Renegade Secures Rail, Opens Derby as 4-1 Favorite
Renegade, a come-from-behind Arkansas Derby winner by Into Mischief trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., drew the rail as the 4-1 morning-line favorite for Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs in a 20-horse field. The lineup includes co-second choices Commandment and Further Ado for Brad Cox, with other notables like Litmus Test, Potente, and Chief Wallabee also slated to run. Repole Stable’s Mike Repole voiced confidence in Renegade’s inside post and late kick, while Cox discussed how post positions and pace could shape the race.