The draw for the $3 million, Grade 1 Kentucky Derby was held Monday afternoon at Churchill Downs.
Blue Grass winner Zandon, trained by Chad Brown, was named the 3-1 favorite in the morning line. Zandon drew the No. 10 post position in the field of 20.
Louisiana Derby winner Epicenter, trained by Steve Asmussen, is the second choice in the morning line at 7-2. He drew the No. 3 post.
The Kentucky Derby has an approximate post time of 6:57 p.m. Saturday and will be televised by NBC.
Rich Strike and Rattle N Roll are on the also-eligible list and can draw into the field if there's a scratch by 9 a.m. Friday.
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Post position, horse, trainer, jockey, morning-line odds
1. Mo Donegal, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr., 10-1
2. Happy Jack, Doug O’Neill, Rafael Bejarano, 30-1
3. Epicenter, Steve Asmussen, Joel Rosario, 7-2
4. Summer Is Tomorrow, Bhupat Seemar, Mickael Barzalona, 30-1
5. Smile Happy, Kenny McPeek, Corey Lanerie, 20-1
6. Messier, Tim Yakteen, John Velazquez, 8-1
7. Crown Pride, Koichi Shintani, Christophe Lemaire, 20-1
8. Charge It, Todd Pletcher, Luis Saez, 20-1
9. Tiz the Bomb, Kenny McPeek, Brian Hernandez Jr., 30-1
10. Zandon, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat, 3-1
11. Pioneer of Medina, Todd Pletcher, Joe Bravo, 30-1
12. Taiba, Tim Yakteen, Mike Smith, 12-1
13. Simplification, Antonio Sano, Jose Ortiz, 20-1
14. Barber Road, John Ortiz, Reylu Gutierrez, 30-1
15. White Abarrio, Saffie Joseph Jr., Tyler Gaffalione, 10-1
16. Cyberknife, Brad Cox, Florent Geroux, 20-1
17. Classic Causeway, Brian Lynch, Julien Leparoux, 30-1
18. Tawny Port, Brad Cox, Ricardo Santana Jr., 30-1
19. Zozos, Brad Cox, Manny Franco, 20-1
20. Ethereal Road, D. Wayne Lukas, Luis Contreras, SCRATCHED
21. Rich Strike, Eric Reed, Sonny Leon, 30-1
22. Rattle N Roll, Kenny McPeek, James Graham, SCRATCHED
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; [email protected]; Twitter: @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
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