Kentucky Derby 2026 - Post Positions, Favorite Horses, Trainers & Jockeys

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2026 Kentucky Derby Odds & Post Positions

The May 2nd running of the 2026 Kentucky Derby will be the 152nd time that the race has been held since the first thoroughbreds tore down the track in Louisville in 1875.

This year, post positions were announced on April 25 including morning line odds, horses, trainers and jockeys in contention for this year's Run for the Roses.

2026 Kentucky Derby post positions & morning line odds

POST POSITION	HORSE	ODDS	JOCKEY	TRAINER
1	Renegade	4-1	Irad Ortiz Jr	Todd Pletcher
2	Albus	30-1	Manny Franco	Riley Mott
3	Intrepido	50-1	Hector Berrios	Jeff Mullins
4	Litmus Test	30-1	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert,
5	Right to Party	30-1	Chris Elliott	Kenny McPeek
6	Commandment	6-1	Luis Saez	Brad Cox
7	Danon Bourbon	20-1	Atsuya Nishimura	Manabu Ikezoe
8	So Happy	15-1	Mike Smith	Mark Glatt
9	The Puma	10-1	Javier Castellano	Gustavo Delgado
10	Wonder Dean	30-1	Ryusei Sakai	Daisuke Takayanagi
11	Incredibolt	20-1	Jaime Torres	Riley Mott
12	Chief Wallabee	8-1	Junior Alvarado	Bill Mott
13	Silent Tactic	20-1	Cristian Torres	Mark Casse
14	Potente	20-1	Juan Hernandez	Bob Baffert
15	Emerging Market	15-1	Flavien Prat	Chad Brown
16	Pavlovian	30-1	Edwin Maldonado	Doug O’Neill
17	Six Speed	50-1	Brian Hernandez Jr	Bhupat Seemar
18	Further Ado	6-1	John Velazquez	Brad Cox
19	Golden Tempo	30-1	Jose Ortiz	Cherie DeVaux
20	Fulleffort	20-1	Tyler Gaffalione	Brad Cox

Picking a Derby winner

To choose the winner you need to know the pedigree of the horse and his past history in the Stakes races. How the horse handles various track conditions can mean the difference between a win or an also-ran.

Who trains and rides the colt is another fact that handicappers look at. Pros can also look back on patterns of past Kentucky Derby winners and use that knowledge to predict the outcome.

Since 2000, only three of the horses who were favorites at the start of the Kentucky Derby finished in the money. In 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus won and in 2004 Smarty Jones won. Empire Maker placed in 2003. Harlan's Holiday (2002), Bellamy Road (2005) and Sweetnorthernsaint (2006) all heavy favorites finished seventh.

The sweetheart of the odds makers in 2001, Point Given, ended his race in fifth place. In spite of all of the best guesses from odds makers, the final verdict can only be decided by the horse and rider when the winner crosses the finish line.

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