Twenty horses race for a mile and a quarter shortly after 6:30 p.m. Eastern for $2 million and a place in the record books.
The 142nd running of the “Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” features no fillies and no prohibitive favorite. Nyquist runs as the favorite at 3-1 , with 8-1 Exaggerator starting just two gates away. With two scratches, eighteen other horses hope to become this year’s American Pharoah.
The Louisville Courier-Journal (who better?) lists the post position, horse, weight carried, jockey, trainer, and odds for the entries in this year’s Kentucky Derby:
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
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