The running of the 2023 Kentucky Derby is just a day away and there have already been some big changes to the lineup. Four horses have been scratched, as of Friday afternoon, with three more horses added to the lineup. Forte remains the odds-on leader in the odds portion at 9-2 as of Friday afternoon.
This year's Derby is scheduled for a 6:57 p.m. post time and it will be televised nationally on NBC.
Here are the post positions, horses, trainers, jockeys and morning line odds for the race:
| Post Position |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Odds (Friday afternoon) |
| 1 |
Hit Show |
Brad H. Cox |
Manuel Franco |
34-1 |
| 2 |
Verifying |
Brad H. Cox |
Tyler Gaffalione |
22-1 |
| 3 |
Two Phil's |
Larry Rivelli |
Jareth Loveberry |
8-1 |
| 4 |
Confidence Game |
J. Keith Desormeaux |
James Graham |
17-1 |
| 5 |
Tapit Trice |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Luis Saez |
5-1 |
| 6 |
Kingsbarn |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Jose Ortiz |
12-1 |
| 7 |
Reincarnate |
Tim Yakteen |
John Velazquez |
15-1 |
| 8 |
Mage |
Gustavo Delgado |
Javier Castellano |
18-1 |
| 9 |
Skinner |
SCRATCHED |
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| 10 |
Practical Move |
SCRATCHED |
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| 11 |
Disarm |
Steven M. Asmussen |
Joel Rosario |
31-1 |
| 12 |
Jace's Road |
Brad H. Cox |
Florent Geroux |
37-1 |
| 13 |
Sun Thunder |
Kenneth G. McPeek |
Brian Hernandez Jr. |
32-1 |
| 14 |
Angel of Empire |
Brad H. Cox |
Flavien Prat |
5-1 |
| 15 |
Forte |
Todd A. Pletcher |
Irad Ortiz Jr. |
9-2 |
| 16 |
Raise Cain |
Ben Colbrook |
Gerardo Corrales |
36-1 |
| 17 |
Derma Sotogake |
Hidetaka Otonashi |
Christophe Lemaire |
8-1 |
| 18 |
Rocket Can |
William I. Mott |
Junior Alvarado |
34-1 |
| 19 |
Lord Miles |
SCRATCHED |
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| 20 |
Continuar |
SCRATCHED |
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| 21 |
Cyclone Mischief |
Dale L Romans |
Joel Rosario |
45-1 |
| 22 |
Mandario Hero |
Terunobu Fujita |
Kazushi Kimura |
29-1 |
| 23 |
King Russell |
Ron Moquett |
Rafael Bejarano |
44-1 |
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