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The 146th “Run for the Roses” Kentucky Derby is happening this year, just on September 5th, 2020 (@ 2:30 pm on NBC), instead of in May. This year it is at the Churchill Downs, running on a 1.25 mile course.
Here is how the field is lined up:
Post Position 1
Horse: Finnick the Fierce (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Rey Hernandez; Jockey: Martin Garcia
Post Position 2
Horse: Max Player (Odds: 30-1)
Trainer: Steve Asmussen; Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.
Post Position 3
Horse: Enforceable (Odds: 30-1)
Trainer: Mark Casse; Jockey: Adam Beschizza
Post Position 4
Horse: Storm the Court (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Peter Eurton; Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Post Position 5
Horse: Major Fed (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Greg Foley; Jockey: James Graham
Post Position 6
Horse: King Guillermo (Odds: 20-1)
Trainer: Juan Carlos Avila; Jockey: Samy Camacho
Post Position 7
Horse: Money Moves (Odds 30-1)
Trainer: Todd Pletcher (2x Kentucky Derby Winner); Jockey: Javier Castellano
Post Position 8
Horse: South Bend (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Bill Mott (1x Kentucky Derby Winner); Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione
Post Position 9
Horse: Mr. Big News (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: W. Bret Calhoun; Jockey: Gabriel Saez
Post Position 10
Horse: Thousand Words (Odds: 15-1)
Trainer: Bob Baffert (5x Kentucky Derby Winner); Jockey: Florent Geroux
Post Position 11
Horse: Necker Island (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Chris Hartman; Jockey: Miguel Mena
Post Position 12
Horse: Sole Volante (Odds: 30-1)
Trainer: Patrick Biancone; Jockey: Luca Panici
Post Position 13
Horse: Attachment Rate (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Dale Romans; Jockey: Joe Talamo
Post Position 14
Horse: Winning Impression (Odds: 50-1)
Trainer: Dallas Stewart; Jockey: Joe Rocco Jr.
Post Position 15
Horse: Ny Traffic (Odds: 20-1)
Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.; Jockey: Paco Lopez
Post Position 16
Horse: Honor A.P. (Odds: 5-1)
Trainer: John Shirreff; Jockey: Mike E. Smith (2x Kentucky Derby Winner)
Post Position 17
Horse: Tiz the Law (Odds: 3-5)
Trainer: Barclay Tagg (1x Kentucky Derby Winner); Jockey: Manuel Franco
Post Position 18
Horse: Authentic (Odds: 8-1)
Trainer: Bob Baffert (5x Kentucky Derby Winner); Jockey: John Velazquez (2x Kentucky Derby Winner
A few reminders: Post position 1-4 and 17-20 are notoriously unlikely to prevail but 5-6 and 15-16 do quite well.
And finally, here are my picks for the race. I have Tiz the Law winning, Max Player placing and Authentic showing.