Kentucky Derby 2016: Post Time, TV Schedule and Livestream Hub for 142nd Race

The 2016 Kentucky Derby post positions were revealed on Wednesday, which made it easier to project how the 142nd Run for the Roses might unfold this Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Nyquist opened as the 3-1 morning-line favorite, but the field of 20 is rather condensed in terms of odds thereafter. A trio of No. 3 co-favorites emerged, along with Exaggerator with the second-shortest odds at 8-1.

With a No. 13 post position, Nyquist drew a decent slot in the starting gates for Saturday's Triple Crown opener that has a post time of 6:34 p.m. ET.

Livestream coverage of the race is available through NBC Sports Live Extra. NBC will air the Kentucky Derby undercard from 12 to 4 p.m. ET and provide coverage of the headlining race itself from 4 through 7 p.m. ET, per NJ.com's Keith Sargeant.

Post No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Morning-Line Odds
1	Trojan Nation	Patrick Gallagher	Aaron T. Gryder	50-1
2	Suddenbreakingnews	Donnie K. Von Hemel	Luis Quinonez	20-1
3	Creator	Steven M. Asmussen	Ricardo Santana Jr.	10-1
4	Mo Tom	Thomas M. Amoss	Corey J. Lanerie	20-1
5	Gun Runner	Steven M. Asmussen	Florent Geroux	10-1
6	My Man Sam	Chad C. Brown	Irad Ortiz Jr.	20-1
7	Oscar Nominated	Michael J. Maker	Julien R. Leparoux	50-1
8	Lani	Mikio Matsunaga	Yutaka Take	30-1
9	Destin	Todd A. Pletcher	Javier Castellano	15-1
10	Whitmore	Ron Moquett	Victor Espinoza	20-1
11	Exaggerator	J. Keith Desormeaux	Kent J. Desormeaux	8-1
12	Tom's Ready	Dallas Stewart	Brian Hernandez Jr.	30-1
13	Nyquist	Doug F. O'Neill	Mario Gutierrez	3-1
14	Mohaymen	Kiaran P. McLaughlin	Junior Alvarado	10-1
15	Outwork	Todd A. Pletcher	John R. Velazquez	15-1
16	Shagaf	Chad C. Brown	Joel Rosario	20-1
17	Mor Spirit	Bob Baffert	Gary L. Stevens	12-1
18	Majesto	Gustavo Delgado	Javier Castellano	30-1
19	Brody's Cause	Dale L. Romans	Luis Saez	12-1
20	Danzing Candy	Clifford W. Sise Jr.	Mike E. Smith	15-1
Also Eligible	Laoban	Eric J. Guillot	Jose Lezcano	—
Also Eligible	Cherry Wine	Dale L. Romans	Robby Albarado	—

Trainer Doug O'Neill expressed plenty of confidence in Nyquist's Kentucky Derby outlook following Wednesday's post-position reveal—and wasn't too concerned about where his horse would line up in the first place.

"No matter if we drew the one or the 20, the thought is we were going to leave there with the intent of being forwardly placed and just play it by ear," said O'Neill, per the Associated Press' Beth Harris. "More than anything, I'm so happy with the way he's training, the way he's acting. He's thriving on all the positive attention."

Considering he's won seven races in as many career outings, there's reason to buy into the hype surrounding Nyquist. However, it is worth noting the Kentucky Derby hasn't had an undefeated champion since 2008's Big Brown.

Perhaps it's worth wagering on another horse based on that history—and the longer odds of even someone like Exaggerator have to be tempting to bet on.

Exaggerator did win his last start at the Santa Anita Derby on a sloppy track and ran his best race to date. Before then, he recorded second- and third-place finishes at the San Vicente Stakes and San Felipe Stakes, respectively.

Although he doesn't have the winning resume Nyquist does, Exaggerator has proved himself against top-tier competition before. His blend of strength, stamina and speed to run away from the Santa Anita Derby field also showed he's a fully capable Kentucky Derby winner when he's firing on all cylinders.

NOLA.com's Katherine Terrell believes in Exaggerator based on his proven competitive grit—most prominently on display at Santa Anita Park:

But the best blend of prior results and pedigree may be co-No. 3 favorite Mohaymen. Hailing from a lineage that features Triple Crown winners Seattle Slew and Secretariat, Mohaymen finished fourth in the Florida Derby, which Nyquist won.

Before that Mohaymen had claimed victory in all five of his previous races. Between his family history and the aforementioned discouraging precedent surrounding prior undefeated horses who enter Churchill Downs for The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, Mohaymen is a bargain of a wager at 10-1.

The fact Mohaymen and Nyquist are starting next to each other, with Exaggerator only a couple of spots inside the latter, means all three ought to be able to avoid traffic issues out of the starting gates.

Those circumstances should set up an epic final few furlongs in Saturday's Kentucky Derby with a few top contenders who've proved they can close as well as any current three-year-old colt in the business.

Stats courtesy of Horse Racing Nation.