LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – In a bit of a break from recent tradition, the morning line odds for the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks were not assigned during the post position draw presentation. Instead, the track released them about an hour after.
The morning line odds for the Kentucky Derby are as follows.
1. Citizen Bull, Martin Garcia, 20-1
2. Neoequos, Flavian Prat, 30-1
3. Final Gambit, Luan Machado, 30-1
4. Rodriguez, Mike Smith, 12-1
5. American Promise, Nik Juarez, 30-1
6. Admire Daytona (JPN), Christophe Lemaire, 30-1
7. Luxor Café, Joao Moreira, 15-1
8. Journalism, Umberto Rispoli, 3-1
9. Burnham Square, Brian Hernandez Jr., 12-1
10. Grande, John Velazquez, 20-1
11. Flying Mowhawk, Joe Ramos, 30-1
12. East Avenue, Manny Franco, 20-1
13. Publisher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 20-1
14. Tiztastic, Joel Rosario, 20-1
15. Render Judgment, Julien Leparoux, 30-1
16. Coal Battle, Juan Vargas, 30-1
17. Sandman, Jose Ortiz, 6-1
18. Sovereignty, Junior Alvarado, 5-1
19. Chunk of Gold, Jareth Loveberry, 30-1
20. Owen Almighty, Javier Castellano, 30-1
(Also eligible: Baeza, Flavian Prat, 12-1)
The morning line odds for Friday’s Kentucky Oaks:
1. Early On, Edgard Zayas, 30-1
2. Simply Joking, Florent Geroux, 10-1
3. Fondly, Irad Ortiz Jr., 30-1
4. Drexel Hill, Ben Curtis, 30-1
5. Quickick, Umberto Rispoli, 30-1
6. Ballerina d’Oro,Flavien Prat, 10-1
7. La Cara, Dylan Davis, 6-1
8. Five G, Manny Franco, 12-1
9. Tenma, Juan Hernandez, 12-1
10. Take Charge Milady, Brian Hernandez Jr., 12-1
11. Good Cheer, Luis Saez, 6-5
12. Anna’s Promise, Junior Alvarado, 30-1
13. Bless the Broken, John Velazquez, 30-1
14. Quietside, Jose Ortiz, 80-1
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