Kentucky Derby Post Position Winners Since 1900
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2018 Kentucky Derby Post Positions

Post positions for the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby were set on Tuesday, giving horse bettors more to work with for handicapping Saturday’s race. Position #5 has historically performed the best as horses starting from that gate have won the race 14 times since 1900. It just so happens that one of this year’s top contenders, Audible, drew that position, perhaps providing the horse with an additional edge.

Justify, who’s shared time on top of the oddsboard leading up to the race with Mendelssohn, will start in position #7. Horses starting from that gate have won the race eight times since 1900. Right next to Justify in position #6 is another top contender in this year’s race, Good Magic, while Bolt d’Oro, who has the sixth-best odds to win the race, isn’t too far off at position #11.

Here’s the complete order and information for each horse. Below you’ll find the complete history of how many winners each position has produced since 1990. Updated odds and analysis from our horse betting expert Mike Dempsey can be found here.

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2018 Kentucky Derby Post Position and Odds
Post PositionHorseJockeyTrainerOdds (as of May 4)
1Firenze FirePaco LopezJason Servis+6600
2Free Drop Billy  Robby AlbaradoBill Mott+3500
3Promises FulfilledCorey LanerieDale Romans+5000
4FlameawayJose LezcanoMark Casse+4500
5AudibleJavier CastellanoTodd Pletcher+650
6Good MagicJose OrtizChad Brown+800
7JustifyMike SmithBob Baffert+350
8Lone SailorJames GrahamTom Amoss+5000
9HofburgIrad Ortiz Jr.William I. Mott+1500
10My Boy JackKent DesormeauxKeith Desormeaux+1800
11Bolt d’OroVictor EspinozaMick Ruis+850
12EnticedJunior Alvarado  Kiaran McLaughlin+2500
13BravazoLuis ContrerasD. Wayne Lukas+6000
14MendelssohnRyan Moore  Aidan O’Brien+350
15Instilled RegardDrayden Van DykeJerry Hollendorfer+6000
16Magnum MoonLuis SaezTodd Pletcher+750
17SolominiFlavien PratBob Baffert+2200
18Vino RossoJohn Velazquez  Todd Pletcher+1200
19Noble Indy  Florent GerouxTodd Pletcher+3000
20CombatantRicardo Santana Jr.Steve Asmussen+6600

Odds as of May 2 at Sportsbook

Post Position Winners Since 1900
Post PositionWins
112
29
38
411
514
66
78
811
94
1010
113
123
135
142
155
164
170
181
191
202

 

 

 

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