Kentucky Derby

Instant Coffee Draws Post 2 | Louisiana Derby Favorite Is 1 Of 3 For Cox In Kentucky Derby Prep

March 20, 2023

Instant Coffee (Candice Chavez/Eclipse Sportswire/CSM)

Kentucky Derby

Instant Coffee Draws Post 2 | Louisiana Derby Favorite Is 1 Of 3 For Cox In Kentucky Derby Prep

March 20, 2023

By: Curtis "Magic" Kalleward

The Lecomte Stakes (G3) winner Instant Coffee drew post 2 and was named the 2/1 morning line favorite for the 2023 Louisiana Derby (G2), a major prep race for the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) scheduled at Fair Grounds for March 25, 2023. As 1 of 3 from trainer Brad Cox, will Instant Coffee make good on his short price? Can the Todd Pletcher-trained Kingsbarns remain undefeated following his stakes debut? Who looks like a long shot winner?

The full field for the 2023 Louisiana Derby:

POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	M/L ODDS
1	Shopper's Revenge	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steve Asmussen	12/1
2	Instant Coffee	Luis Saez	Brad Cox	2/1
3	Curly Jack	Edgar Morales	Tom Amoss	12/1
4	Sun Thunder	Brian Hernandez Jr.	Kenny McPeek	5/1
5	Disarm	Joel Rosario	Steve Asmussen	10/1
6	Kingsbarns	Flavien Prat	Todd Pletcher	6/1
7	Cagliostro	Cristian Torres	Cherie DeVaux	12/1
8	Single Ruler	David Cohen	Kent Desormeaux	15/1
9	Tapit's Conquest	Manny Franco	Brad Cox	10/1
10	Denington	Junior Alvarado	Kenny McPeek	12/1
11	Jace's Road	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	12/1
12	Baseline Beater	Corey Lanerie	Neil Pessin	20/1