Kentucky Derby 145 Post Positions
Posted By admin On 06/04/22The post position draw for the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby took place at Churchill Downs on Tuesday morning.
The 2019 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 2019 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve) was the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. The field was open to 20 horses, who qualified for the race by earning points on the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby. — Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 4, 2019. Famed trainer Bob Baffert has three horses running in this race, Game Winner, Roadster and Improbable. Improbable drew the 5 position, the best of the bunch. According to history, Roadster drew the worst position at 17. The 17 position is 0-39 in Derby races since 1930. — Post positions were drawn Monday for Kentucky Oaks 145. Bellafina is the likely favorite for this year's Oaks. Her post position is 4.
The field of 20 horses is slated to Run for the Roses Saturday on WAVE 3 News.
The post positions are listed below, with jockeys and morning-line odds in parentheses. This list was updated following Omaha Beach’s scratch that was announced Wednesday:
1) War of Will (Tyler Gaffalione, 15-1)
2) Tax (Junior Alvarado, 20-1)
3) By My Standards (Gabriel Saez, 15-1)
4) Gray Magician (Drayden Van Dyke, 50-1)
5) Improbable (Irad Ortiz Jr., 5-1)
6) Vekoma (Javier Castellano, 15-1)
7) Maximum Security (Luis Saez, 8-1)
8) Tacitus (Jose Ortiz, 8-1)
9) Plus Que Parfait (Ricardo Santana Jr., 30-1)
10) Cutting Humor (Corey Lanerie, 30-1)
11) Haikal (Rajiv Maragh, 30-1)
12) Code of Honor (John Velazquez, 12-1)
13) Win Win Win (Julian Pimentel, 12-1)
14) Master Fencer (Julien Leparoux, 50-1)
15) Game Winner (Joel Rosario, 9-2)
16) Roadster (Florent Geroux, 5-1)
17) Long Range Toddy (Jon Court, 30-1)
18) Spinoff (Manny Franco, 30-1)
19) Country House (Flavien Prat, 30-1)
20) Bode Express (Chris Landeros, 30-1)
