Kentucky Derby 2019 - Post Positions, Favorite Horses, Trainers & Jockeys

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2019 Kentucky Derby Post Positions

The May 4th running of the 2019 Kentucky Derby will be the landmark 145th time that the race has been held since the first derby horses raced down the track in Louisville in 1875.

Post positions were chosen on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 with the official list of horses, positions, trainers, jockeys, and morning line odds when the field was chosen to enter this year's Run for the Roses.

2019 Kentucky Derby post positions

Horse & Post Position	Trainer	Jockey	ML Odds
1. War of Will	Mark Casse	Tyler Gaffalione	20-1
2. Tax	Danny Gargen	Junior Alvarado	20-1
3. By My Standards	W. Bret Calhoun	Gabriel Saez	20-1
4. Gray Magician	Peter Miller	Drayden Van Dyke	50-1
5. Improbable	Bob Baffert	Irad Ortiz Jr	6-1
6. Vekoma	George Weaver	Javier Castellano	20-1
7. Maximum Security	Jason Servis	Luis Saez	10-1
8. Tacitus	William Mott	Jose Ortiz	10-1
9. Plus Que Parfait	Brendan Walsh	Ricardo Santana Jr.	30-1
10. Cutting Humor	Todd Pletcher	Corey Lanerie	30-1
11. Haikal	Kiaran McLaughlin	Rajiv Maragh	30-1
~~Omaha Beach~~ - SCRATCHED
12. Code of Honor	Claude McGaughey III	John Velasquez	15-1
13. Win Win Win	Michael Trombetta	Julian Pimentel	15-1
14. Master Fencer	Koichi Tsunoda	Julien Leparoux	50-1
15. Game Winner	Bob Baffert	Joel Rosario	5-1
16. Roadster	Bob Baffert	Florent Geroux	6-1
17. Long Range Toddy	Steve Asmussen	Jon Court	30-1
18. Spinoff	Todd Pletcher	Manny Franco	30-1
19. Country House	William Mott/	Flavien Prat	30-1
20. Bodexpress	Chris Landeros	Gustavo Delgado	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.

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