2014 Kentucky Derby Post Positions and Morning Lines
Derby weekend is here and the posts have been drawn. The 140th Run For The Roses is scheduled this Saturday, May 3rd at Churchill Downs at 6:24pm Eastern (TV: NBC). California Chrome has four straight victories by a combined 24 lengths. He’s a speedster and he isn’t the only speed entered in this race. He drew the 5 post and is the 5-2 morning line favorite.
Other colts worth a look include:
Samraat won 5 straight in NY before being bested in the Wood Memorial by Wicked Strong.
Wildcat Red is another speedster who won 2 stakes at Gulfstream this winter and just missed in another.
Hoppertunity will try to break the curse of Apollo and win the Derby without racing as a 2 year old.
Danza, Pletcher’s colt who improved dramatically to win the Arkansas Derby at 41-1.
Pletcher’s Danza checks out the Churchill surface on 4/26
(Photo: John C. Engelhardt)
Here is the full list of entries:
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | ML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicar’s In Trouble | R. Napravnik | M. Maker | 30/1 |
| 2 | Harry’s Holiday | C. Lanerie | M. Maker | 50/1 |
| 3 | Uncle Sigh | I. Ortiz, Jr. | G. Contessa | 30/1 |
| 4 | Danza | J. Bravo | T. Pletcher | 10/1 |
| 5 | California Chrome | V. Espinoza | A. Sherman | 5/2 |
| 6 | Samraat | J. Ortiz | R. Violette, Jr. | 15/1 |
| 7 | We Miss Artie | J. Castellano | T. Pletcher | 50/1 |
| 8 | General A Rod | J. Rosario | M. Maker | 15/1 |
| 9 | Vinceremos | J. Rocco, Jr. | T. Pletcher | 30/1 |
| 10 | Wildcat Red | L. Saez | J.Garoffalo | 15/1 |
| 11 | Hoppertunity | M. Smith | B. Baffert | 6/1 |
| 12 | Dance With Fate | C. Nakatani | P. Eurton | 20/1 |
| 13 | Chitu | M. Garcia | B. Baffert | 20/1 |
| 14 | Medal Count | R. Albarado | D. Romans | 20/1 |
| 15 | Tapiture | R. Santana, Jr. | S. Asmussen | 15/1 |
| 16 | Intense Holiday | J. Velazquez | T. Pletcher | 12/1 |
| 17 | Commanding Curve | S. Bridgmohan | D. Stewart | 50/1 |
| 18 | Candy Boy | G. Stevens | J. Sadler | 20/1 |
| 19 | Ride On Curlin | C. Borel | W. Gowan | 15/1 |
| 20 | Wicked Strong | R. Maragh | J. Jerkens | 8/1 |
| 21 | Pablo Del Monte (AE) | J. Sanchez | W. Ward | 50/1 |
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