Kentucky Derby 2019 Odds, Contenders And Lineup: The 2019 Kentucky Derby is going to be the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby which is going to be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Derby is held each year on the first Saturday in May, at the completion of the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.
The field is presently open to 20 horses that succeed for the race by making points on the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Also, the prize money for 2019 was raised from US$2 million to US$3 million. The event is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack from the time it’s beginning in the year 1875.
Just a year ago after three remarkable rides on one of the most talented colts ever, famous jockey Mike Smith won the Triple Crown at age 52 with Justify. On the other hand, arriving the 2019 Kentucky Derby, Smith had a tough choice, as he rode both of the co-favorites in the most recent 2019 Kentucky Derby odds all through prep races.
Smith twisted up picking Richard Mandella and Omaha Beach (7-2) over Bob Baffert and Roadster (7-2). At this moment he’ll look to best his past base and just about 20 others at Churchill Downs on May 4, Saturday, in what may possibly be an epic Kentucky Derby 2019.
The race is going to be broadcast by NBC, along with the coverage by NBCSN of undercard races commencing at 12:30 pm EDT, whereas, the main network coverage of pre-race activities beginning from 2:30 pm EDT.
Supposing no injuries take place for the duration of the final weeks of training, the field for the Derby is going to be consists of the following horses. All entries are going to be taken on May 1, followed by the post position draw:
Kentucky Derby 2019 Odds, Contenders, Lineup-
| Horse | Qualifying Points | Trainer | Jockey |
| Tacitus | 150 | William I. Mott | Jose Ortiz |
| Omaha Beach | 137.5 | Richard E. Mandella | Mike E. Smith |
| Vekoma | 110 | George Weaver | Javier Castellano |
| Plus Que Parfait | 104 | Brendan Walsh | Ricardo Santana Jr. |
| Roadster | 100 | Bob Baffert | Florent Geroux |
| By My Standards | 100 | Bret Calhoun | Gabriel Saez |
| Maximum Security | 100 | Jason Servis | Luis Saez |
| Game Winner | 85 | Bob Baffert | Joel Rosario |
| Code of Honor | 74 | Claude R. McGaughey | John Velazquez |
| Haikal | 70 | Kiaran McLaughlin | Rajiv Maragh |
| Improbable | 65 | Bob Baffert | Irad Ortiz Jr. |
| War of Will | 60 | Mark Casse | Tyler Gaffalione |
| Long Range Toddy | 53.5 | Steve Asmussen | Jon Court |
| Tax | 52 | Danny Gargan | Junior Alvarado |
| Cutting Humor | 50 | Todd Pletcher | Undecided |
| Win Win Win | 50 | Michael Trombetta | Julien Pimental |
| Country House | 50 | William I. Mott | Undecided |
| Gray Magician | 41 | Peter Miller | Undecided |
| Spinoff | 40 | Todd Pletcher | Manny Franco |
| Master Fencer | Japan Road | Koichi Tsunoda | Julien Leparoux |
Kentucky Derby 2019 Picks-
It’s the first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown as well as the 2019 Kentucky Derby line-up will be loaded with talent from top to bottom, creating Smith’s bid to recap even additional challenging. In advance of making your horse racing forecasts for the sport’s most prominent event, look at the 2019 Kentucky Derby picks.
- Omaha Beach 7-2
- Roadster 7-2
- Improbable 5-1
- Maximum Security 6-1
- Game Winner 7-1
- Tacitus 14-1
- By My Standards 14-1
- War of Will 16-1
- Code of Honor 18-1
- Vekoma 20-1
- Spinoff 25-1
- Win Win Win 25-1
- Anothertwistafate 40-1
- Haikal 50-1
- Long Range Toddy 50-1
- Cutting Humor 60-1
- Tax 60-1
- Bodeexpress 100-1
- Country House 100-1
- Gray Magician 100-1
- Master Fencer 100-1
- Plus Que Parfait 100-1
- Signalman 200-1
- Sueno 300-1
