2022 Kentucky Derby | KEY Post Position Trends & Analysis For America's Biggest Horse Race

Post position is important in every race, but in the Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s magnified. With a full field of horses loading into the 2022 Kentucky Derby gate, post position analysis is an important part of handicapping the race and dramatically affects which horses you play.

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POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	M/L ODDS
1	Mo Donegal	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Todd Pletcher	10/1
2	Happy Jack	Rafael Bejarano	Doug O'Neill	30/1
3	Epicenter	Joel Rosario	Steve Asmussen	7/2
4	Summer Is Tomorrow	Mikael Barzalona	Bhupat Seemar	30/1
5	Smile Happy	Corey Lanerie	Kenny McPeek	20/1
6	Messier	John Velazquez	Tim Yakteen	8/1
7	Crown Pride	Christophe Lemaire	Koichi Shintani	20/1
8	Charge It	Luis Saez	Todd Pletcher	20/1
9	Tiz the Bomb	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Kenny McPeek	30/1
10	Zandon	Flavien Prat	Chad Brown	3/1
11	Pioneer of Medina	Joe Bravo	Todd Pletcher	30/1
12	Taiba	Mike Smith	Tim Yakteen	12/1
13	Simplification	Jose Ortiz	Antonio Sano	30/1
14	Barber Road	Reylu Gutierrez	John Ortiz	30/1
15	White Abarrio	Tyler Gaffalione	Saffie Joseph Jr.	10/1
16	Cyberknife	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	20/1
17	Classic Causeway	Julien Leparoux	Brian Lynch	30/1
18	Tawny Port	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Brad Cox	30/1
19	Zozos	Manny Franco	Brad Cox	20/1
20	Ethereal Road	Luis Contreras	D. Wayne Lukas	30/1
21 (AE)	Rich Strike	Sonny Leon	Eric Reed	30/1
22 (AE)	Rattle N Roll	James Graham	Kenny McPeek	30/1

POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	M/L ODDS
1	Secret Oath	Luis Saez	D. Wayne Lukas	6/1
2	Nostalgic	Jose Ortiz	Bill Mott	15/1
3	Hidden Connection	Reylu Gutierrez	Bret Calhoun	20/1
4	Nest	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Todd Pletcher	5/2
5	Goddess of Fire	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	15/1
6	Yuugiri	Florent Geroux	Rodolphe Brisset	30/1
7	Echo Zulu	Joel Rosario	Steve Asmussen	4/1
8	Venti Valentine	Tyler Gaffalione	Jorge Abreu	20/1
9	Desert Dawn	Umberto Rispoli	Phil D'Amato	20/1
10	Kathleen O.	Javier Castellano	Shug McGaughey	7/2
11	Cocktail Moments	Corey Lanerie	Kenny McPeek	30/1
12	Candy Raid	Rafael Bejarano	Keith Desormeaux	30/1
13	Shahama	Flavien Prat	Todd Pletcher	15/1
14	Turnerloose	Manny Franco	Brad Cox	20/1