Kentucky Derby post positions, odds 2023: Who is going to win 149th Run for the Roses?
The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby is almost here, so it's time to start looking at the list of competitors while sipping on your favorite refreshing drink.
The post position draw took place on Monday, May 1. Hit Show and Verifying, both trained by Brad Cox, got the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Cox will have four horses competing at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Eight-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher will have a trio of starters: Tapit Trice, Kingsbarns and Forte -- the Florida Derby winner and the current betting favorite with 3-1 odds. Forte is owned by Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable. He is teaming up with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. Click here for a list of all the horses with their trainers, jockeys and owners.
Tapit Trice, also trained by Pletcher, is the second betting favorite with 5-1 odds. Angel of Empire, trained by Cox, is the third favorite at 8-1 odds.
From the list of 148 winners of the Kentucky Derby so far, 35% of them have been favorites. However, that is not always the case. Rich Strike surprised everyone last year by winning as a 80-1 longshot.
Below are the odds for every horse, via Sportsline, as well as the post positions for the race.
- Hit Show
- Verifying
- Two Phil's
- Confidence Game
- Tapit Trice
- Kingsbarns
- Reincarnate
- Mage
- Skinner
- Practical Move
- Disarm
- Jace's Road
- Sun Thunder
- Angel of Empire
- Forte
- Raise Cain
- Derma Sotogake
- Rocket Can
- Lord Miles
- Continuar
- Forte -- 3-1
- Tapit Trice -- 5-1
- Angel Empire -- 8-1
- Derma Sotogake -- 10-1
- Practical Move -- 10-1
- Kingsbarns -- 12-1
- Two Phil's -- 12-1
- Jace's Road -- 15-1
- Mage -- 15-1
- Raise Cain -- 15-1
- Rocket Can -- 15-1
- Verifying -- 15-1
- Confidence Game -- 20-1
- Skinner -- 20-1
- Disarm -- 30-1
- Hit Show -- 30-1
- Lord Miles -- 30-1
- Sun Thunder -- 30-1
- Continuar -- 50-1
- Reincarnate -- 50-1
