The official Kentucky Derby 138 post positions for 2012 will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network between 5-6:00pm EST. The Kentucky Derby will go off at 6:23pm EST this Saturday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. The Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown and is almost always the most attended horse race in North America.
138th Kentucky Derby Opening Betting Odds (odds updated when posted) and Post Postions (post position/horse/trainer/jockey):
1 Daddy Long Legs / O'Brien / O'Donoghue
2 Optimizer / Lukas / Court
3 Take Charge Indy / Byrne / Borel
4 Union Rags / Matz / Leparoux
5 Dullahan / Romans / Desormeaux
6 Bodemeister / Baffert / Smith
7 Rousing Sermon / Hollendorfer / Lezcano
8 Creative Cause / Harrington / Rosario
9 Trinniberg / Parboo / Martinez
10 Daddy Nose Best / Asmussen / Gomez
11 Alpha / McLaughlin / Maragh
12 Prospective / Casse / Contreras
13 Went the Day Well / Motion / J. Velazquez
14 Hansen / Maker / Dominguez
15 Gemologist / Pletcher / Castellano
16 El Padrino / Pletcher /Bejarano
17 Done Talking / Smith / Russell
18 Sabercat / Asmussen / Nakatani
19 I'll Have Another / O'Neill / Gutierrez
20 Liasion / Baffert / Garcia
Kentucky Derby Records:
Winning Jockey: Both Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack have recorded five wins each. For Arcaro you need to travel back to 1938 (final win was in 1952) for his first of five wins and for Hartack back to 1957 (final win was in 1969).
Winning Trainer: Ben A Jones worked together with jockey Eddie Arcaro spanning from 1938 to 1952 and collected a total of six wins at the Kentucky Derby.
Winning Owner: Over a course of 27 years, Calumet Farm had a total of eight Derby wins (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958).
Winning Length: There is a tie between two horses from the 1940s, Whirlaway and Assault. Both captured the Kentucky Derby with a margin of eight lengths (1941 for Whirlaway and 1946 for Assault).
Winning Time: Probably one of the most famous horses in history, Secretariat, is the holder of this record. In 1973 he ran the Derby in 1:59:40 and is the only horse to ever run the 11/4 mile race in under two minutes.
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