Updates: Post positions and odds for Kentucky Derby, Oaks 2026
WE’VE GOT THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MORNING’S MINI AND MARATHON AND REACTION FROM THE RUNNERS. BUT FIRST, THE POST POSITIONS ARE IN. WE NOW KNOW WHERE THE FAVORITES WILL BE FOR OAKS AND DERBY AND THE POST POSITION DRAW FOR THE 152ND RUNNING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND KENTUCKY OAKS HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON. A BRITT DEL BARBA IS HERE WITH THE LINEUP AND THE MORNING LINE ODDS. HEY, BERT. HEY, SHAQ. THE FIELD OF 20 IS SET FOR THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY, AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW IT ALL BREAKS DOWN. POST POSITION ONE BELONGS TO THE FAVORITE RENEGADE 4 TO 1 ODDS. DESPITE BEING UP AGAINST THE RAIL TRAINER TODD PLETCHER AND MIKE PAOLI BACK WITH ANOTHER FAVORITE IN THE DERBY. OUT OF TWO ALBUMS, 1 OR 2 CHANCES FOR TRAINER RILEY MOTT AND HIS DERBY DEBUT AT 30 TO 1 ODDS, INTREPIDO COMING OUT OF POST 350 TO 1 ODDS AT FOUR, IT’S LITMUS TEST DREW INTO THE FIELD EARLIER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER ONE OF BAFFERT’S COLTS WITH 30 TO 1 ODDS POST POSITION FIVE RIGHT TO PARTY TRAINED BY KENNY MCPEEK, 30 TO 1 ODDS AND POST SIX COMMANDMENT 33 TO 1 ODDS. ONE OF THREE COLTS TRAINED BY BRAD COX. SO HAPPY OUT OF POST 850 TO 1 ODDS AT NUMBER NINE. IT’S THE PUMA TRAINED BY DELGADO SENIOR ONE SPOT FROM WHERE MAGE WON IN 2023. IN POST TEN, YOU CAN FIND WONDER DEAN AT 30 TO 1 ODDS AND THEN AT 11. INCREDIBLE. WITH 20 TO 1 ODDS. NUMBER 12 CHIEF WALLABY RUNNING OUT OF POST 12 AT 6 TO 1 ODDS AND TRAINER BILL MOTT AND JUNIOR JOCKEY JOCKEY JUNIOR ALVARADO LOOKING TO GO BACK TO BACK FOR DERBY WINS AT 14. PERCENT, MEANING POWERFUL AND STRONG, COMING IN WITH 20 TO 1 ODDS. TRAINED BY BOB BAFFERT. BOB BAFFERT SILENT TACTIC AT 13, 20 TO 1 ODDS AND NUMBER 15 EMERGING MARKET TRAINED UNDER CHAD BROWN AT 15 TO 1 ODDS. BABYLONIAN 30 TO 1 ODDS. AND AT NUMBER 17 YOU CAN FIND SIX SPEED. RIDDEN BY JOCKEY DERBY WINNING BRIGHT AND OAKS WINNING BRIAN HERNANDEZ JUNIOR AT 50 TO 1 ODDS. FURTHER ADO COMING OUT OF POST 18 6 TO 1 ODDS FOR BRAD COX AND GOLDEN TEMPO AT NUMBER 1931 TO ROUND OUT THE STARTING GATE. IT’S FULL EFFORT, ITS FIRST RACE ON A DIRT TRACK WITH 20 TO 1 ODDS. I THINK WE’RE IN A GOOD SPOT. YOU KNOW, THEY’VE THEY’VE BEEN WORKING WELL LEADING UP. THEY’RE ALL THREE COMING OFF VICTORIES AT A MILE AND AN EIGHTH AND 100 POINT RACES. TWO OF THEM ARE GRADE ONES. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE WE JUST HAVE IF WE HAVE THEM AS GOOD AS WE DID FOUR OR 5 OR 6 WEEKS AGO, I THINK WE’RE SET UP FOR ALL THREE TO RUN BIG RACES. I THINK IT’S A JOCKEYS RACE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOU TRY TO BREAK FROM THE GATE RUNNING. YOU KNOW I THINK YOU NEED TO, YOU KNOW, BE PROACTIVE AND TRY TO GAIN SOME EARLY POSITION WHEREVER THAT MAY BE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THE MAIN THING IS JUST GETTING THE HORSE COMFORTABLE AND HAVING A CLEAR TRIP. LOOKING AT THE OAKS POST POSITION, ONE EXPLORER TRAINED BY BAFFERT WITH 6 TO 1 ODDS OUT OF NUMBER TWO. THE MORNING LINE FAVORITE ZANY PLETCHER WITH THE FAVORITE IN THE OAKS AND DERBY WITH 4 TO 1 ODDS. NEXT SEARCH PARTY AT 30 TO 1. ODDS AND COUNTING STARS OUT OF POST FOUR WITH 8 TO 1 ODDS, POST FOUR HAS PRODUCED THE MOST OAKS WINNERS, MEANING THE POINTS LEADER COMING IN AT 5 TO 1 ODDS. YOU CAN FIND MY MISS MO AT POST POSITION SIX WITH 20 TO 1 ODDS. DAZZLING DAME AT NUMBER SEVEN WITH 30 TO 1 ODDS AND POST EIGHT BELONGS TO BOTTLE OF ROUGE 15 TO 1 ODDS. NEXT. IT’S ALWAYS A RUNNER TRAINED BY CHAD BROWN WITH 10 TO 1 ODDS OUT OF POST POSITION. TEN YOU CAN FIND BROWN PROM QUEEN TRAINED BY BRAD COX, LOOKING TO REPEAT OUT OF THAT POST WITH 8 TO 1 ODDS, NUMBER 11 IS PIERCE’S BAR AT 6 TO 1, ODDS AT 12, IT’S BELLA BALLERINA WITH 12 TO 1 ODDS. NUMBER 13 PASHMINA WITH 30 TO 1 ODDS. AND ROUNDING OUT THE STARTING GATE IS BROOKLYN BLOND AT POST 14 WITH 30 TO 1 ODDS. SO THERE’S A LOOK AT YOUR STARTING FIELDS F
Updates: Post positions and odds for Kentucky Derby, Oaks 2026
Updated: 9:23 AM EDT May 1, 2026
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The post position draws for the 152nd Kentucky Derby and Oaks races took place last Saturday, Opening Day of the spring meet at Churchill Downs. Since then, horses have been scratched from both races. Check out the latest fields for both below: Fulleffort is out of Saturday’s race. Louisville trainer Brad Cox announced the decision Wednesday morning. The Jeff Ruby Steaks winner was set to break from post 20.With this late change, Ocelli moved into the field.Silent Tactic was removed Tuesday.And in the Kentucky Oaks, another horse has scratched from the race on Thursday.Bella Ballerina, trained by Brendan Walsh, was in post position 12 before being scratched. My Miss Mo and Bottle of Rouge dropped earlier this week. On Friday, Right to Party was scratched from the Derby, and Robusta will now take his place.Nycon was removed from the Oaks. The Oaks race will now consist of a total of 13 fillies.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The post position draws for the 152nd Kentucky Derby and Oaks races took place last Saturday, Opening Day of the spring meet at Churchill Downs.
Since then, horses have been scratched from both races.
Check out the latest fields for both below:
Fulleffort is out of Saturday’s race. Louisville trainer Brad Cox announced the decision Wednesday morning. The Jeff Ruby Steaks winner was set to break from post 20.
With this late change, Ocelli moved into the field.
Silent Tactic was removed Tuesday.
And in the Kentucky Oaks, another horse has scratched from the race on Thursday.
Bella Ballerina, trained by Brendan Walsh, was in post position 12 before being scratched.
My Miss Mo and Bottle of Rouge dropped earlier this week.
On Friday, Right to Party was scratched from the Derby, and Robusta will now take his place.
Nycon was removed from the Oaks. The Oaks race will now consist of a total of 13 fillies.