The post position draw for the 2026 Kentucky Derby came in this morning, and within minutes, the phones were buzzing and the morning line was already getting stress-tested. That's what happens when the rail goes to the favorite. Renegade drew Post 1. The chalk. The horse everyone has been building t...
The trio of Mike Repole, Todd Pletcher, and Irad Ortiz, Jr. not only has the morning-line favorite for the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) in Renegade, but they’re also partnered with the $1.5 million Kentucky Oaks (G1) morning-line favorite Zany. The 3-year-old filly was made the 4-1 early choice ...
The draw is done. Forty-five seconds of gate assignments just reshuffled every serious Kentucky Derby betting ticket in the country. If you built a pre-draw structure around Renegade as your win key, you have some decisions to make. And if you had Further Ado boxed cleanly on top of your exotics, Po...
Brad Cox-trained Commandment, Further Ado both 6-1 Renegade finished first in New York, Florida, and Arkansas, and now he’s the lukewarm 4-1 morning-line favorite to come through again in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 2. The highly anticipated post-position draw was ...
Well, what do you know? Six-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winning trainer Bob Baffert has himself a second contender in the Run for the Roses. A week before the Derby, Baffert’s Litmus Test moved into the field after Chip Honcho was declared out of contention by trainer Steve Asmussen on Saturday morni...
The Starting Grid is Set for a Historic Showdown Churchill Downs erupted in anticipation this afternoon as the official post position draw for the 152nd Kentucky Derby concluded. This ceremony marks the final major variable before the horses step onto the track on the first Saturday in May. Every tr...
Steve Asmussen didn't like what he saw Saturday morning, and he pulled the trigger fast. After watching Chip Honcho go five furlongs in 1:00 4/5 during the 7:15 a.m. Churchill Downs training window reserved for Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks hopefuls, the Hall of Fame trainer announced roughly an ...
For as long as he can remember, it was all about the horses for Riley Mott. His play area was his father's stable, which became his workspace as soon as he was old enough to drag around a water pail. “I gained a passion for just being around the animals,” he said. “I grew up […]...
The 152nd Kentucky Derby is ten days out, the full 20-horse field is taking shape, and the morning lines are settling into familiar patterns. Renegade at 4-1, Commandment at 5-1, Further Ado somewhere between 5-1 and 8-1, depending on which pool you're watching. The public will load up on those thre...
Why Smart Bettors Lock In Early Two days from now, on Saturday, April 25, the post-position draw for the 2026 Kentucky Derby turns a futures market into a race-day puzzle. Numbers get assigned, the official morning line drops, and within the hour, every price you liked gets a haircut. Sharp money do...
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