Meet the horses running in the Kentucky Derby
The 2026 Kentucky Derby will feature a full field of 20 horses competing at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, marking the first leg of the Triple Crown series. Renegade is the morning-line favorite with 4-1 odds, though odds may shift as betting progresses ahead of the race. Three horses scratched after the post-position draw, allowing three others to enter the field.
- ▪The Kentucky Derby is the first race in horse racing's Triple Crown, followed by the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.
- ▪The field for the Kentucky Derby has been capped at 20 horses since 1975.
- ▪Renegade was named the morning-line favorite for the 2026 Kentucky Derby with 4-1 odds.
- ▪Three horses—Fulleffort, Right to Party, and Silent Tactic—scratched from the race after the draw.
- ▪The 2026 Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs with an approximate post time of 6:57 p.m. ET.
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