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The Derby Document: 152nd Kentucky Derby

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Litmus Test is up for the challenge of the 152nd Kentucky Derby!
Litmus Test is up for the challenge of the 152nd Kentucky Derby!

For starters, the Kentucky Derby will race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026. The race is 1 and 1/4 miles on the dirt. This is the first jewel of The Triple Crown. The entries are all three-year old thoroughbreds that earned the opportunity to participate in America’s Greatest Race by collecting points in designated races over the previous year. Only, twenty of the top twenty-four scoring horses are selected for the Kentucky Derby, leaving some also eligible to cover scratches. This year all of the horses are colts except for Great White, he is gelded.

Great White is hunting a win in the 2026 Kentucky Derby!
Great White is hunting a win in the 2026 Kentucky Derby!

Therefore, the field for the Kentucky Derby is as follows by post/horse (origin of breeding) (gate number if different from post number) Sire – Dam/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and points earned in the Kentucky Derby prep races:

  1. Renegade (KY) Into Mischief – Spice is Nice/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Todd Pletcher/Repole Stable, Robert E. and Lawana L. Low/4-1/125
  2. Albus (KY) Yaupon – Adream/Manuel Franco/Riley Mott/Pin Oak Stud, LLC./30-1/100
  3. Intrepido (KY) Maximus Mischief – Overly Indulgent/Hector Isaac Berrios/Jeff Mullins/Dutch Girl Holdings, LLC. and Irving Ventures, LLC./50-1/38
  4. Litmus Test (KY) Nyquist – Study Hard/Martin Garcia/Bob Baffert/SF Racing LLC., Starlight Racing, Madaket Stab;es, LLC., Stonestreet Stables, LLC., Bashor Racing, LLC., Determined Stables, Golconda Stable, Waves Edge Capital, LLC. and Catherine Donovan/50-1/34
  5. Right To Party (KY) Constitution – Havin’ a Party/Christopher Elliott/Kenny McPeek/Chester Broman, St./30-1/65 – scratched
  6. Commandment (KY) (gate 5) Into Mischief – Sippican Harbor/Luis Saez/Brad Cox/Wathnan Racing/6-1/150
  7. Danon Bourbon (KY) (gate 6) Maxfield – Wild Ridge/Atsuya Nishimura/Manabu Ikezoe/Danox Co., Ltd./20-1/40
  8. So Happy (KY) (gate 7) Runhappy – So Cunning/Mike Smith/Mark Glatt/Saints or Sinners and Norman Stables, LLC./15-1/115
  9. The Puma (KY) (gate 8) Essential Quality – Eve of War/Javier Castellano/Gustavo Delgado/OGMA Investments, LLC., JR Ranch, High Step Racing, LLC., TCC Stables, LLC. and Bruce Zoldan/10-1/105 – scratched
  10. Wonder Dean (JPN) (gate 8) Dee Majesty – Wonder Siang Praw/Ryusei Sakai/Daisuke Takayanagi/Yoshinari Yamamoto/30-1/106
  11. Incredibolt (KY) (gate 9) Bolt d’Oro – Sapphire Spitfire/Jaime Torres/Riley Mott/Pin Oak Stud. LLC./20-1/60
  12. Chief Wallabee (KY) (gate 10) Constitution – A La Lucie/Junior Alvarado/William Mott/Michael and Katherine G. Ball/8-1/50
  13. Silent Tactic – scratched
  14. Potente (KY) (gate 11) Into Mischief – Sweet Sting/Juan Hernandez/Bob Baffert/Speedway Stables, LLC./20-1/100
  15. Emerging Market (KY) (gate 12) Candy Ride – Wild Empress/Flavien Prat/Chad Brown/Klaravich Stables, Inc./15-1/100
  16. Pavlovian (CA) (gate 13) Pavel – Mandy’s Grace/Edwin Maldonado/Doug O’Neill/Reddam Racing, LLC./30-1/70
  17. Six Speed (KY) (gate 14) Not This Time – Browse/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./Bhupat Seemar/Brunetti Dugan Stables, Black Type Thoroughbreds, Steve Adkisson and Swinbank Stables/50-1/80
  18. Further Ado (KY) (gate 15) Gun Runner – Sky Dreamer/John Velazquez/Brad Cox/Spendthrift Farm, LLC./6-1/135
  19. Golden Tempo (KY) (gate 16) Curlin – Carrumba /Jose Ortiz/Cherie DeVaux/Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable/30-1/60
  20. Fulleffort (KY) – scratched
  21. Great White (KY)(gate 17) Volatile – Kelly Bag/Alex Achard/John Ennis/Three Chimneys Farm, LLC./50-1/30 -scratched entering the gate
  22. Ocelli (KY) (gate 18) Connect – Zalia/Joseph Ramos/D Whitworth Beckham/Ashley Durr, Anthony Tate and Frony Page Equestrian, LLC./50-1/25
  23. Robusta (KY) (gate 19) Accelerate – Urbane Legend/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./Dallas Stewart/On Our Own Stable, LLC., Commonwealth Stables, U Racing Stables, LLC., Saints or Sinners, Titletown Racing Stables, Jim Nichols, Edwin S. Barker, Rivers Thoroughbreds, John Haines and Dallas Stewart/50-1/25
  24. Corona de Oro (KY) – scratched
Commandment is ready to command the 152nd Kentucky Derby!
Commandment is ready to command the 152nd Kentucky Derby!

Thus, these are the thoroughbreds in the Kentucky Derby. One is destined to make history. The race is on in the Grade 1, $5 million dollar Kentucky Derby. Posting at 6:57 PM ET, race 12 is on a card of 14. Tune in to Peacock or NBCSN at noon, then NBC or Peacock at 2:30 PM ET. Hopefully, the winner enters and triumphs in the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes for a rare Triple Crown win.

Great White could be the greatest. He's entered in the 2020 Kentucky Derby.
Great White could be the greatest. He’s entered in the 2020 Kentucky Derby.

Thank you for following Thoroughbred U On The Road To The Kentucky Derby. I hope you find this Derby Document to be a useful resource. Please, continue to enjoy these racing posts. Congrats to Golden Tempo with the win!

Commandment is committed to the 152nd Kentucky Derby!
Commandment is committed to the 152nd Kentucky Derby!
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