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The 2026 Kentucky Derby is set to take place on Saturday, May 2, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, marking the 152nd annual Run for the Roses.
Entering the weekend’s race, which is the first leg of the Triple Crown, Renegade is the slight favorite. According to TwinSpires, Renegade sits at 5-to-1. Todd Pletcher trains the horse, and Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride.
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No horse has won the Derby out of the No. 1 post since 1986, when Ferdinand was first to cross the finish line.
2026 Kentucky Derby horse and morning line 4-1 favorite Renegade with exercise rider Nora McCormack works at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Renegade was raced five times, winning twice with multiple finishes with around $1 million in earnings. The trainer is Todd Pletcher. Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. is slated to ride. April 27, 2028.
So Happy, ridden by Mike E. Smith, will start at the No. 8 post and has the second-best odds to win at 6-to-1.
What longshots should you keep an eye on?
A full look at the latest odds for Saturday’s race can be seen below.
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The field of horses leave the starting gate Saturday, May 3, 2025, during of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
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Entering the weekend’s race, which is the first leg of the Triple Crown, Renegade is the slight favorite. According to TwinSpires, Renegade sits at 5-to-1. Todd Pletcher trains the horse, and Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride.
MORE: Kentucky Derby drink prices will make you go bankrupt
No horse has won the Derby out of the No. 1 post since 1986, when Ferdinand was first to cross the finish line.
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2026 Kentucky Derby horse and morning line 4-1 favorite Renegade with exercise rider Nora McCormack works at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Renegade was raced five times, winning twice with multiple finishes with around $1 million in earnings. The trainer is Todd Pletcher. Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. is slated to ride. April 27, 2028.
So Happy, ridden by Mike E. Smith, will start at the No. 8 post and has the second-best odds to win at 6-to-1.
What longshots should you keep an eye on?
A full look at the latest odds for Saturday’s race can be seen below.
MORE: Horse racing legend, Kentucky Derby pioneer, dies following cancer battle
2026 Kentucky Derby Odds (as of 8:00 a.m. ET)
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The field of horses leave the starting gate Saturday, May 3, 2025, during of the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
- No. 1: Renegade | 5-1
- No. 2: Albus | 50-1
- No. 3: Intrepido | 55-1
- No. 4: Litmus Test | 34-1
No. 5: Right to PartySCRATCH- No. 6: Commandment | 7-1
- No. 7: Danon Bourbon | 14-1
- No. 8: So Happy | 6-1
- No. 9: The Puma | 8-1
- No. 10: Wonder Dean | 20-1
- No. 11: Incredibolt | 27-1
- No. 12: Chief Wallabee | 9-1
No. 13: Silent TacticSCRATCH- No. 14: Potente | 23-1
- No. 15: Emerging Market | 11-1
- No. 16: Pavlovian | 52-1
- No. 17: Six Speed | 40-1
- No. 18: Further Ado | 7-1
- No. 19: Golden Tempo | 36-1
No. 20: Fulleffort |SCRATCH- No. 21: Great White | 29-1
- No. 22: Ocelli | 50-1
- No. 23: Robusta | 50-1
- No. 24: Corona De Oro | 50-1
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