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2023 Kentucky Derby: Horse Odds, post positions, jockeys

2023 Kentucky Derby: Horse Odds, post positions, jockeys

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Forte, trained by Todd Fletcher, opened as the 3-1 morning-line favorite leaving from the 15 post after Derby post positions were released Monday. Tapit Trice has the second-shortest odds at 5-1 from the No. 5 post while Angel of Empire (8-1) has the third-shortest odds. Post time for Saturday’s 1¼ mile race is 6:57 p.m. ET.

Here is the full list of morning-line odds for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, in order of post position (with trainer and jockey):


1. Hit Show (30-1)

Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Manny Franco

2. Verifying (15-1)

Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

3. Two Phil’s (12-1)

Trainer: Larry Rivelli
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry

4. Confidence Game (20-1)

Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: James Graham

5. Tapit Trice (5-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez

6. Kingsbarns

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Jose Ortiz

7. Reincarnate (50-1)

Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: John Velazquez

8. Mage (15-1)

Trainer: Gustavo Delgado
Jockey: Javier Castellano

9. Skinner (20-1)

Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Juan Hernandez

10. Practical Move (10-1)

Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: Ramon Vazquez

11. Disarm (30-1)

Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario

12. Jace’s Road (15-1)

Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux

13. Sun Thunder (50-1)

Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

14. Angel of Empire (8-1)

Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat

15. Forte (3-1)

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.

16. Raise Cain (50-1)

Trainer: Ben Colebrook
Jockey: Gerardo Corrales

17. Derma Sotogake (10-1)

Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

18. Rocket Can (30-1)

Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado

19. Lord Miles (30-1)

Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
Jockey: Paco Lopez

20. Continuar (50-1)

Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai


Also eligible

If any of the top 20 is scratched after entries are taken but before betting begins, the next-ranked horse on the also-eligible list will be eligible to run.

21. Cyclone Mischief (30-1)

Trainer: Dale Romans
Jockey: TBA

22. Mandarin Hero (20-1)

Trainer: Terunobu Fujita
Jockey: Kazushi Kimura

23. King Russell (50-1)

Trainer: Ron Moquett
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano