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2026 Kentucky Derby odds, post position, betting: Renegade (4-1) is the morning-line favorite for 152nd Run for the Roses

By Yahoo Sports Staffโ€ขYahoo Sports

Only three other horses besides Renegade have single-digit odds.

Renegade drew the No. 1 post position but is still the 4-1 morning-line favorite for the 152nd Kentucky Derby . Only three other horses in the 20-horse field have single-digit odds: Commandment (6-1) at the No.

6 post; Further Ado (6-1) at the No. 17 post; and Chief Wallabee (8-1) at the No. 12 post.

Sovereignty won last yearโ€™s Kentucky Derby at 7-1 odds on a sloppy track. Trained by Bill Mott, Sovereignty won in 2:02. 31.

Journalism, the race favorite, placed and Baeza showed. The Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, with a post time of 6:57 p. m.