2026 Kentucky Derby: Full field, updated odds, analysis, predictions - Renegade and The Puma now Co-Favorites

Albus Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#2 Albus (47-1)

• Jockey: Manny Franco | Trainer: Riley Mott

• Last Race: Won Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 4

• Purchase Price: $320,000 | Career Earnings: $436,288

• Racing Style: Off the Pace (chases behind the pacesetters or front runners)

  Oats:

• This is Mott’s 1st Kentucky Derby

• Franco is 0-6 in the Derby | The Derby will be his 1st ride w/ Albus

• Riley is the son of Bill Mott, who won the Kentucky Derby w/ Country House (2019) and Sovereignty (2025)

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#3 Intrepido (55-1)

• Jockey: Hector Berrios | Trainer: Jeff Mullins

• Last Race: Finished 4th in 2025 Santa Anita Derby

• Racing Style: Stalker (like to follow front runners just right behind them)

• **Purchase Price: $**385,000 | Career Earnings: $342,800

  Oats:

• First Kentucky Derby mount for Hector Berrios

• In April 2026, Intrepido completed a 5-furlong workout at Churchill Downs in 57 seconds, believed to be the fastest 5-furlong work by a Derby contender since 2012

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#4 Litmus Test (41-1)

• Jockey: Martin Garcia | Trainer: Bob Baffert

• Last Race: Finished 7th in the Arkansas Derby on March 28

• Racing Style: Tactical (a versatile runner that combines natural speed w/ the ability to manage stamina just off the front-running pace

• Purchase Price: $875,000 | Career Earnings: $477,688

  Oats:

• His sire, Nyquist, was a champion two-year-old and won the 2016 Kentucky Derby, making Litmus Test a “legacy” runner

• Garcia is 0-5 in the Kentucky Derby

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Right to Party Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#5 Right to Party (31-1)

• Jockey: Chris Elliott | Trainer: Ken McPeek

• Last Race: Placed 2nd in Grade 2 Wood Memorial on April 4

• Racing Style: Deep Closer (starts slowly and makes up ground in the final stretch)

• Purchase Price: $325,000 | Career Earnings: $230,200

  Oats:

• All four of his races have come at Aqueduct

• Elliott, 19, is the son of Stewart Elliott, who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness on Smarty Jones

Commandment Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#6 Commandment (8-1)

• Jockey: Luis Saez | Trainer: Brad Cox

• Last Race: Won Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28

• Racing Style: Stalker (sits just behind the front runners, aiming to conserve energy and challenge the leader in the final stretch)

• Purchase Price: $500,000 | Career Earnings: $1.02 million

  Oats:

• Cox is 1-12 in the Derby (Mandaloun in 2021) / Saez is 0-12 in the Derby

• Saez has never ridden Commandment

• Grandsire: Orb - won the Kentucky Derby (2013)

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#7 Danon Bourbon (13-1)

• Jockey: Atsuya Nishimura | Trainer: Manabu Ikezoe

• Last Race: Won the Fukuryu Stakes in Japan on March 28, 2026

• Racing Style: Front-Runner (establishes an early lead or sits just off the leader to dictate the pace throughout the race)

• Purchase Price: $450,000 | Career Earnings: $222,762

  Oats:

• Has won all three of his starts by a combined margin of over 18 lengths.

• The Derby will be his first race in the United States

So Happy Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#8 So Happy (6-1)

• Jockey: Mike Smith | Trainer: Mark Glatt

• Last Race: Won the 2026 Santa Anita Derby on April 4

• Racing Style: Stalker (sits just behind the front runners, aiming to conserve energy and challenge the leader in the final stretch.

• Purchase Price: $150,000 | Career Earnings: $480,000

  Oats:

• Family members include So Cunning, So Glitzy, and So Ritzy

• First Derby for Glatt

• Smith is 2 for 28 in the Derby (Giacomo - 2005 / Justify - 2018)

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#9 The Puma (5-1)

• Jockey: Javier Castellano | Trainer: Gustavo Delgado

• Last Race: Finished 2nd in Grade 1 Florida Derby on March 28

• Racing Style: Stalker (sits just behind the front runners, aiming to conserve energy and challenge the leader in the final stretch)

• Purchase Price: $150,000 | Career Earnings: $442,280

  Oats:

• Delgado is 1 for 3 in the Derby (Mage - 2023)

• Castellano is 1 for 17 in the Derby (Mage - 2023)

• The Puma’s sire, Essential Quality, finished third in the
  Derby and won the Belmont (2021)

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#10 Wonder Dean (19-1)

• Jockey: Ryusei Sakai | Trainer: Daisuke Takayanagi

• Last Race: Won the UAE Derby on March 28 at Meydan Racecourse

• Racing Style: Stalker (runs just behind the front-runners, conserving energy to pounce late)

• Purchase Price: Homebred | Career Earnings: $770,541

  Oats:

• Didn’t wait long to travel to Louisville after winning the UAE Derby, arriving at Churchill Downs on April 1 and exiting quarantine two days later

• Sakai and Takayanagi are each 0-1 in the Kentucky Derby

Incredibolt Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#11 Incredibolt (37-1)

• Jockey: Jaime A. Torres | Trainer: Riley Mott

• Last Race: Won the Virginia Derby on March 14

• Racing Style: Stalker (sits just behind the front runners, aiming to conserve energy and challenge the leader in the final stretch)

• Purchase Price: $75,000 | Career Earnings: $498,681

  Oats:

• Won the Street Sense Stakes which was won in 2024 by Sovereignty who went on to win the Kentucky Derby all the while being trained by Bill Mott, Riley’s father

• Prior to winning the Virginia Derby, lost by 25 1/4 lengths in the Holy Bull Stakes

Chief Wallabee Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#12 Chief Wallabee (14-1)

• Jockey: Junior Alvarado | Trainer: Bill Mott

• Last Race: Placed 3rd in Florida Derby on March 28

• Racing Style: Pressing Stalker (Runs in the middle of the pack early, rallies late)

• Purchase Price: Homebred | Career Earnings: $216,600

  Oats:

• Has raced only 3 times and only on dry dirt in his career

Silent Tactic Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#13 Silent Tactic (38-1)

• Jockey: Cristian Torres | Trainer: Mark Casse

• Last Race: 2nd in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on March 28

• Racing Style: Closer (waits at end of pack before unleashing an incredible speed that can outrun all the horses in front)

• Purchase Price: $500,000 | Career Earnings: $1.05 million

  Oats:

• Casse is 0-11 in the Derby / This will be Torres’ 1st Derby

• In 2019, Casse won the Preakness (War of Will) and Belmont (Sir Winston)

Potente Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#14 Potente (28-1)

• Jockey: Juan Hernandez | Trainer: Bob Baffert

• Last Race: Finished 2nd in Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4

• Racing Style: Speed (breaks quickly and leads or immediately challenges for the lead, often controlling the pace)

• Purchase Price: $2.4 million | Career Earnings: $262,000

  Oats:

• Potenete was not the most expensive horse purchased at the Fasig-Tipton Yearling Sale in 2024. Faran sold for $3.4 million at that event

Emerging Market Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#15 Emerging Market (13-1)

• Jockey: Flavien Prat | Trainer: Chad Brown

• Last Race: Won Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 21

• Racing Style: Mid-pack (settles into the middle of the field during the early and middle stages of the race)

• Purchase Price: $185,000 | Career Earnings: $618,800

  Oats:

• Brown’s 0-9 in the Derby

• Prat’s 1-8 in the Derby

• Emerging Market has made just 2 starts. The only horse to win the Derby with just 2 starts under his belt is Leonatus in 1883.

Pavlovian Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#16 Pavlovian (50-1)

• Jockey: Edwin Maldonado | Trainer: Doug O’Neill

• Last Race: Placed 2nd in Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 21

• Racing Style: Front-Runner (designed to take the lead immediately at the start of a race, establishing a “front” or near-front position to control the pace)

• Purchase Price: Homebred | Career Earnings: $613,450

  Oats:

• One of the more experienced horses in the field, having competed in 10 races on various tracks

• Considered a late closer and slow out of the gate as a 2-year-old but now wears blinkers and has been transformed into a front-runner

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#17 Six Speed (46-1)

• Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. | Trainer: Bhupat Seemar

• Last Race: Finished 2nd in the UAE Derby on March 28 at Meydan Racecourse

• Racing Style: Front Runner (establishing speed in the race and leading for as long as possible)

• Purchase Price: $304,680 | Career Earnings: $402,183

  Oats:

• Hernandez is 1-5 in the Derby (Mystik Dan - 2024)

• Horses who enter the Kentucky Derby after prepping in the UAE Derby are 0-21 since 2000

Further Ado Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#18 Further Ado (7-1)

• Jockey: John Velazquez | Trainer: Brad Cox

• Last Race: Won Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes on April 4

• Racing Style: Stalker (a versatile runner that sits just behind the early leaders conserving energy before making a decisive move at the top of the stretch)

• Purchase Price: $550,000 | Career Earnings: $1.14 million

  Oats:

• Velazquez is 3-26 in the Derby, winning with Animal Kingdom (2011), Always Dreaming (2017) and Authentic (2020)

• Irad Ortiz Jr. has ridden Further Ado in all three of the horse’s wins, but has chosen to ride Renegade in the Derby

Golden Image Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#19 Golden Tempo (50-1)

• Jockey: Jose Ortiz | Trainer: Cherie DeVaux

• Last Race: Placed 3rd in Grade 2 LA Derby on March 21

• Racing Style: Deep Closer (starts extremely slow and passes multiple horses in the home stretch)

• Purchase Price: Homebred | Career Earnings: $333,000

  Oats:

• Sired by Curlin (two-time Horse of the Year)

• Ortiz is the only jockey to ride Golden Tempo

Fulleffort Silks - 2026 Kentucky Derby

#20 Fulleffort (19-1)

• Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione | Trainer: Brad Cox

• Last Race: Won Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 21

• Racing Style: Closer (settles in the back of the pack early and utilizes a strong final push to pass tiring rivals in the home stretch)

• Purchase Price: $425,000 | Career Earnings: $694,115

  Oats:

• Gaffalione is 0 for 7 in the Derby

• Has never raced on Dirt

*Odds courtesy of Twin Spires

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