your patience and will provide updates as soon as they’re available.”

We’re 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 they’re available.

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) May 2, 2026

Users on social media posted the error message they saw from FanDuel.

The message warned:

“While most wagers will process normally, certain wagers may be impacted due to rules and system conditions.”

.@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

Can’t even see the bets I made I’m my account

I want answers and absolutely want compensation pic.twitter.com/T7ThVhr37Z

— Dan Leach (@DanLeachDTM) May 2, 2026

Q&A

What caused the FanDuel Racing outage before the Kentucky Derby?

The outage was linked to issues with users' financial tools within the FanDuel app and TVG platform.

How long before the Kentucky Derby did FanDuel Racing acknowledge the outage?

FanDuel Racing acknowledged the outage four hours before the 151st Kentucky Derby.

What impact did the outage have on FanDuel Racing users?

Users were left frustrated as the outage affected their ability to access financial tools for betting.