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2025 Kentucky
Derby Odds & Post Positions

The May 3rd running of the 2025 Kentucky Derby will be the 151st 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 the evening of April 26 with morning line odds, horses, trainers and jockeys in contnetnion for this year's Run for the Roses.
2026 Kentucky Derby post positions & morning line odds
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POST POSITION |
HORSE |
ODDS |
JOCKEY |
TRAINER |
1 |
Citizen Bull |
20-1 |
Martin Garcia |
Bob Baffert |
2 |
Neoequos |
30-1 |
Flavien Prat |
Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. |
3 |
Final Gambit |
30-1 |
Luan Machado |
Brad H. Cox |
4 |
Rodriguez |
12-1 |
Mike Smith |
Mike Smith |
5 |
American Promise |
30-1 |
Nik Juárez |
Nik Juarez |
6 |
Admire Daytona |
30-1 |
Christophe Lemaire |
Yukihiro Kato |
7 |
Luxor Cafe |
15-1 |
João Moreira |
Noriyuki Hori |
8 |
Journalism |
3-1 |
Umberto Rispoli |
Michael W. McCarthy |
9 |
Burnham Square |
12-1 |
Brian Hernandez Jr. |
Ian R. Wilkes |
10 |
Grande |
20-1 |
John Velázquez |
Todd A. Pletcher |
11 |
Flying Mohawk |
30-1 |
Joe Ramos |
D. Whitworth Beckman |
12 |
East Avenue |
20-1 |
Manny Franco |
Brendan P. Walsh |
13 |
Publisher |
20-1 |
Irad Ortiz Jr. |
Steven M. Asmussen |
14 |
Tiztastic |
20-1 |
Joel Rosario |
Steven M. Asmussen |
15 |
Render Judgment |
30-1 |
Julien Leparoux |
Kenny McPeek |
16 |
Coal Battle |
30-1 |
Juan Vargas |
Lonnie Briley |
17 |
Sandman |
6-1 |
Jose Ortiz |
Mark Casse |
18 |
Sovereignty |
5-1 |
Júnior Alvarado |
Bill Mott |
19 |
Chunk of Gold |
30-1 |
Jareth Loveberry |
Ethan West |
20 |
Owen Almighty |
30-1 |
Javier Castellano |
Brian Lynch |
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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