147th Kentucky Derby field and ML

🕒 Apr 27, 2021

The first turn of the 146th Kentucky Derby (Coady Photography)

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Post Position	Horse	Jockey	ML Odds
1	Known Agenda	Irad Ortiz Jr.	6-1
2	Like the King	Drayden Van Dyke	50-1
3	Brooklyn Strong	Umberto Rispoli	50-1
4	Keepmeinmind	David Cohen	50-1
5	Sainthood	Corey Lanerie	50-1
6	O Besos	Marcelino Pedroza	20-1
7	Mandaloun	Florent Geroux	15-1
8	Medina Spirit	John Velazquez	15-1
9	Hot Rod Charlie	Flavien Prat	8-1
10	Midnight Bourbon	Mike Smith	20-1
11	Dynamic One	Jose Ortiz	20-1
12	Helium	Julien Leparoux	50-1
13	Hidden Stash	Rafael Bejarano	50-1
14	Essential Quality	Luis Saez	2-1
15	Rock Your World	Joel Rosario	5-1
16	King Fury	Brian Hernandez Jr.	20-1
17	Highly Motivated	Javier Castellano	10-1
18	Super Stock	Ricardo Santana Jr.	30-1
19	Soup and Sandwich	Tyler Gaffalione	30-1
20	Bourbonic	Kendrick Carmouche	30-1

Essential Quality drew post 14 and was installed the 2-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's 147th edition of the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The undefeated Godolphin homebred, who champion juvenile honors last season, Essential Quality has won four stakes, including the Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland in his final prep.

The contentious field has three other horses listed at single digits on the morning line. Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Rock Your World was tabbed as the second choice at 5-1 after drawing post 15, while Florida Derby (G1) hero Known Agenda was rather unlucky drawing post 1. Nonetheless, he was made 6-1 to give Todd Pletcher a third winner in the race.

Hot Rod Charlie, the Louisiana Derby (G2) winner, drew post 9 and was made fourth choice at 8-1. Along with Pletcher, trainer Doug O'Neill is a prior two-time winner of the nation's most famous race.

Other notables include Blue Grass runner-up Highly Motivated at 10-1, Mandaloun and the Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit at 15-1, and at 20-1 O Besos, Midnight Bourbon, Dynamic One, and King Fury.