Kentucky Derby 2026 Odds and Lines for Top Contenders and Dark Horses

The Kentucky Derby will run for the 152nd time at Churchill Downs on May 2 and the lineup for the annual extravaganza has been set.

Renegade took the first post position while Fulleffort received the 20th position. Who landed where in between, and which is a potential dark horse candidate to race to victory in the Run for the Roses?

Find out in this preview.

Lineup and Current Odds

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1. Renegade (Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Trainer: Todd Pletcher) (4-1)

2. Albus (Manny Franco, Riley Mott) (30-1)

3. Intrepido (Hector Berrios, Jeff Mullins) (50-1)

4. Litmus Test (Martin Garcia, Bob Baffert) (30-1)

5. Right to Party (Christopher Elliott, Kenneth G. McPeek) (30-1)

6. Commandment (Luis Saez, Brad H. Cox) (6-1)

7. Danon Bourbon (Atsuya Nishimura, Manabu Ikezoe) (20-1)

8. So Happy (Mike Smith, Mark Glatt) (15-1)

9. The Puma (Javier Castellano, Gustavo Delgado) (10-1)

10. Wonder Dean (Ryusei Sakai, Daisuke Takayanagi) (30-1)

11. Incredibolt (Jaime Torres, Riley Mott) (20-1)

12. Chief Wallabee (Junior Alvarado, Bill Mott) (8-1)

13. Silent Tactic (Christian Torres, Mark E. Casse) (20-1)

14. Potente (Juan Hernandez, Bob Baffert) (20-1)

15. Emerging Market (Flavia Pratt, Chad Brown) (15-1)

16. Pavlovian (Edwin Moldanado, Doug F. O'Neill) (30-1)

17. Six Speed (Brian Hernandez Jr., Bhupat Seemar) (50-1)

18. Further Ado (John Velazquez, Brad H. Cox) (6-1)

19. Golden Tempo (Jose Ortiz, Cherie Devaux) (30-1)

20. Fulleffort (Tyler Gaffalione, Brad H. Cox) (20-1)

Odds via Kentucky Derby

Dark Horse Contender: Danon Bourbon

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The three-year-old dark colt will race in its first American race at Churchill Downs, as grand a stage as one could make their debut on.

His father, Maxfield, earned victories at the track and was a championship-winning horse, winning eight of his 11 races, per Danon Bourbon's Kentucky Derby profile.

An undefeated racer in three starts in Japan, he has the opportunity to expand his domination to the United States and do so with 20-1 odds.

He is evolving as a racer, competing in longer races as he goes, but he has yet to compete in an event as long as, and against the type of competition as, the Kentucky Derby. That is a reason to be cautious when placing bets, but he is young, has speed, and has the pedigree that one looks for from potential Derby winners.