Full horses list and latest odds for the 2026 Kentucky Derby

The2026 Kentucky Derbystands as an enduring celebration of tradition, from the rousing rendition of "My Old Kentucky Home" and a sea of extravagant hats to the signaturemint julepsenjoyed by fans. With the 2026 Derby just a day away, this year’s lineup features top-tier thoroughbreds who will battle for their place in racing lore and the coveted garland of roses.

For the 152nd Run for the Roses, Renegade emerges as the odds-on favorite after a series of dominant prep race performances. The colt will break from the No. 1 post position, a spot that provides a quick start but poses significant challenges with no horse winning from that post since 1986.

The Derby field has already faced two notable withdrawals. Silent Tactic, a potential dark horse from the No. 13 post, was scratched because of a foot bruise. Meanwhile, Fulleffort, trained by Brad Cox and set to start from the outside No. 20 gate, has been sidelined due to a chip in his left hind ankle. Fulleffort will undergo surgery but is expected to make a full recovery and return to racing later this year.

With the iconic Twin Spires casting their shadow over Churchill Downs, trainers, jockeys, and owners are making final adjustments to make sure their horses are in peak condition. Here’s a look at the current field and updated odds for the 152ndKentucky Derby.

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A horse is bathed after morning workouts during Dawn at the Downs on the backside at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 27, ahead of the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities celebrates as they cross the finish line at the Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Bed Races held at Broadbent Arena Monday evening, April 27, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Flowers in the Winner's Circle at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, a week before the running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby, on April 24, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> John King and his daughter, Ghauni, 4, watch as the first hot air balloons lift at the Kentucky Derby Festival's Great Balloon Glow Thursday night at Waterfront Park on April 23, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Levi Shank, left, and Amanda Regier run in costume following the start of the 2026 Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon and mini Marathon on Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Louisville Kentucky.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The Japanese team of Wonder Dean celebrated their horse's No. 10 post position after the 2026 Kentucky Derby Draw at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 25, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2026 Kentucky Derby horse Fulleffort, trained by Brad Cox, was ridden by Edvin Vargas during a morning workout on April 23, 2026 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Fulleffort has seven career races with three wins, two second-place finishes and one third-place finish.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2026 Kentucky Derby horse Silent Tactic during a morning workout on April 23, 2026 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Silent Tactic is trained by Mark Casse.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The Shady Rays balloon lifts off as hot air balloons take flight at Bowman Field for the KDF Great BalloonFest Rush Hour Race in Louisville on April 24, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> People gathered around to see the Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses arrive at the main gap during morning training at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 28, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A horse is bathed after morning workouts during Dawn at the Downs on the backside at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 27, 2026, ahead of the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> The trophy given to the winner of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 25.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2026 Kentucky Derby trainer Todd Pletcher on the backside watching his horses work out at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on April 27, 2028. Pletcher has 2026 Kentucky Derby horse Renegade.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 2026 Kentucky Derby horse and favorite Renegade getting bathed after working at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 27, 2026. The horse is trained by Todd Pletcher.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A crowd gathers on the backside at sunrise during Dawn at the Downs at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 27, ahead of the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Veteran jockey and two-time Kentucky Derby winner Mike Smith, who will pilot 2026 Kentucky Derby hopeful So Happy, on April 24, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A unicylcist waves to the crowd during the 2026 Pegasus Parade on Broadway Avenue in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday, April 26, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A crowd gathers to watch as 2026 Kentucky Derby contender Six Speed walks in circles before the special training time for Derby and Oaks horses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 24, 2026. The horse is trained by Bhupat Seamer.

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A horse is bathed after morning workouts during Dawn at the Downs on the backside at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 27, ahead of the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.

2026 Kentucky Derby horses and odds

Here are the starting positions and odds, according tokentuckyderby.com, for all the horses participating in the 152nd Kentucky Derby:

• No. 1: Renegade | odds: 5-1

• No. 2: Albus | odds: 49-1

• No. 3: Intrepido | odds: 56-1

• No. 4: Litmus Test | odds: 35-1

• No. 5: Right to Party | odds: 26-1

• No. 6: Commandment | odds: 7-1

• No. 7: Danon Bourbon | odds: 14-1

• No. 8: So Happy | odds: 6-1

• No. 9: The Puma | odds: 7-1

• No. 10: Wonder Dean | odds: 20-1

• No. 11: Incredibolt | odds: 27-1

• No. 12: Chief Wallabee | odds: 10-1

• No. 13: Silent Tactic SCRATCHED

• No. 14: Potente | odds: 24-1

• No. 15: Emerging Market | odds: 11-1

• No. 16: Pavlovian | odds: 50-1

• No. 17: Six Speed | odds: 41-1

• No. 18: Further Ado | odds: 7-1

• No. 19: Golden Tempo | odds: 40-1

• No. 20: Fulleffort | SCRATCHED

• No. 21: Great White | odds: 33-1

• No. 22: Ocelli | odds: 50-1

Kentucky Derby 2026: TV, streaming and where to watch

The 152nd Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2026. Fans can view the Kentucky Derby on NBC and USA Network, with streaming available on Peacock.

• Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026

• Time: 2:30 p.m. ET - 7:30 p.m. ET

• TV: NBC, USA Network

• Stream: Peacock

• Location: Churchill Downs (Louisville, Kentucky)

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Policy change could lift pension benefit improvements for 1M

(The Center Square) – More than 1 million active, inactive and retired North Carolina public employees in the state retirement system could get pension benefit improvements such as a cost-of-living increase or one-time supplement.

The Board of Trustees for the North Carolina Retirement Systems voted for the change that takes effect in 2027 and runs through 2032.

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The board’s new policy will direct how to determine the “required employer contribution rate” recommended to the General Assembly that funds the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System, a release says. The board is authorized to recommend a permanent cost-of-living-adjustment or one-time payment if the gain on investments over five years exceeds the cost of providing the benefit improvement.

Legislative approval is required for enacting COLAs for TSERS beneficiaries.

The North Carolina Retirement System serves more than 1 million people, from teachers to state employees, local governments, firefighters, police officers and other public workers. It operates at a deficit similar to Social Security, with fewer people paying in than are eligible for benefits.

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Support for workers marks May Day protests in California

A familiar scene played out in Los Angeles on Friday, May 1: Hundreds of people protesting and cheering on the calls made by labor and community leaders as part ofMay Day demonstrations across Californiaandnationwide.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leave. No war in Iran. But on May 1, a particular kind of message was emphasized — dignity for workers.

The MacArthur Park area was flooded with people before noon, the same area where community and labor organizers gathered to call for people to come out for a rally and march on May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day.

“We the people are the power that will ensure that our elected representatives respond to our needs, our vision for a better life: good paying jobs, affordable housing and ICE and Border Patrol out of our communities,” said Angelica Salas, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights executive director.

CHIRLA was among the organizations present. So were other unions and community organizations — and a California governor hopeful,Xavier Becerra.

Salas said that people are marching for the scores of people in the nation without legal status.

“They need protection, and the only protection that they need is permanent residency with a path to citizenship,” Salas said.

Too many working people have been pushed to the brink under the Trump administration, said Yvonne Wheeler. She’s the president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. She continued to highlight the role immigrants have in the U.S. to a crowd on May 1.

“How does arresting a street vendor make our country safe? How does dividing working people make us stronger? It doesn’t.”

May Day protests in California, captured in photos

March to California's Capitol

Hundreds of people marched on the streets of Sacramento in hopes of having their voices heard by state leaders regarding the need to treat workers with dignity.

The ability to comfortably live in California has become more difficult for the average resident, as the cost of living and the dollar's diminishing value have increased over the last year, said Theresa Rutherford, president of SEIU 1020.

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Rutherford and many others from the SEIU 1020 wanted to express this frustration and the need for state leaders to address the affordability crisis within California, as well as the growing need for health care as hundreds of workers lost their benefits as part ofPresident Donald Trump's tax bill.

"We have to stand up as a community, we have to stand up as laborers and we have to make sure that at the end of the day our community is served," said Rutherford.

"If we don't protect and look out for one another, then we have no country, we have no democracy. Then what do we have? We have nothing."

A key message of May Day, labor leader says

People — working people — need to be treated with dignity and respect. It’s the principal May Day message to Trump and the administration, David Huerta, president of SEIU United Services Workers West, said to the USA TODAY Network on Thursday, April 30.

SEIU-USWW, which says it represents tens of thousands of workers in California, was among many unions and organizations calling for people to participate in May Day; Huerta said what’s unique about May 1 is that it’s been driven by grassroots organizations.

There will be other key messages to come out of May Day: It’ll demonstrate how people are organized, and how they’re going to “build towards winning in November,” Huerta said, referring to the midterm elections in which Democrats and Republicans are battling to make gains, and ultimately secure control, in Congress. However, it’s not just about winning elections, but rather a “mandate for changing this country,” Huerta said.

For Huerta, November won’t just be about rejecting an administration that has “demonstrated its corruption” and “its hostility towards working people.” It’s about defeating that agenda and building a new one that centers working people going forward, he said.

May Day is about power; it’s about letting those most vulnerable among the immigrant community feel it in a time where there’s been a sense of fear, and it’s also an opportunity for working people to come together, “across difference,” to demonstrate it, according to Huerta.

He said immigrant workers across the nation have been attacked under the Trump administration.

“We saw the direct attack on working people through the H.R. 1 that passed and the dismantling of programs that are so vital to working people across the country,” Huerta said, referring to Trump’s major tax and spending law signed last year. “This is an opportunity for working people to really flex that muscle that we have through our labor and really get prepared and get ready to defend this democracy come November.”

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"This is it tonight": Spirit Airlines pilots sign off on final flights

Spirit Airlines shuts down after failing to secure government bailout 03:06

Air traffic control audio records showed the exchanges between controllers and the pilots of some ofSpirit Airlines' final flightsovernight Saturday, shortly after the airline announced it was ceasing operations after agovernment bailoutfailed to materialize.

Around midnight, an American Airlines employee at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport can be heard offering well wishes to Spirit employees on the airline's second-to-last flight at that airport.

"Sorry to hear what happened," the American Airlines employee says in the audio, which was obtained by LiveATC.com.

About 10 minutes later, the pilot of Spirit's final flight at the airport asked an air traffic controller if any more Spirit flights are set to land.

"I don't see anything," the controller replies. "You might be the last one."

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"This is it tonight," the pilot says.

A recording from Chicago O'Hare International Airport catches air traffic control staff sending well wishes to Spirit employees.

"It's hard to believe this is it," the Spirit Airlines pilot says in the audio, shared by ATC.com.

"Yeah, no kidding," tower staff reply. "It's been a pleasure to talk with you guys on the radios. Hope you guys can make it out OK."

Spirit Airlines was based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and employed about 15,000 people. About 6,000 of those employees were based in Florida.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a Saturday news conference that other airlines are offering preferential interviews to Spirit staff who have lost their jobs.

The Air Line Pilots Association said Spirit's closure is "a devastating blow to more than 2,000 ALPA pilots and thousands of other hardworking employees who dedicated their careers to this airline," and said that staff "deserved better than this outcome."

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Joe Rogan responds to Trump administration indicting James Comey over ‘86 47’ seashell image: ‘That is nuts’

Joe Rogancalled theTrump administration’s decisionto indict formerFBIDirectorJames Comeyover his “86 47”seashell photo“nuts,” as the polarizing podcast host continues to distance himself from the president.

Speaking on his podcast Friday, Rogan argued that prosecuting an ambiguous post risks expanding how the legal system defines threats, potentially underminingFirst Amendmentprotections.

Comey has beenchargedby a federal grand jury in North Carolinawith two counts related to alleged threatsagainst PresidentDonald Trump. The case stems from a 2025 Instagram post showing seashells arranged to read “86 47.” Prosecutors say “86” can mean “get rid of” or “eliminate,” as it does in restaurant slang, and argue it could be interpreted as referring to Trump, the 47th president. Comey previously said he viewed the message as political rather than threatening and maintained his innocence in court on Wednesday.

"The problem with these guys is it sets a crazy precedent," Rogan said, criticizing the prosecution’s interpretation as a stretch. "It's nuts, like you're going after someone for something that's just silly. '86 47' is get rid of 47...But it's just like arresting a guy for that is nuts.”

"I mean, it's one thing, like if you have like a photo of him, like an AI, you post an AI photo of him dead, you know, with bullet holes in him like 'wouldn't that be nice,'...but even that," Rogan added.

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Rogan endorsed Trump in the 2024 election but has since publicly distanced himself from the president over issues including the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and the war in Iran.On Truth Social Wednesday,Trump claimed, "'86' is a mob termfor 'kill him.' They say 86 him! 86 47 means 'kill President Trump.'James Comey, who is a Dirty Cop, one of the worst, knows this full well! EIGHT MILES OUT, SIX FEET DOWN! Didn’t he also lie to the FBI about this??? I think so! President DJT"

Meanwhile, Rogan argued Friday that “86” commonly means firing or removing someone rather than harming them, and noted that Comey was not actively serving as FBI director when the photo was posted.

While Trump and his allies have long been critical of Comey - himself a longtime critic of the president - Rogan said the current case appears to rest on a much weaker legal foundation.

“Arresting a guy for that is nuts,” he said. “If the guy really was dirty, you should have something on him other than this seashell picture.”

The Independenthas contacted the White House for comment.

Comey waspreviously targetedby the Department of Justice last year in a separate case in which he was accused of lying to Congress. The allegations were brought by then-U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan. Comey denied the charges, but the case never went to trial. It was ultimately dismissed after a ruling determined that Halligan had remained in her position beyond the legal limit of her term, invalidating the prosecution’s standing.

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