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2022 Kentucky
Derby Post Positions

The May 7th running of the 2022 Kentucky Derby will be the 148th time that the
race has been held since the first derby horses raced down the track in Louisville in 1875.
This year, post positions were drawn on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 11AM ET -- as morning line odds, horses, positions, trainers and jockeys for this year's Run for the Roses were officially announced.
2022 Kentucky Derby post positions
Post |
Horse |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Odds |
1 |
Mo Donegal |
Irad Ortiz Jr |
Todd Pletcher |
10-1 |
2 |
Happy Jack |
Rafael Bejarano |
Doug O’Neill, |
30-1 |
3 |
Epicenter |
Joel Rosario |
Steve Asmussen, |
7-2 |
4 |
Summer Is Tomorrow |
Mickael Barzalona |
Bhupat Seemar |
30-1 |
5 |
Smile Happy |
Corey Lanerie |
Kenny McPeek |
20-1 |
6 |
Messier |
John Velazquez |
Tim Yakteen |
8-1 |
7 |
Crown Pride |
Christophe Lemaire |
Koichi Shintani |
20-1 |
8 |
Charge It |
Luis Saez |
Todd Pletcher |
20-1 |
9 |
Tiz the Bomb |
Brian Hernandez Jr |
Kenny McPeek |
30-1 |
10 |
Zandon |
Flavien Prat, |
Chad Brown |
3-1 |
11 |
Pioneer of Medina |
Joe Bravo |
Todd Pletcher |
30-1 |
12 |
Taiba |
Mike Smith |
Tim Yakteen |
12-1 |
13 |
Simplification |
Jose Ortiz |
Antonio Sano |
20-1 |
14 |
Barber Road |
Reylu Gutierrez |
John Ortiz |
30-1 |
15 |
White Abarrio |
Tyler Gaffalione |
Saffie Joseph Jr., |
10-1 |
16 |
Cyberknife |
Florent Geroux |
Brad Cox |
20-1 |
17 |
Classic Causeway |
Julien Leparoux |
Brian Lynch |
30-1 |
18 |
Tawny Port |
Ricardo Santana Jr. |
Brad Cox |
30-1 |
19 |
Zozos |
Manny Franco |
Brad Cox |
20-1 |
20 |
Ethereal Road- scratched |
Luis Contreras |
D. Wayne Lukas |
30-1 |
21 |
Rich Strike |
Sonny Leon |
Eric Reed |
30-1 |
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.
also see -> Tips on betting the Kentucky Derby
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