Kentucky Derby 2026: Race favorites, celebrity buzz and fashion trends take over Churchill Downs

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Who is racing and what are the betting odds in the 152nd Kentucky Derby?

There are only 19 horses competing in this year’s Kentucky Derby after The Puma’s late scratch. Who are the favorites to win the Run for the Roses?

Renegade, who is trained by Todd A. Pletcher, is the current favorite at 4-1. Commandment, who is trained by Brad H. Cox, and Further Ado, who is also trained by Cox, are both at 6-1.

Chief Wallabee, who is trained by William I. Mott, is at 8-1. The Puma, who was scratched on Saturday morning, had some of the shortest odds in the field.

Post time is 6:57 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on NBC.

Here are all the horses and their jockeys:

Renegade (Irad Ortiz Jr.) 4-1

Albus (Manny Franco) 30-1

Intrepido (Hector Berrios) 50-1

Litmus Test (Martin Garcia) 50-1

Right to Party (Chris Elliott) SCRATCHED

Commandment (Luis Saez) 6-1

Danon Bourbon (Atsuya Nishimura) 20-1

So Happy (Mike Smith) 15-1

The Puma (Javier Castellano) SCRATCHED

Wonder Dean (Ryusei Sakai) 30-1

Incredibolt (Jaime Torres) 20-1

Chief Wallabee (Junior Alvarado) 8-1

Silent Tactic (Cristian Torres) SCRATCHED

Potente (Juan Hernandez) 20-1

Emerging Market (Flavien Prat) 15-1

Pavlovian (Edwin Maldonado) 30-1

Six Speed (Brian Hernandez Jr.) 50-1

Further Ado (John Velasquez) 6-1

Golden Tempo (Jose Ortiz) 30-1

Fulleffort (Tyler Gaffalione) SCRATCHED

Great White (Alex Achard) 50-1

Robusta (Cristian Torres) 50-1