The Road to the Roses is over, and now the spotlight is shifting to Churchill Downs, where the 152nd Kentucky Derby is ready to take Louisville in all its glorious chaos.
From post position debates to the first glimpses of morning row problems, Derby week always feels like the game is opening a new bottle of adrenaline. This is when the hype turns into hard numbers, and the contenders begin to part with the pretenders.
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Every spring, the Derby brings the best-selling type of horse racing: grandstands, wild hats, roaring crowds and a field of three-year-olds carrying big hopes at the starting gate.
The strategy is coming to fruition today as morning line odds are set and starting gates are assigned. Grab a mint julep and sit down; the hunt for the 2026 Triple Crown has officially begun.
2026 Kentucky Derby field
#Post Position, Horse (morning line odds)
- Record: Starts-Wins-Places-Shows
#1 Rebellion (4-1)
- Record: 5-2-2-1
- Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
- Coach: Todd Pletcher
- Owner: Repole Stable
#2 Albums (30-1)
- Record: 4-2-0-1
- Jockey: Manny Franco
- Coach: Riley Mott
- Owner: Pin Oak Stud
#3 Intrepido (50-1)
- Record: 6-2-1-0
- Jockey: Hector Berrios
- Coach: Jeff Mullins
- Owner: Dutch Girl Holdings
Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereign to victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. (Abbie Parr/AP)
#4 The Litmus Test (30-1)
#5 Party Privilege (30-1)
- Record: 4-1-1-2
- Jockey: Christopher Elliott
- Coach: Kenny McPeek
- Owner: Chester Broman Sr.
#6 Command (6-1)
- Record: 5-4-0-0
- Jockey: Luis Saez
- Coach: Brad Cox
- Owner: Wathan
#7 Danon Bourbon (20-1)
- Record: 3-3-0-0
- Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura
- Coach: Manabu Ikezoe
- Owner: Danox Co.
#8 I’m So Happy (15-1)
- Record: 4-3-0-1
- Jockey: Mike Smith
- Coach: Mark Glatt
- Owner: Norman Stables and Saints or Sinners
Horse racing fans raised their mint julep drinks while attending the 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire)
#9 Puma (10-1)
- Record: 4-1-2-1
- Jockey: Javier Castellano
- Coach: Gustavo Delgado
- Owner: OGMA Investments, JR Ranch and High Step Racing
#10 Wonder Dean, Japan (30-1)
- Record: 6-2-2-0
- Jockey: Cristian Demuro
- Coach: Daisuke Takayanagi
- Owner: Yoshinari Yamamoto
#11 Incredibolt (20-1)
- Record: 5-3-0-0
- Jockey: Jaime Torres
- Coach: Riley Mott
- Owner: Pin Oak Stud
#12 Chief Wallabe (8-1)
- Record: 3-1-1-1
- Jockey: Junior Alvarado
- Coach: Bill Mott
- Owner: Mike and Katherine Ball
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#13 Silent Trick (20-1)
- Record: 6-2-4-0
- Jockey: Cristian Torres
- Coach: Mark Casse
- Owner: John Oxley
#14 Potente (20-1)
- Record: 3-2-1-0
- Jockey: Juan Hernandez
- Trainer: Bob Baffert
- Owner: Speedway Stables
Trackgoers brave the rain at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day, May 2, 2025, the day before the 151st Kentucky Derby. (Frankie Steele/Special to The Courier Journal/USA TODAY NETWORK)
#15 Emerging Market (15-1)
- Record: 2-2-0-0
- Jockey: Flavien Prat
- Coach: Chad Brown
- Owner: Klaravich Stables
#16 Pavlovian (30-1)
- Record: 10-2-4-1
- Jockey: Edwin Maldonado
- Coach: Doug O’Neill
- Owner: Reddam Racing
#17 Six Speed (50-1)
- Record: 5-3-1-1
- Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
- Coach: Bhupat Seemar
- Owner: Brunetti
#18 More Ado (6-1)
- Record: 6-3-1-1
- Jockey: John Velazquez
- Coach: Brad Cox
- Owner: Spendthrift
#19 Golden Tempo (30-1)
- Record: 4-2-0-2
- Jockey: Jose Ortiz
- Coach: Cherie DeVaux
- Owner: Phipps Stable & St. Elias Stables
#20 Full Effort (20-1)
- Record: 7-3-2-1
- Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
- Coach: Brad Cox
- Owner: St. Elias Stable and Starlight Racing
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