The Kentucky Derby will be held on the first Saturday of May at Louisville. It is one of the most prestigious races in the United States and is the first leg of the Triple Crown, the other two being the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. There are many horse racing themed slot games at online casinos, which come out of the closet on the occasion of these races and also the popular ones in the United Kingdom.

Realtime Gaming (RTG) has a horse racing themed slot game titled Derby Dollars in its portfolio. The reels are set in the background of a race course. The symbols include binoculars, trophy, horse, jockey and lady dressed up for a ladies day event. The horse is the wild symbol and offers a jackpot payout of 3,333 coins. The coin is the scatter symbol and triggers the free spins round when two or more coin symbols appear on the reels. RTG online casinos like Club World, Win Palace and Slots Jungle accept American players, who can therefore wager on Derby Dollars.

Microgaming offers a number of horse racing themed slot games, of which First Past the Post is most popular. The symbols are again taken from the sport of horse racing and include betting ticket, champagne, horses, Tote board, trophy and lady. The background sound of the crowd cheering enhances the excitement. There are three different horse symbols and all act as wild symbols. In the free spins feature the player selects one of the horses. The three horses then run a virtual race and the number of free spins and the multiplier are decided by the selected horse’s position in the race. First Past the Post can be played at Microgaming online casinos like 32 Red, All Slots and Platinum Play.

The best horse racing themed online slot game by far is the Playtech title Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens. In 1996 at Ascot the jockey Frankie Dettori achieved a rare feat by winning all the seven races held that day. This slot game pays tribute to that legendary jockey and his unmatched achievement. There are a number of Dettori symbols on the reels. One of them is the wild symbol and offers a jackpot payout of 7,777 coins. The other Dettori symbols have the jockey in a racing position and celebrating a win. The other symbols are a trophy, a horse shoe and a finishing post.

The Frankie Dettori’s Magic Sevens Logo symbol offers scatter payouts and triggers the free spins bonus round when three or more appear anywhere on the reels. Players have to pick one of three horses. They will be awarded 35 free spins, 15 free spins or 10 free spins depending on the chosen horse’s position in the simulated race. More wild and scatter symbols are added on the reels in the free spins to increase the payouts. The Magic Seven bonus round is triggered when the race track symbol appears simultaneously on reels 1 and 5. Players have to pick spots on a race track. The spots may reveal bonus credits or enhance the multiplier by 1. Some spots will reveal a trophy and activate a video clip of one of Dettori’s magic wins. This slot game can be played at all Playtech online casinos like Omni Casino and Mansion Casino.