2026 Kentucky Derby Horses: Ranking All 20 Competitors & Predicting Race Winner
On Saturday, close to 150,000 people will pack into Churchill Downs Racecourse to see which competitor will win the first leg of the 2026 Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby . This year’s field includes a deep list of favorites, dark horses, and underdogs. But who is the best of the best heading into the May 2 event?
We look to answer that with our casual fans’ ranking of the 2026 Kentucky Derby horses. 20. Intrepido Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Early in his career, Jeff Mullins-trained colt Intrepido showed a lot of potential after winning two of his first three races, including the American Pharoah last year.
However, since then, the horse has struggled. Finishing fifth in the following race, and fourth a few weeks ago at Santa Anita. It is why he is a big underdog this Saturday.
19. Six Speed Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Bhupat Seemar-trained colt Six Speed is one of the foreign-bred contenders in this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The horse is also one of the more inexperienced competitors, with just three contests in his career.
However, Speed has looked good thus far by winning two of those three races. Yet, he remains a long shot at the derby because of the weaker level of competition he has faced in the UAE so far. 18.
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