Kentucky Derby 2015: Latest Purse Payout, Vegas Betting Odds and Field Lineup

History takes center stage at Churchill Downs Saturday in the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby.

More eyeballs than usual are on the sport after California Chrome's epic attempt at a Triple Crown last year. Anyone can take this year's event with such a deep field, and each stable has plenty of motivation—there's a $2 million purse at stake.

Trainers Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher figure to lead the way when it comes to contenders, but with so many recognizable faces behind the scenes and strong contenders on the track, anything can happen.

Here's a look at everything surrounding the race, from contenders to payouts to how Las Vegas feels about the event.

2015 Kentucky Derby Viewing Info 

Where: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky

When: Saturday, May 2, at 6:24 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live Extra

2015 Kentucky Derby Post Positions and Odds

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
1	Ocho Ocho Ocho	Elvis Trujillo	Jim Cassidy	25-1
2	Carpe Diem	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	17-2
3	Materiality	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	16-1
4	Tencendur	Manny Franco	George Weaver	50-1
5	Danzig Moon	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse	33-1
6	Mubtaahij	Christophe Soumillion	Mike de Kock	12-1
7	El Kabeir	Calvin Borel	John Terranova II	33-1
8	Dortmund	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	15-4
9	Bolo	Rafael Bejarano	Carla Gaines	40-1
10	Firing Line	Gary Stevens	Simon Callaghan	16-1
11	International Star	Miguel Mena	Mike Maker	25-1
12	Itsaknockout	Luis Saez	Todd Pletcher	33-1
13	Keen Ice	Kent Desormeaux	Dale Romans	40-1
14	Frosted	Joel Rosario	Kiaran McLaughlin	16-1
15	War Story	Joe Talamo	Tom Amoss	50-1
16	Mr. Z	Ramon Vazquez	D. Wayne Lukas	50-1
17	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	13-5
18	Upstart	Jose Ortiz	Rick Violette Jr.	22-1
19	Far Right	Mike Smith	Ron Moquett	40-1
20	Frammento*	Joe Bravo	Nick Zito	50-1

All Kentucky Derby odds courtesy of Odds Shark. Note: Per FoxSports.com, Stanford (No. 11 post) was scratched with Frammento taking his spot. Horses will move up one gate with Frammento starting from Gate 20.

Payout

Total Purse	Winner's Purse	Runner-Up Purse	Third-Place Purse	Fourth-Place Purse	Fifth-Place Purse
$2 million	$1.24 million	$400,000	$200,000	$100,000	$60,000

Payout info via TheTripleCrown.com.

Preview

Let's not pretend cash isn't one of the motivating factors for all involved surrounding the event.

The first-place winner alone receives a cool purse of $1.24 million. Last year, when California Chrome trounced the field, he took home a major purse even bigger than anticipated for his efforts, and this year might prove the same for the eventual winner.

Lower payouts aren't horrific by any means, but they don't compare in the grand scheme of things. Second place gets $400,000, third place $200,000 and so on.

So who gets the $1.24 million?

Vegas loves Baffert's American Pharoah, and for good reason. The three-year-old colt is the most dominant in the field, bringing a four-race win streak to Churchill Downs with victories totaling more than 22 lengths.

To be fair to the rest of the field, the post-position draw didn't seem to do American Pharoah any favors, though. Things got worse after Stanford was scratched, moving the post positions up a slot.

Now American Pharoah sits in No. 17, per FoxSports.com, a post yet to produce a winner.

Baffert's other notable, Dortmund, fared much better in the selection process.

Sired by Big Brown and the winner of a whopping six races, Dortmund didn't need any help, but he got it anyway in the form of the eighth slot. For Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden, it's enough to pick him as the winner, even though American Pharoah still looks like a history-making contender:

Pletcher has something to say about the final standings and purse payouts, though.

The veteran horse trainer, who has started 40 horses so far in the Kentucky Derby, believes this field trumps all others.

"It's as strong as I can remember," said Pletcher, per Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde. "I don't recall a race as deep as this one."

Of course, Pletcher is part of the reason the field is so deep. As the odds show, Carpe Diem is a major contender, but he's hurt in a big way by starting off in the No. 2 gate, a position close to the rail that even great jockey John Velazquez might not be able to salvage.

Materiality might be the better name to watch. He's also undefeated, the highlight being a recent triumph in the Grade 1 Florida Derby.

As Daily Racing Form's Jay Privman points out, the battle of the heavyweight stables doesn't get split down the middle in the way it should:

Other notables from the field include Kiaran McLaughlin's Frosted, a horse on fire as of late with Joel Rosario now up on top. There's closing speed there, and the 14th hole isn't one to underestimate.

Also keep a close eye on the feel-good story of 52-year-old jockey Gary Stevens, as the legend himself will mount Firing Line out of the 10th hole and stands a chance to put up a better fight than most would expect.

Regardless, this year's Kentucky Derby promises to be a nail-biting affair in which the winner doesn't emerge until the very last second. It could be anyone from any post, because the talent of the field, as they say, is an embarrassment of riches—so is the winner's purse.

Stats and information via KentuckyDerby.com unless otherwise specified.