The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday evening. Dubbed the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” the race from Churchill Downs is slated to start at 6:24 pm ET and can be seen on NBC.
Coverage of the race will start on NBC at 4 pm and continue until 7 pm with post race coverage.
The favorite entering the race was Orb who opened as a 7/2 favorite but two other horses (Verrazano, Goldencents) also have odds of 5/1 or better.
Weather conditions at the track have made Revolutionary, who opened with 10/1 odds, a favorite as the race approaches.
Post, Entries and Odds for 139th Kentucky Derby
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | ML |
| 2 | Oxbow | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | 30/1 |
| 3 | Revolutionary | Calvin Borel | Todd Pletcher | 10/1 |
| 4 | Golden Soul | Robby Albarado | Dallas Stewart | 50/1 |
| 5 | Normandy Invasion | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | 12/1 |
| 6 | Mylute | Rosie Napravnik | Tom Amoss | 15/1 |
| 7 | Giant Finish | Jose Espinosa | Tony Dutrow | 50/1 |
| 8 | Goldencents | Kevin Krigger | Doug O’Neill | 5/1 |
| 9 | Overanalyze | Rafael Bejarano | Todd Pletcher | 15/1 |
| 10 | Palace Malice | Mike Smith | Todd Pletcher | 20/1 |
| 11 | Lines of Battle | Ryan Moore | Aidan O’Brien | 30/1 |
| 12 | Itsmyluckyday | Elvis Trujillo | Edward Plesa, Jr. | 15/1 |
| 13 | Falling Sky | Luis Saez | John Terranova | 50/1 |
| 14 | Verrazano | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | 4/1 |
| 15 | Charming Kitten | Edgar Prado | Todd Pletcher | 20/1 |
| 16 | Orb | Joel Rosario | Shug McGaughey | 7/2 |
| 17 | Will Take Charge | Jon Court | D. Wayne Lukas | 20/1 |
| 18 | Frac Daddy | Victor Lebron | Ken McPeek | 50/1 |
| 19 | Java’s War | Julian Leparoux | Ken McPeek | 15/1 |
| 20 | Vyjack | Garrett Gomez | Rudy Rodriguez | 15/1 |
* – Scratched
