American Pharoah enters Saturday as the odds-on favorite to win the 141st running of the 2015 Kentucky Derby, receiving 5-2 odds. The horse is followed closely by Dortmund at 3-1 odds.
Kentucky Derby 2015 odds: Morning line released
American Pharoah opens with the best odds.
Behind the top two horses are Carpe Diem at 8-1 and Materiality and Firing Line, both at 12-1. They are followed by Upstart and Frosted who have been issued 15-1 odds.
At the other end, the horses with the longest odds are Ocho Ocho Ocho, Keen Ice, War Story and Mr. Z. Each horse in that group has 50-1 odds to win.
Several factors go into determining a horse’s odds. Prior performance is perhaps the most important indicator, but a horse’s post position also plays a significant role. This year’s Kentucky Derby includes a total of 20 horses, a reduction of one from a year earlier. As such, the horse with the farthest post position has a slightly better chance than the year prior.
Here are the complete odds for the 2015 Kentucky Derby:
Post position | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Odds |
1 | Ocho Ocho Ocho | Elvis Trujillo | Jim Cassidy | 50/1 |
2 | Carpe Diem | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 8/1 |
3 | Materiality | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | 12/1 |
4 | Tencendur | Manny Franco | George Weaver | 30/1 |
5 | Danzig Moon | Julien Leparoux | Mark Casse | 30/1 |
6 | MubTaaqhij | Christophe Soumillion | Mike de Kock | 20/1 |
7 | El Kabeir | Calvin Borel | John Terranova II | 30/1 |
8 | Dortmund | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | 3/1 |
9 | Bolo | Rafael Bejarano | Carla Gaines | 30/1 |
10 | Firing Line | Gary Stevens | Simon Callaghan | 12/1 |
11 | Stanford | Florent Geroux | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 |
12 | International Star | Miguel Mena | Mike Maker | 20/1 |
13 | Itsaknockout | Luis Saez | Todd Pletcher | 30/1 |
14 | Keen Ice | Kent Desormeaux | Dale Romans | 50/1 |
15 | Frosted | Joel Rosario | Kiaran McLaughlin | 15/1 |
16 | War Story | Joe Talamo | Tom Amoss | 50/1 |
17 | Mr. Z | Ramon Vazquez | D. Wayne Lukas | 50/1 |
18 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | 5/2 |
19 | Upstart | Jose Ortiz | Rick Violette Jr. | 15/1 |
20 | Far Right | Mike Smith | Ron Moquett | 30/1 |
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