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Kentucky Derby 2023 Horse Odds, Trainers and Jockeys by Post Position

By Isaiah De Los Santos

Kentucky Derby 2023 horse odds, trainers and jockeys by post positions.
Kentucky Derby 2023 horse odds, trainers and jockeys by post positions. / (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Monday brought horse racing fans one step closer to the 2023 Kentucky Derby. The official post position draw was held during the afternoon, so the field is set for Saturday's event.

2023 Kentucky Derby Post Positions, Jockeys and Trainers

Tapit Trice drew the favorable No. 5 spot for this year's Kentucky Derby. This position is the only in race history to produce at least 10 winners, with the most recent being Always Dreaming in 2017. Early favorite Forte, meanwhile, will start from the No. 15 spot. This position has produced six Derby winners, including 2020 champion Authentic.

Here's each horse listed by post position, along with their early odds to win the race, trainers and jockeys.

Pre-race odds via FanDuel Sportsbook. Betting markets will open the day before the race at 9 a.m. ET.

Post Position

Horse

Current Odds

Jockey

Trainer

1

Hit Show

30-1

Manny Franco

Brad Cox

2

Verifying

15-1

Tyler Gaffalione

Brad Cox

3

Two Phil's

12-1

Jareth Loveberry

Larry Rivelli

4

Confidence Game

20-1

James Graham

Keith Desormeaux

5

Tapit Trice

5-1

Luis Sáez

Todd Pletcher

6

Kingsbarns

12-1

José Ortiz

Todd Pletcher

7

Reincarnate

50-1

John Velázquez

Tim Yakteen

8

Mage

15-1

Javier Castellano

Gustavo Delgado

9

Skinner

20-1

Juan Hernández

John Shirreffs

10

Practical Move

10-1

Ramón Vázquez

Tim Yakteen

11

Disarm

30-1

Joel Rosario

Steve Asmussen

12

Jace's Road

15-1

Florent Géroux

Brad Cox

13

Sun Thunder

30-1

Brian Hernandez Jr.

Kenny McPeek

14

Angel of Empire

8-1

Flavien Prat

Brad Cox

15

Forte

3-1

Irad Ortiz Jr.

Todd Pletcher

16

Raise Cain

15-1

Gerardo Corrales

Ben Colebrook

17

Derma Sotogake

10-1

Christophe Lemaire

Hidetaka Otonashi

18

Rocket Can

15-1

Júnior Alvarado

Bill Mott

19

Lord Miles

30-1

Paco López

Saffie Joseph Jr.

20

Continuar

50-1

Ryusei Sakai

Yoshito Yahagi

21 (*alternate)

Cyclone Mischief

80-1

Joel Rosario

Dale Romans

22 (*alternate)

Mandarin Hero

TBD

Kazushi Kimura

Terunobu Fujita

23 (*alternate)

King Russell

TBD

Rafael Bejarano

Ron Moquett

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Isaiah De Los Santos is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Isaiah De Los Santos also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username zayyy05328. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel. 

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