The 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is finally upon us.
As horse racing season heads into the first leg of the Triple Crown, all eyes shift towards Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky where the 2022 field is all set.
On Monday, jockeys and trainers learned which position they’ll hold heading into the race with the post position draw revealed. Zandon leads the way the odds on favorite at 3-1 with Messier (8-1), Taiba (12-1) and Epicenter (7-2) all close behind.
The next few days should see plenty of action coming in and the lines will start to move accordingly. In the meantime, you can find all the post positions below.
Happy Derby Week!
1. Mo Donegal
ODDS: 10-1
OWNER: Donegal Racing
TRAINER: Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY: Irad Ortiz Jr.
2. Happy Jack
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Calumet Farm
TRAINER: Doug F. O’Neill
JOCKEY: Rafael Bejarano
3. Epicenter
ODDS: 7-2
OWNER: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
TRAINER: Steven M. Asmussen
JOCKEY: Joel Rosario
4. Summer Is Tomorrow
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Burke, Michael Hilary and Burke, Negar
TRAINER: Bhupat Seemar
JOCKEY: Mikael Barzalona
5. Smile Happy
ODDS: 20-1
OWNER: Lucky Seven Stable
TRAINER: Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY: Corey Lanerie
6. Messier
ODDS: 8-1
OWNER: Golconda Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, SF Racing LLC, Siena Farm LLC, Starlight Racing, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Donovan, Catherine, Masterson, Robert E. and Schoenfarber, Jay A.
TRAINER: Tim Yakteen
JOCKEY: John Velazquez
7. Crown Pride (JPN)
ODDS: 20-1
OWNER: Mr Teruya Yoshida
TRAINER: Koichi Shintani
JOCKEY: Christophe Lemaire
8. Charge It
ODDS: 20-1
OWNER: Whisper Hill Farm LLC
TRAINER: Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY: Luis Saez
9. Tiz the Bomb
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek)
TRAINER: Kenneth G. McPeek
JOCKEY: Brian Hernandez Jr.
10. Zandon
ODDS: 3-1
OWNER: Jeff Drown
TRAINER: Chad C. Brown
JOCKEY: Flavien Prat
11. Pioneer of Medina
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Sumaya U.S. Stable
TRAINER: Todd A. Pletcher
JOCKEY: Joe Bravo
12. Taiba
ODDS: 12-1
OWNER: Zedan Racing Stables Inc
TRAINER: Tim Yakteen
JOCKEY: Mike Smith
13. Simplification
ODDS: 20-1
OWNER: Tami Bobo
TRAINER: Antonio Sano
JOCKEY: Jose Ortiz
14. Barber Road
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: WSS Racing, LLC
TRAINER: John Alexander Ortiz
JOCKEY: Reylu Gutierrez
15. White Abarrio
ODDS: 10-1
OWNER: C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable, LLC
TRAINER: Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.
JOCKEY: Tyler Gaffalione
16. Cyberknife
ODDS: 20-1
OWNER: Gold Square LLC
TRAINER: Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY: Florent Geroux
17. Classic Causeway
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Kentucky West Racing LLC and Cooper, Clarke M.
TRAINER:
JOCKEY: Julien Leparoux
18. Tawny Port
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Peachtree Stable
TRAINER: Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY: Ricardo Santana Jr.
19. Zozos
ODDS: 20-1
OWNER: Butzow, Barry and Joni
TRAINER: Brad H. Cox
JOCKEY: Manny Franco
20. Ethereal Road
ODDS: 30-1
OWNER: Julie Gilbert and Aaron Sones
TRAINER: D. Wayne Lukas
JOCKEY: Luis Contreras
