Kentucky Derby 2017: Post Positions & Odds

Tapwrit on a practice run for the 2017 Kentucky Derby. (Getty)

The field of horses, post positions and morning line odds have been set for the 2017 Kentucky Derby. It looks like all is well for the top horses with each escaping an unfavorable draw.

This year’s race is slated to be exciting with no clear-cut favorite. Four horses do enter the race as the main contenders but the entire field is in play. Classic Empire enters the race as the slight favorite at 4-1 in the morning line odds. He responded well to pressure at the Arkansas Derby.

After missing time with a foot abscess, the horse needed a strong finish in the Arkansas Derby to qualify for Churchill Downs. Classic Empire found the Winner’s Circle and is expected to perform well at the Derby.

Always Dreaming is coming off a Florida Derby victory and is tied for second in the odds at 5-1. McCraken is the other horse joining Always Dreaming with 5-1 odds. He is coming off a disappointing third place finish in the Blue Grass.

Irish War Cry won the Wood Memorial, but it is hard to know what to expect from the horse after his 7th place finish in the Fountain of Youth. He enters the race with 6-1 odds.

Here’s a look at the field of horses, morning line odds and post positions that were announced via the Kentucky Derby press conference on Wednesday, May 3.

POS. HORSE ODDS
 1 Lookin at Lee 20-1
2 Thunder Snow 20-1
3 Fast and Accurate 50-1
4 Untapped 30-1
5 Always Dreaming 5-1
6 State of Honor 30-1
7 Girvin 15-1
8 Hence 15-1
9 Irap 20-1
10 Gunnevera 15-1
11 Battle of Midway 30-1
12 Sonneteer 50-1
13 J Boys Echo 20-1
14 Classic Empire 4-1
15 McCraken 5-1
16 Tapwrit 20-1
17 Irish War Cry 6-1
18 Gormley 15-1
19 Practical Joke 20-1
20 Patch 30-1