2026 Kentucky Derby Runners - Full Field and Draw for Churchill Downs
The field for the 2026 Kentucky Derby is set, with Renegade leading the betting after a commanding Arkansas Derby win—though he faces a tough historical trend from stall one. Other main contenders Commandment, Albus, and Japanese hopes Danon Bourbon and Wonder Dean have favorable draws. Notably, recent Derby history favors horses breaking from post 13 or wider, offering hope to Emerging Market and Further Ado. Four reserves, including Great White, are on standby should any main entrants drop out. The draw and lane assignments set the stage for an exciting race.
- Renegade leads betting for the 2026 Kentucky Derby, facing a tough draw in stall one
- Commandment and Albus are among key challengers, with favourable starting positions
- Post statistics favour contenders with wider draws, such as Emerging Market and Further Ado
Renegade tops the betting heading into Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Todd Pletcher's star was hugely impressive when winning the Arkansas Derby, but faces a potentially tricky draw down in stall one - a gate that hasn't produced a Kentucky Derby winner since 1986.
Fellow market leader Commandment fared better in the draw and will spring from stall six. Runaway Wood Memorial winner, Albus will be one of the first Derby runners for young trainer Riley Mott, and Manny Franco's mount has been drawn low in stall two.
Japan's leading hope, Danon Bourbon is one gate further out in stall seven, with his countryman and UAE Derby winner Wonder Dean in stall ten. Other fancied horses, So Happy and The Puma sit between the two Japanese raiders in gates eight and nine.
Nine of the last 15 Kentucky Derby winners have broken from post 13 or wider. That statistic will give hope to the likes of Emerging Market and Further Ado, who were placed in stalls 15 and 18 respectively.
Chief Wallabee will spring from stall 12, with Silent Tactic and Potente on his immediate outside. Intrepido, Litmus Test and Right To Party landed single-figure draws, with Pavlovian, Six Speed, Golden Tempo and Fulleffort out wide. Incredibolt landed a central draw in gate 11.
Four reserves have also been selected for the 2026 Kentucky Derby. John Ennis' Great White will be the first to make the field if any of the 20 drop out. Ocelli, Robusta and Corono De Oro could also make the final field.
2026 Kentucky Derby Field
| Draw | Name | Trainer | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr |
| 2 | Albus | Riley Mott | Manuel Franco |
| 3 | Intrepido | Jeff Mullins | Hector Berrios |
| 4 | Litmus Test | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia |
| 5 | Right To Party | Kenneth McPeek | Christopher Elliott |
| 6 | Commandment | Brad Cox | Luis Saez |
| 7 | Danon Bourbon | Manabu Ikezoe | Atsuya Nishimura |
| 8 | So Happy | Mark Glatt | Mike Smith |
| 9 | The Puma | Gustavo Delgado | Javier Castellano |
| 10 | Wonder Dean | Daisuke Takayanagi | Ryusei Sakai |
| 11 | Incredibolt | Riley Mott | Jaime A Torres |
| 12 | Chief Wallabee | William Mott | Junior Alvarado |
| 13 | Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | Cristian A Torres |
| 14 | Potente | Bob Baffert | Juan Hernandez |
| 15 | Emerging Market | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat |
| 16 | Pavlovian | Doug O'Neill | Edwin A Maldonado |
| 17 | Six Speed | Bhupat Seemar | Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr |
| 18 | Further Ado | Brad Cox | John Velazquez |
| 19 | Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | Jose L Ortiz |
| 20 | Fulleffort | Brad Cox | Tyler Gaffalione |
| Reserves | |||
| 21 | Great White | John Ennis | Alexis Achard |
| 22 | Ocelli | D Whitworth Beckman | Joseph Ramos |
| 23 | Robusta | Doug O'Neill | Emisael Jaramillo |
| 24 | Corona De Oro | Dallas Stewart | Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr |
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