The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Forte, trained by Todd Fletcher, opened as the 3-1 morning-line favorite leaving from the 15 post after Derby post positions were released Monday. Tapit Trice had the second-shortest morning line odds at 5-1 from the No. 5 post while Angel of Empire (8-1) had the third-shortest morning line odds. Post time for Saturday’s 1¼ mile race is 6:57 p.m. ET.
Here is the full list of updated odds for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, in order of post position (with trainer and jockey):
All odds are updated as of Thursday May 4 according to the official Kentucky Derby website.
1. Hit Show (35-1)
Morning line odds: 30-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Manny Franco
2. Verifying (23-1)
Morning line odds: 15-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
3. Two Phil’s (10-1)
Morning line odds: 12-1
Trainer: Larry Rivelli
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry
4. Confidence Game (18-1)
Morning line odds: 20-1
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: James Graham
5. Tapit Trice (5-1)
Morning line odds: 5-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez
6. Kingsbarns (14-1)
Morning line odds: 12-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
7. Reincarnate (16-1)
Morning line odds: 50-1
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: John Velazquez
8. Mage (14-1)
Morning line odds: 15-1
Trainer: Gustavo Delgado
Jockey: Javier Castellano
9. Skinner (24-1)
Morning line odds: 20-1
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Juan Hernandez
11. Disarm (25-1)
Morning line odds: 30-1
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario
12. Jace’s Road (32-1)
Morning line odds: 50-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
13. Sun Thunder (37-1)
Morning line odds: 50-1
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
14. Angel of Empire (6-1)
Morning line odds: 8-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat
15. Forte (5-1)
Morning line odds: 3-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
16. Raise Cain (31-1)
Morning line odds: 50-1
Trainer: Ben Colebrook
Jockey: Gerardo Corrales
17. Derma Sotogake (13-1)
Morning line odds: 10-1
Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
18. Rocket Can (39-1)
Morning line odds: 30-1
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
19. Lord Miles (43-1)
Morning line odds: 30-1
Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
Jockey: Paco Lopez
20. Continuar (62-1)
Morning line odds: 50-1
Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi
Jockey: Ryusei Sakai
Also eligible
If any of the top 20 is scratched after entries are taken but before betting begins, the next-ranked horse on the also-eligible list will be eligible to run.
21. Cyclone Mischief (91-1)
Morning line odds: 30-1
Trainer: Dale Romans
Jockey: Joel Rosario
22. Mandarin Hero (98-1)
Morning line odds: 20-1
Trainer: Terunobu Fujita
Jockey: Kazushi Kimura
23. King Russell (82-1)
Morning line odds: 50-1
Trainer: Ron Moquett
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano