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This preview covers the 2026 Preakness Stakes — a $2 million race featuring 14 horses — focusing on morning-line odds, post positions, and jockey lineups, with analysis of top contenders and notes on standout entries like Incredibolt.
An explainer of the Kentucky Derby: its $5 million purse, enduring allure (Secretariat’s legacy), the 1¼-mile race for 20 starters, how post positions are set via the Road to the Derby points, and current contenders Renegade, Commandment, and Further Ado.
CBS News previews the 2026 Kentucky Derby field of 20, led by morning-line favorite Renegade at 4-1. After two scratches (Fulleffort, Silent Tactic) Great White and Ocelli drew into the lineup, and the article lists every runner with post position and odds while noting key connections (Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Renegade; Luis Saez on Commandment; Mike Smith on So Happy; Flavien Prat on Emerging Market; Javier Castellano on The Puma). It highlights the Derby’s 1¼-mile distance, its status as the opening leg of the Triple Crown, and that Justify remains the last horse to sweep the series in 2018, with post 1’s risk of being boxed in a frequent concern at Churchill Downs.
USA TODAY provides a complete, printable field for the 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, listing all post positions and betting odds as of April 29 (per KentuckyDerby.com). The field shows 20 slots with trainers and jockeys; one entry, Silent Tactic, is scratched. The piece also notes TV/streaming details for race day.
The 152nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 2 lists Renegade as the 4-1 favorite, with Further Ado, Commandment, Chief Wallabee and The Puma among top contenders; racing analyst Michelle Yu of SportsLine provides betting picks, including fading Commandment and backing The Puma as a 10-1 longshot, with the full post positions and odds outlined in the article.