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 to win the Derby leaving from the 15 post after Derby post positions were released Monday. Tapit Trice has the second shortest odds to win the Derby at 5-1 from the No. 5 post while Angel of Empire (8-1) has the third shortest odds. Post time for Saturday’s one and one-quarter mile race is 6:57 p.m. ET.
Here is the full list of morning-line odds for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, in order of post position (with trainer and jockey):
1. Hit Show (30-1)
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Manny Franco
2. Verifying (15-1)
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
3. Two Phil’s (12-1)
Trainer: Larry Rivelli
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry
4. Confidence Game (20-1)
Trainer: Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: James Graham
5. Tapit Trice (5-1)
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez
6. Kingsbarns
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Jose Ortiz
7. Reincarnate (50-1)
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: John Velazquez
8. Mage (15-1)
Trainer: Gustavo Delgado
Jockey: Javier Castellano
9. Skinner (20-1)
Trainer: John Shirreffs
Jockey: Ramon Vazquez
10. Practical Move (10-1)
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: Ramon Vazquez
11. Disarm (30-1)
Trainer: Steve Amussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario
12. Jace’s Road (15-1)
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
13. Sun Thunder (50-1)
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
14. Angel of Empire (8-1)
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat
15. Forte (3-1)
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.
16. Raise Cain (50-1)
Trainer: Ben Colebrook
Jockey: Gerardo Corrales
17. Derma Sotogake (10-1)
Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire
18. Rocket Can (30-1)
Trainer: Bill Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
19. Lord Miles (30-1)
Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr
Jockey: Paco Lopez
20. Continuar (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. Cylone Mischief (30-1)
Trainer: Dale Romans
Jockey: TBA
22. Mandarin Hero (20-1)
Trainer: Terunobu Fujita
Jockey: Kazushi Kimura
23. King Russell (50-1)
Trainer: Ron Moquett
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano