The Kentucky Derby post position is set, and it’s good news for the favorites, who avoided the dreaded No. 1 position.
American Pharoah, the favorite to win the Derby at 9-4 odds, drew the No. 18 starting position for Saturday’s Run for the Roses. Dortmund, who like American Pharoah is trained by Bob Baffert, will start from the No. 8 spot at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Carpe Diem, the third choice, will start from the No. 2 position.
Here’s the full list, via the Derby’s Twitter account, with the horse’s odds in parentheses, via Bovada:
No. 1: Ocho Ocho Ocho (50/1)
No. 2: Carpe Diem (9/1)
No. 3: Materialty (14/1)
No. 4: Tencendur (50/1)
No. 5: Danzig Moon (50/1)
No. 6: Mubtaahij (14/1)
No. 7: El Kabeir (33/1)
No. 8: Dortmund (13/4)
No. 9: Bolo (33/1)
No. 10: Firing Line (16/1)
No. 11: Stanford (40/1)
No. 12: International Star (20/1)
No. 13: Itsaknockout (33/1)
No. 14: Keen Ice (50/1)
No. 15: Frosted (16/1)
No. 16: War Story (50/1)
No. 17: Mr. Z (40/1)
No. 18: American Pharoah (11/4)
No. 19: Upstart (22/1)
No. 20: Far Right (33/1)
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