Meet the Kentucky Derby horses
The Kentucky Derby field is (mostly) set with the post position draw set for Wednesday and race on May 7 at Churchill Downs.
So, yes, it's time to start picking your favorites. We're here to help with profiles of all 20 contenders, including looks at pedigrees, connections and past performances on the Derby trail.
See the links below in order of Road to the Derby points earned through prep races. We'll update if any contenders defect, opening up spots for those horses on the bubble: Fellowship, Adventist, Laoban, Dazzling Gem, Cherry Wine and Discreetness.
KENTUCKY DERBY (GI)
PP. Horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1. Trojan Nation (126) Gryder/Gallagher 50-1
2. Suddenbreakingnews (126) Quinonez/Von Hemel 20-1
3. Creator (126) Santana Jr./Asmussen 10-1
4. Mo Tom (126) Lanerie/Amoss 20-1
5. Gun Runner (126) Geroux/Asmussen 10-1
6. My Man Sam (126) Ortiz Jr./Brown 20-1
7. Oscar Nominated (126) Leparoux/Maker 50-1
8. Lani (126) Take/Matsunaga 30-1
9. Destin (126) Castellano/Pletcher 15-1
10. Whitmore (126) Espinoza/Moquett 20-1
11. Exaggerator (126) Desormeaux/Desormeaux 8-1
12. Tom's Ready (126) Hernandez Jr./Stewart 30-1
13. Nyquist (126) Gutierrez/O'Neill 3-1
14. Mohaymen (126) Alvarado/McLaughlin 10-1
15. Outwork (126) Velazquez/Pletcher 15-1
16. Shagaf (126) Rosario/Brown 20-1
17. Mor Spirit (126) Stevens/Baffert 12-1
18. Majesto (126) Jaramillo/Delgado 30-1
19. Brody's Cause (126) Saez/Romans 12-1
20. Danzing Candy (126) Smith/Sise 15-1
AE. Laoban (126) Velasquez/Guillot
AE. Cherry Wine (126) Albarado/Romans
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