2022 Kentucky Derby Post Positions and Betting Odds

 It's that time of the year - Saturday, 7 May is the first Saturday in May, and the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby will be held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.  This year the 1 and 1/4 mile (10 furlongs) race will have a guaranteed purse of $3 million.  All entries will carry 126 pounds.  Post time is scheduled for 6:57 EDT, or 4:57 MDT (my time).
   There will be a full field of 20 3-year-old Thoroughbreds, based upon the Kentucky Derby point-qualifying system.  Two colts are not running due to leg and hoof problems - Morello was the first to drop out, and Un Ojo was the second.   There are two colts essentially on "stand-by" mode, in case one or two already declared starters have to scratch due to illness or injury.  Those two colts are Rich Strike and Rattle N Roll.
   You know, if you've read my blog before, that I look at things oddly...  All entries this year are colts.  Seventeen of the twenty were bred in Kentucky, but Simplification was bred in Florida, Crown Pride was bred in Japan, and Messier was bred in Ontario.  There are 3 gray/roans, 3 chestnuts, and 14 bays or dark bays.  Four stallions are represented by two runners each - Pioneerof the Nile, Gun Runner, Race Day and Not This Time.  Mike Smith will be the oldest jockey, riding Taiba.
   Prior to the post position draw, Epicenter was the betting favorite.  This bay colt by Not This Time has accrued the most qualifying points from other races.  Epicenter drew the 3 gate, and became the second morning-line betting choice.  Zandon, a dark bay son of Upstart, became the morning-line betting favorite with his draw of the 10 gate.  Zandon is ranked second in qualifying points.
Epicenter


   Following is the full field of 20 (plus the 2 stand bys), listed by gate position and registered name, morning line betting odds, sire, and dam. 

2022 Kentucky Derby   7 May    1 1/4 miles (10 furlongs)   126 pounds    $3,000,000   Post: 6:57 EDT

1.    Mo Donegal                    10 to 1       Uncle Mo               Callingmissbrown
2.    Happy Jack                     30 to 1        Oxbow                   Tapistry
3.    Epicenter                         7 to 2         Not This Time       Silent Candy
4.    Summer Is Tomorrow    30 to 1        Summer Front      Always Tomorrow
5.    Smile Happy                  20 to 1        Runhappy             Pleasant Smile
6.    Messier (ON)                  8 to 1         Empire Maker      Checkered Past
7.    Crown Pride (JPN)        20 to 1        Reach the Crown (JPN)    Emmy's Pride (JPN)
8.    Charge It                        20 to 1        Tapit                       I'll Take Charge
9.    Tiz the Bomb                 30 to 1         Hit It a Bomb        Tiz the Key
10.  Zandon                           3 to 1          Upstart                   Memories Prevail
11.  Pioneer of Medina        30 to 1          Pioneerof the Nile     Lights of Medina
12.  Taiba                             12 to 1          Gun Runner          Needmore Flattery
13.  Simplification              20 to 1           Not This Time       Simply Confection
14.  Barber Road                 30 to 1           Race Day               Encounter
15.  White Abarrio              10 to 1           Race Day                Catching Diamonds
16.  Cyberknife                   20 to 1           Gun Runner          Awesome Flower
17.  Classic Causeway        30 to 1           Giant's Causeway    Private World
18.  Tawny Port                  30 to 1            Pioneerof the Nile    Livi Makenzie
19.  Zozos                           20 to 1            Munnings              Papa's Forest
20.  Ethereal Road              30 to 1            Quality Road        Sustained
**** Colts on stand-by in case of a scratch
21.  Rich Strike                  30 to 1              Keen Ice               Gold Strike
22.  Rattle N Roll               30 to 1              Connect                Jazz Tune

Zandon


      

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