Mechanicville Native Has Two Horses in Derby
The Kentucky Derby post positions are out after the drawing took place yesterday:
Here are the positions, taken from the Courier-Journal: Note that Mechanicville native Chad Brown serves as the trainer for My Man Sam and Shagaf.
KENTUCKY DERBY (GI)
Post time: 6:34 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Downs. Distance: 1 1/4 miles. Purse: $2 million. TV: NBC. Radio: Horse Racing Radio Network.
PP. Horse (weight) jockey/trainer odds
1. Trojan Nation (126) Gryder/Gallagher 50-1
2. Suddenbreakingnews (126) Quinonez/Von Hemel 20-1
3. Creator (126) Santana Jr./Asmussen 10-1
4. Mo Tom (126) Lanerie/Amoss 20-1
5. Gun Runner (126) Geroux/Asmussen 10-1
6. My Man Sam (126) Ortiz Jr./Brown 20-1
7. Oscar Nominated (126) Leparoux/Maker 50-1
8. Lani (126) Take/Matsunaga 30-1
9. Destin (126) Castellano/Pletcher 15-1
10. Whitmore (126) Espinoza/Moquett 20-1
11. Exaggerator (126) Desormeaux/Desormeaux 8-1
12. Tom's Ready (126) Hernandez Jr./Stewart 30-1
13. Nyquist (126) Gutierrez/O'Neill 3-1
14. Mohaymen (126) Alvarado/McLaughlin 10-1
15. Outwork (126) Velazquez/Pletcher 15-1
16. Shagaf (126) Rosario/Brown 20-1
17. Mor Spirit (126) Stevens/Baffert 12-1
18. Majesto (126) Jaramillo/Delgado 30-1
19. Brody's Cause (126) Saez/Romans 12-1
20. Danzing Candy (126) Smith/Sise 15-1
AE. Laoban (126) Velasquez/Guillot 50-1
AE. Cherry Wine (126) Albarado/Romans 30-1
Will we see another Triple Crown this year? American Pharoah won the Derby, Preakness and the Belmont last year to capture the feat.
Nyquist is the favorite.