All right, let's dive in. Do the
proceedings of the post position draw
for the Kentucky Derby. The purse, of
course. $3 million Monta Quarter for
three year olds. A couple of new things
going on this year, including that
starting gate, which we're gonna get a
sneak preview of in the second race
today, a new 20 horse starting gate
that is 65 ft wide. The starting point
for the Kentucky Derby is 120 ft wide.
So what? Basically, it means the inside
and outside horses are gonna be farther
away from their respective rails. And
the best way to describe it is the old
Post. Number three is the new post
number one, so hopefully makes for a
fair and better start. And, in the end,
a better Kentucky Derby. Of course, all
the Kentucky Terry's air Good. Let's
dive in. Withdraw the first nine horses
than take a brief break 18 to go Post
Word. Unfortunately, art collector came
out this morning was sorry to hear that,
but South Bend joined the fray at the
last moment, so there's 18 stowed ago.
Post Word in the Kentucky Derby entries
sheet in pill Dra gentlemen. Okay, Here
we go. Good luck, everyone.
Number five
five. Major. Fed. James Graham. Number
five. Major Fed. Bit of a tough luck
horse. He's had either slow starts or
very, very wide trips, but he's trained
by Oldham County native Greg Foley, who
had his first one is a trainer back in
1981 at the fairgrounds. Fully racing
is truly a family of fairies, assisted
by his son Travis, who joined him in
2010. Number five. Major Fed
number three. Three. Enforceable Adam
Biscuits. A number three is enforceable
at biscuits of the rider. They're
trying to Mark Cassidy. This is eighth
Derby start. He finished fourth in 2016
17 rather with classic empire. This is
Biscuit's first Kentucky Derby mount
and forcible figures to be running on
late. Both of his winds came from far
off the pace. Number three. Enforceable
number 77 Money moves How the Air
Castellan number seven is money moves
for two time Kentucky Derby winning
trainer Todd Pletcher. Of course, when
it was super saver and always dreaming,
money moves his light. The race is the
only horse in the feet to have raced
against older horses are raced against
three year olds throughout their career.
Jockey Javier Castellano, seeking his
first Kentucky Derby money moves Number
seven.
Number four four a storm. The Court.
Julian Lay, Peru. Number four Storm,
the court number four Storm The court,
last year's champion. Two year old, of
course. The second start for Peter,
Your attorney started 2014. Dance with
Fate. Six That year. John King. Julien
Leparoux seeking his first Kentucky
Derby. Number four Storm. The Court
number eight
eight. South Bend Tyler Gaffe, Leone.
Number eight. South Bend V. Latest
edition of the Kentucky Derby happened
just this morning, of course. Trained
by Belmont to one last year's Kentucky
Derby South Bend. Deep closers, Most
recently fourth in the Travers. He won
his first three races, including the
Street Sense right here at Churchill
Downs, that is South Bend number eight.
Number 11
11 Necker Island. Miguel Mena. Number
11 is Necker Island, the first double
digit post ra of the Morning Necker
Island. Both of his winds have come
here at Churchill Downs. She was
claimed for $100,000 back in June and
two thirds since then. This is Chris
Hartman, the trainer, his first Derby
starter, and Miguel Menas second.
That's Necker Island number 11
15 15. New York Traffic. Paco Lopez,
number 15. New York Traffic number 15.
This is Saffy, Joseph's first Kentucky
Derby starter. New York Traffic last
time out narrowly lost the Haskell. It
was his 3rd 2nd in a row, but he's had
noticeable improvement over his last
couple of starts. This would be Parka
Lopez's second Kentucky to be starter,
that is. New York traffic number 15
number 13
13. Attachment rate. Joe Talam Oh
number 13 is attachment rate for
trainer Dale Romans, whose 1 744 race
to Sarah Churchill Downs is seeking his
first Kentucky Derby. He's got two
thirds, though. Dullahan and Patio
Prato Dale said of attachment rate. In
this year's Derby, it's 2020. Anything
can happen. Attachment rate. 13.
Great
number nine nine. Mr Big News, Gabe
size. Number nine is Mr Big News for
Gabriel size. This is the second start
of the Kentucky Derby for Allied Racing
Stables Chester Thomas and trainer
Brett Calhoun. They, of course, ran by
my standards last year will be 7 to 5
in Friday's Alysheba. Happy to see him
coming back for Derby weekend. This was
a late entrant jumped in yesterday. In
an interesting story, Chester Thomas's
mom asked him at dinner one night. How
many people can say they've had to
Kentucky Derby starters? And so, Mister
Big News is in the gate with Post
number nine. Those are the first nine
couple of inside post. Still to go take
a brief break. We'll be back to drive
the Final Nine for this year's Kentucky
Derby.
Nine down, nine to go and still some
intrigue. Winsome Inside Post is the
law honoree p awaiting their draws. And
Deborah and I didn't see anything on
the board right there. That really made
me shake my hat. Yeah, I feel the same
way. No riel shockers in there. Nothing
to really worry about. A lot of, ah,
mid pack closers seem like they came
out of there and they have to be happy
horse like Major fed that, you know,
probably going to come from off the
pace. I would assume that Greg fully is
very happy. You're gonna be safe ground
and take a little dirt on the inside,
but maybe get some four position and
maybe that really even open up for him
Late? Yeah. The New York traffic post
position on the outside doesn't really
bother me either. Has got some tactical
speed as we take a look at the first
nine post positions. Nine down, nine to
go in 18 Horsfield. And yeah, you still
got the inside to post positions left,
Brandon. He's still got some post
positions on the extreme outside. I'd
rather be on the extreme outside the on
the inside. Obviously, with that long
run into the first term you mentioned
New York traffic, I think that's a
great post for him. Go on, get
positioned. Maybe a horse like storm.
The court who had does have tactical
speed may be forced to count up. Go
ahead and go on with it from the inside
and money moves through. Well, I
thought really Everybody, I think has
to be fairly happy in here. Yeah, the
big names. They're still up there. You
still looking for authentic? You're
still confer honorary p you're still
looking for It is the law which will
dictate a lot of what we talked about
earlier. How the pay scenario might
develop with those big names still to
come 1000 words as well. He's a horse
that you would think would be forwardly
placed. So still a lot of intrigue left
for the second half of the draw, that's
for sure. Yeah, you know, like I said,
connections have to be happy. And now
we can really start to kind of dive
into it a little bit. I'm sure the
trainers it's already going through
their heads. They're kind of thinking
about OK, where I want my horse to be.
So to be interesting to see once we get
kind of bigger players in there. And
really, those top heavy players are the
ones that are bringing that natural
speed to the race. And we're gonna find
out where chisel authentic honoree, P
and some of the rest will draw from
Star Kravitz Stone right now. Right now.
All right, welcome back. And here we go
with the final nine post positions for
this year's Kentucky Derby. Nine posts
to go
Sleep
number 12
12 is so later. Volante Luca Panici,
number 12 Solo Volante for trainer
Patrick being combed, this would be his
fourth Kentucky Derby starter. He ran
second with Lionheart back in 2000 and
four. This is the first Derby start for
Luca Panici. Interestingly, Solo
Volonte has done all of this painting
on turf down in South Florida. Solar
Volante. Number 12
18 18. Authentic John Velazquez. Number
18 is authentic with John Velazquez.
Trainer Bob Baffert is second all time
and wins for the Kentucky Derby with
five. Authentic Is the Haskell winner.
Started took Derby here that too often
authentic Onley loss was to fill
arrival in the Derby this year. Honor.
AP Authentic has speed and figures to
be part of the pace. Number 18.
Number six six. King Guillermo Sammy
Camacho Number six. King Guillermo with
Sami Camacho, owned by Victor Martinez,
A Victoria's Rancher, five time Major
League Baseball All Star. Named for his
dad. This is Semi Camacho's first
Kentucky Derby. Mount King Guillermo
burst on the scene with a 49 to 1 win
in the Tampa Bay Derby earlier this
year. Number six. King Guillermo
number 16 16 Honor AP. Mike Smith, 16
Honor. 80 Shipping in from California.
This is the fifth Kentucky Derby
starter for trainer John Sheriff's won
it in 2005 with Giacomo paid $102. The
fourth highest long shot in Derby
history on a rate has been training for
the Kentucky Derby but working out
before the races out at Delmar Honor.
AP Number 16
14 14. Winning impression. Joe Rocco,
number 14 is winning and fresher, the
sixth Kentucky Derby starter for
trainer Dallas Stewart, twice a runner
up with golden soul and committing
curve. This is the second Derby mount
for Joe Rocco Jr. Pearle Racing's
daughter, who was a soccer player named
Winning Impression. She plays high
school soccer. Unfortunately, she will
not be at the races this weekend
because she has a soccer game that's
winning impression. Number 14
Number one one. Finnic the fears. Marty
Garcia. Number one is Finnic. The
fierce breaking from the rail actually
beat tissue on the Kentucky Jockey Club
last year. Across the wire. Only first
was moved up via de que in his other
women, hoping to rebound off a
bluegrass effort where he finished
seventh. That's number one finnic. The
fierce
number. 10
10,000 words Florent Djourou Pretend is
1000 words. Trainer Bob Baffert is
ranked third and total number of
Kentucky Derby starters coming into the
year with 32,000 words went off form
earlier in the spring has come back.
Strong flow. Rhonda Rouer This is his
third Kentucky, Not hazard. A good
target, Everyone. He ran third on Gun
Runner in the 2016 Kentucky Derby. This
is his fifth Kentucky Derby Mount. 1000
words. Number 10.
Number two to Max Player. Ricardo
Santana, Number two. Max Player with
Ricardo Santana Junior making his first
start for Steve. Asked person in the
Kentucky Derby, Steve is seeking his
first Kentucky Derby winners twice.
Spend. Second. Though Santana has had
five prior starts, this will be his
sixth Max player. Speed figures keep
going up and up and up. Max Player Post
number two,
17 17 Tis the law. Manny Franco
and Number 17 is tis the law who
figures to be a prohibitive favorite
compost time. Tis Delos is the sixth
degree started for trainer Barclay.
Taegu, of course, won this race with
Funny Side in 2003 with the same owner,
Sackatoga Stable. This is the third
mount in the Derby for jockey Manny
Franco, who's twice been the leading
rider in New York Pistola. All of his
wins have been by three or more lengths
he's been in front of the gave Paul.
The only time he wasn't was right.
Churchill Downs last November. Tis the
law number 17. And with that, we have
drawn all 18 post for the Kentucky
Derby. We'll take a brief break. Get
Mike Battaglia's twin spires dot com
morning line. Odds. Share those with
you when we come back in just a moment.
Have to ask a de Rosa later with the
mathematical possibilities. Were the
three favorites drawing the three
outside pose with honoree P With tis a
law and obviously authentic Brandon
from the fire outside, you know, he
kind of sort of has to go. Yeah, I love
envisioning pay scenarios in my head,
and I just see authentic and then those
to honor AP and test a law just sitting
right literally right behind him and
ready to take over at any point. So I
thought there was a fascinating draw in
there, and I can't wait for this race
on Saturday. Fascinating drugs. It was
a couple of inside posts left a couple
of outside post left with some of the
favorites yet to determine their post
positions way. Take a look at it right
now and get that. I mean, honoree piece
got a little bit of tactical speed, but
not as much as since the law. Who wants
to be more forwardly placed on? You got
New York traffic. Who doesn't want to
get out to dry on the first turn from
post position number 18 though he's got
best natural speed in the race. Brandon,
you got a feeling that maybe the
connections they're gonna have to say
to themselves, We gotta hustle. We
gotta go. We don't want to get hung
wide in the first turn, which could
make for a faster pace once they get
out of the first turning onto the back
stretch. You look at this. Basically
the top four in the point standings. I
believe our top 45 are all drawn to the
outside. 15 16 17 18. My question, you
know, I guess, is with 1000 words in
the time slot. Now, you think that's
gonna change their style and go to the
front? That's a great question. I mean,
he's got up maybe a little bit of your
opportunity to do so. You look at the
inside post, you know they probably
don't hurt Max player or enforceable or
even major fat as much as they would
maybe some of the others. So a couple
of closers done on the inside and the
fact King Guillermo We see Miguel mania
in the morning to work this horse on
the rail. So draws the six year, which
is probably going to go up and get
position and sit on the rail. So it was
nice to see in the morning. Said he's
comfortable being on you might get the
trip the war will got last year. Maybe
that pocket trip forwardly placed King
GMO is good down in there. We know that
Miguel Main is just fine with it, you
know, they spread off the turn for home.
If he's got a horse, may be able to out
push his way through there. Yeah, and a
couple of those other connections on
the outside. So Volante winning
impression. They have good natural
speed, but not as much as some of the
other ones in there. So they're going
to be trying to get over, so could
really be bunched up going into that
first turn. Yeah, I mean, we'll look at
the post positions. When we get those
breast, that past performance is a
little bit later on and really start to
try to envision it. You know, we're
getting the first reactions now. Once
we see that board the morning line
still to come, bring. And But you know,
it is a law. He's on outside post a
journey, as is authentic and honor AP,
and we'll see if the best course and
get the job done. Yeah, I thought the
one *** in his armor might be if he
draws that inside posts. Like I
mentioned earlier in the show, like a
12 or three, they drove through the
outside. There was a little bit of the
drama that inside slot was still open.
But connections have to be extremely
pleased with this. Supposed to be able
to stick their trip like they always do.
And I'll tell you what. If he repeats
that last performance, he's gonna be
very, very tough to be no doubt and
again, anything can happen in the
Kentucky Derby, regardless of post
positions, horses make in horses, break
out trouble trips and traffic certainly
could become a factor in a race like
this and again, You just don't want to
be hung out to dry on the first turn if
you have some good, natural early speed.
So I'm sure the connections will be
plotting their course. The potential
victory over the course of the next
couple of days. The morning line,
obviously still to come, chills the law.
He's going to be the morning line
favorite, but how low will he go? Let's
find out from Travis might protect his
morning line.
Welcome back to the post draw for the
146 Kentucky Derby. Time now for the
morning line Odds presented by twin
spires dot com Morning Line is made by
Mike Battaglia, who started doing this
in 1974. This will be his 47th Kentucky
Derby. He's correctly identified the
favorite 78% of the time. He will not
get credit for doing so this year
because it seems pretty obvious, and we
will reveal those odds right now,
starting with the rail out. First off
number one Finnic, the fierce will be
50 to 1 for one Finnic. The fierce is
50 to 1
for two. Max player, 30 to 1 number two
Max Player, 30 to 1. Number three
enforceable 30 to 1. Number three
enforceable 30 to 1.
Number four storm The court is 50 to 1.
Number four Storm the court 50 to 1
Number five Major Fed 50 to 1 Number
five Major Fed 50 to 1
Number six King GMO 20 toe one Number
six King Guillermo 20 to 1
Number seven Money moves 30 toe one
Number seven Money moves is 31. Number
eight Stuff Bend is 50 50 to 1 a number
eight South Bend number nine Mr Big
News 50 to 1 Number nine Mr Big News is
50 to 1 number 10,000 words 15 toe one
on number 10,000 words Number 11 Necker
Island is 50 to 1. Note that Necker
Island races with blinkers off the
Derby. Blinkers off the 11 at 50 to 1.
Number 12 solo volonte is 30 to 1.
Number 12 is 30 to 1. Number 30
Attachment raped is 50 to 1 13
Attachment rate. 50 14 Winning
impression 50 Toe one Number 14 is 50
to 1. Number 15 New York traffic is 20
to 1 15. New York traffic is 20 16
honor. AP 5 to 15 to one on 16. Honor
AP. Number 17 Tis Double will attempt
to become the first horse to win the
Derby from post 17 35 on the morning
line. Odds. Fort is the law 3 to 5.
Last time Mike Battaglia went 3 to 5
was back in 1989 with easy going on.
Inspiring. This is the lowest since he
made Empire Maker 6 to 5 back in 2003.
That 17 tis the law number 18.
Authentic is eight toe one on the
morning line. Number 18. Authentic is a
tow one.
That's the field and those of the odds
for this Saturday's Kentucky Derby $3
million monitor border. Three year olds.
You can wash it on NBC Sports from 2 30
to 7 30 on Saturday. Listen to it on
horse racing. Radio Network for the
connections in the Room Stand by after
the press conference is over for a
special announcement. Other than that,
good luck everyone this week and with
the Kentucky Derby. And even though
this all feels weird and in many cases
sort of stinks, just remember that
roses are still read in September. Good
luck this weekend,
and we'll see you later
