| 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 |
