Post position | Horse | Morning line odds |
1 | Finnick The Fierce | 50-1 |
2 | Max Player | 30-1 |
3 | Enforceable | 30-1 |
4 | Storm The Court | 50-1 |
5 | Major Fed | 50-1 |
6 | King Guillermo | 20-1 |
7 | Money Moves | 30-1 |
8 | South Bend | 50-1 |
9 | Mr. Big News | 50-1 |
10 | Thousand Words | 15-1 |
11 | Necker Island | 50-1 |
12 | Sole Volante | 30-1 |
13 | Attachment Rate | 50-1 |
14 | Winning Impression | 50-1 |
15 | NY Traffic | 20-1 |
16 | Honor A.P. | 5-1 |
17 | Tiz The Law | 3-5 |
18 | Authentic | 8-1 |
The best post position, in terms of sheer number of wins, would be number 5. Major Fed pays out 50-1 odds from that position.
While the number one post position has produced 8 winners, this starting point is generally seen today as the least favorable due to the number of entries and being on the far outside.
Post positions 7, 8 and 10 are among the most favorable.
Post position | Kentucky Derby winners |
1 | 8 |
2 | 7 |
3 | 5 |
4 | 5 |
5 | 10 |
6 | 2 |
7 | 7 |
8 | 8 |
9 | 4 |
10 | 9 |
11 | 2 |
12 | 3 |
13 | 5 |
14 | 2 |
15 | 5 |
16 | 4 |
17 | 0 |
18 | 2 |