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May has dawned and with it comes the 149th Run for the Roses. The 2023 Kentucky Derby runs this Saturday, May 6 at Churchill Downs, and the field and post positions are set.
The favorite is Forte with 3-1 odds and he will line up in the No. 15 position. The colt has won five straight races, with his most recent victory coming on April 1 at the Florida Derby. He’s got experience in Kentucky with a pair of wins at Keeneland, but no races yet at Churchill Downs. His trainer, Todd Pletcher, has trained two Kentucky Derby winners while his jockey, Irad Ortiz, Jr. has not finished better than fourth in six runs at the Derby.
The second-best odds belong to Tapit Trice in the fifth position. He has won four straight races including the Bluegrass Stakes at Keeneland and the Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs.
Here is the full 2023 Kentucky Derby field with post positions and the morning line from Churchill Downs:
Update May 4 4:00 p.m. The Santa Anita Derby winner Practical Move is a scratch due to illness, and Cyclone Mischief will take the No. 20 post position in the field.
2023 Kentucky Derby Morning Line
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning Line Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post Position | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning Line Odds |
| 1 | Hit Show | Brad Cox | Manny Franco | 30-1 |
| 2 | Verifying | Brad Cox | Tyler Gaffalione | 15-1 |
| 3 | Two Phil’s | Larry Rivelli | Jareth Loveberry | 12-1 |
| 4 | Confidence Game | Keith Desormeaux | James Graham | 20-1 |
| 5 | Tapit Trice | Todd Pletcher | Luis Saez | 5-1 |
| 6 | Kingsbarns | Todd Pletcher | Jose Ortiz | 12-1 |
| 7 | Reincarnate | Tim Yakteen | John Velazquez | 50-1 |
| 8 | Mage | Gustavo Delgado | Javier Castellano | 15-1 |
| 9 | Skinner | John Shirreffs | Juan Hernandez | 20-1 |
| 10 | Disarm | Steve Asmussen | Joel Rosario | 30-1 |
| 11 | Jace’s Road | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 50-1 |
| 12 | Sun Thunder | Kenny McPeek | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 50-1 |
| 13 | Angel of Empire | Brad Cox | Flavien Prat | 8-1 |
| 14 | Forte | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 3-1 |
| 15 | Raise Cain | Ben Colebrook | Gerardo Corrales | 50-1 |
| 16 | Derma Sotogake | Hidetaka Otonashi | Christophe Lemaire | 10-1 |
| 17 | Rocket Can | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 30-1 |
| 18 | Cyclone Mischief | Dale Romans | TBA | 30-1 |
| 19 | Mandarin Hero | Terunobu Fujita | TBA | 20-1 |
| 20 | King Russell | Ron Moquett | TBA | 50-1 |
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