2026 Kentucky Derby Post Positions and Odds

(WKYT) – The post positions and odds for the 152nd Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks were released.

24 horses were in contention for the 20 post positions in the Derby. The other four horses are eligible to run if one of the 20 others are scratched from the race.

2026 Kentucky Derby Post:

Post	Horse Name	Trainer	Jockey
1	Renegade	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz, Jr.
2	Albus	Riley Mott	Manny Franco
3	Intrepido	Jeff Mullins	Hector Berrios
4	Litmus Test	Bob Baffert	Martin Garcia
5	Right to Party	Kenny McPeek	Chris Elliott
6	Commandment	Brad Cox	Luis Saez
7	Danon Bourbon	Manabu Ikezoe	Atsuya Nishimura
8	So Happy	Mark Glatt	Mike Smith
9	The Puma	Gustavo Delgado	Javier Castellano
10	Wonder Dean (JPN)	Daisuke Takayanagi	Ryusei Sakai
11	Incredibolt	Riley Mott	Jaime Torres
12	Chief Wallabee	Bill Mott	Junior Alvarado
13	Silent Tactic	Mark Casse	Cristian Torres
14	Potente	Bob Baffert	Juan Hernandez
15	Emerging Market	Chad Brown	Flavien Prat
16	Pavlovian	Doug O’Neill	Edwin Maldonado
17	Six Speed	Bhupat Seemar	Brian Hernandez Jr.
18	Further Ado	Brad Cox	John Velazquez
19	Golden Tempo	Cherie DeVaux	Jose Ortiz
20	Fulleffort	Brad Cox	Tyler Gaffalione

1. Renegade (4-1)
2. Albus (30-1)
3. Intrepido (50-1)
4. Litmus Test (30-1)
5. Right to Party (30-1)
6. Commandment (6-1)
7. Danon Bourbon (20-1)
8. So Happy (15-1)
9. The Puma (10-1)
10. Wonder Dean (JPN) (30-1)
11. Incredibolt (20-1)
12. Chief Wallabee (8-1)
13. Silent Tactic (20-1)
14. Potente (20-1)
15. Emerging Market (15-1)
16. Pavlovian (30-1)
17. Six Speed (50-1)
18. Further Ado (6-1)
19. Golden Tempo (30-1)
20. Fulleffort (20-1)

Post time for the Derby is Saturday, May 2 at 6:57 p.m.

2026 Kentucky Oaks Posts:

Post	Horse Name	Trainer	Jockey
1	Explora	Bob Baffert	Flavien Prat
2	Zany	Todd Pletcher	Irad Ortiz, Jr.
3	Search Party	Mark Casse	Cristian Torres
4	Counting Stars	Mark Casse	Francisco Arrieta
5	Meaning	Michael McCarthy	Juan Hernandez
6	My Miss Mo	Saffie Joseph Jr.	Micah Husbands
7	Dazzling Dame	Brittany Russell	Luis Saez
8	Bottle of Rogue	Bob Baffert	Mike Smith
9	Always a Runner	Chad Brown	Jose Ortiz
10	Prom Queen	Brad Cox	Javier Castellano
11	Percy’s Bar	Ben Colebrook	Luan Machado
12	Bella Ballerina	Brendan Walsh	Tyler Gaffalione
13	Pashmina	Rob Atras	Ramon Vasquez
14	Brooklyn Blonde	Michael McCarthy	Kazushi Kimura

1. Explora 6-1
2. Zany 4-1
3. Search Party 30-1
4. Counting Stars 8-1
5. Meaning 5-1
6. My Miss Mo 20-1
7. Dazzling Dame 30-1
8. Bottle of Rouge 15-1
9. Always A Runner 10-1
10. Prom Queen 8-1
11. Percy’s Bar 6-1
12. Bella Ballerina 12-1
13. Pashmina 30-1
14. Brooklyn Blonde 30-1

The also-eligible Derby horses:

Post	Horse Name	Trainer	Jockey
15	Lovely Grey	Kelsey Danner	Dylan Davis
16	Nycon	Whit Beckman	Jaime Torres
17	Resist	Tommy Drury Jr.	Brian Hernandez Jr

Post time for the Oaks is Friday, may 1 at 8:40 p.m.