151st Kentucky Derby and Oaks post position draw
Updated: 7:39 PM EDT Apr 26, 2025
The post positions will be drawn Saturday evening for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks races.This year, the post position draw is at the Paddock Terrace at Churchill Downs during Opening Night.It starts at 7:15 p.m. between races 5 and 6. You’ll be able to watch it live in the player above.We will update the charts below with positions and odds in real time as they are announced:Both post position draws are a traditional “pill pull” in which horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —The post positions will be drawn Saturday evening for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks races.
This year, the post position draw is at the Paddock Terrace at Churchill Downs during Opening Night.
It starts at 7:15 p.m. between races 5 and 6. You’ll be able to watch it live in the player above.
We will update the charts below with positions and odds in real time as they are announced:
Both post position draws are a traditional “pill pull” in which horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine what stall a horse will break from the starting gate.
