Kentucky Derby 2015 Odds: Post Positions Info and Vegas Lines for All Horses

Since the draw for the post positions for the 2015 Kentucky Derby were made on Wednesday, there has been something of a reshuffle.

With Stanford and El Kabeir both scratched, the field is now only 19, with the Nick Zito-trained Frammento coming in as a replacement.

As noted by The Buffalo News' Gene Kershner, the Friday withdrawal of El Kabeir now means the dreaded first position against the rail will be vacant:

This is a boost for the likes of Ocho Ocho Ocho, Materiality and Carpe Diem, all of whom move further out into the field with the No. 1 hole now vacant.

Here is the full lineup for the 141st Run for the Roses, with updated post positions and the latest odds:

No.	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Odds
1	2	Ocho Ocho Ocho	Elvis Trujillo	Jim Cassidy	25-1
2	3	Carpe Diem	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	8-1
3	4	Materiality	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	16-1
4	5	Tencendur	Manny Franco	George Weaver	50-1
5	6	Danzig Moon	Julien Leparoux	Mark Casse	33-1
6	7	Mubtaahij	Christophe Soumillon	Mike de Kock	12-1
7		El Kabeir	Calvin Borel		SCR
8	8	Dortmund	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	18-5
9	9	Bolo	Rafael Bejarano	Carla Gaines	40-1
10	10	Firing Line	Gary Stevens	Simon Callaghan	12-1
11		Stanford	Florent Geroux		SCR
12		International Star	Miguel Mena		SCR
13	11	Itsaknockout	Luis Saez	Todd Pletcher	33-1
14	12	Keen Ice	Kent Desormeaux	Dale Romans	40-1
15	13	Frosted	Joel Rosario	Kiaran McLaughlin	16-1
16	14	War Story	Joe Talamo	Tom Amoss	50-1
17	15	Mr. Z	Ramon Vazquez	D. Wayne Lukas	50-1
18	16	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	13-5
19	17	Upstart	Jose Ortiz	Rick Violette Jr.	25-1
20	18	Far Right	Mike Smith	Ron Moquett	40-1

The withdrawal of Stanford was bad news for favourite American Phaorah, as he was shifted into the historically unlucky gate No. 17.

As noted by WAVE 3 News' Kent Taylor, No. 17 is the only post which has never produced a winner in Derby history:

However, the shift for the Bob Baffert-trained Pharoah has made very little real difference to the colt's chances.

He is still the favourite, and with two-time Derby-winning jockey Victory Espinoza aboard, there is every chance that American Pharoah will live up to the hype.

Baffert's other entry into the first leg of the Triple Crown is Dortmund, a colt who is undefeated thus far in his career after six victories from six races.

Dortmund has been unaffected by the reshuffle, staying in his No. 8 slot, which sports writer Pat Forde picked as advantageous at the time of the draw:

Dortmund poses a significant threat to American Pharoah, and the pair are likely to be the front-runners on Saturday.

In conversation with Bleacher Report, racing analyst Joe Kristufek picked the relatively unknown Mubtaahij to win the Derby:

Starting just inside Dortmund, the Dubai-based horse could certainly spring an upset. As could any of the field of 19.

There is a very strong group set to go for Roses glory, and with such a large field, predicting the outcome is mightily difficult.

However, despite the shift to the dreaded No. 17 gate, American Pharoah still looks the horse to beat.