When Is The Post Position Draw For The Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby post positions: Total describe & odds for the 2021 Triple Crown race

What does it take to win the Kentucky Derby? Speed, skill, preparation — and a piddling luck with your postal service position certainly doesn't injure.

The 2021 Kentucky Derby post position draw took place Tuesday morning, giving participants their starting gates ahead of the almanac consequence. The Kentucky Derby field is limited to twenty total horses, though others could exist brought in if in that location are scratches earlier the race.

Sporting News has the complete results from Tuesday's describe. Check out the full list of postal service positions at the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

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Kentucky Derby post positions 2021

The draw for 2021 Kentucky Derby postal service positions was held at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Hither are the results and odds:

Post position	Horse	Odds
ane	Known Agenda	6-i
2	Like The King	fifty-1
iii	Brooklyn Potent	50-1
4	Keepmeinmind	50-ane
5	Sainthood	fifty-1
6	O Besos	20-1
vii	Mandaloun	xv-1
8	Medina Spirit	15-one
9	Hot Rod Charlie	viii-1
ten	Midnight Bourbon	20-1
11	Dynamic One	20-i
12	Helium	50-1
13	Subconscious Stash	l-i
fourteen	Essential Quality	2-i
15	Rock Your World	5-1
sixteen	King Fury	20-1
17	Highly Motivated	10-i
18	Super Stock	30-ane
19	Soup And Sandwich	30-1
twenty	Bourbonic	thirty-1

What is the best postal service position in horse racing?

The all-time mail service positions can change depending on the track and total horses participating in each race. At the Kentucky Derby, the lucky starting slot seems to be No. 5, which has produced the well-nigh winners of whatsoever mail service position.

Here is the complete list of Kentucky Derby winners at each post position since the starting gate was implemented in 1930:

Postal service position	Kentucky Derby winners
1	8
2	7
three	5
4	five
v	ten
half-dozen	two
7	vii
8	8
9	4
10	9
eleven	2
12	3
thirteen	five
14	2
15	6
16	4
17	0
18	2

Kentucky Derby winners past post position

(Since the use of a starting gate in 1930)

ane — (8) Ferdinand (1986); Chateaugay (1963); Needles (1956); Hill Gail (1952); Commendation (1948); Gallahadion (1940); Lawrin (1938); War Admiral (1937)
2 — (vii) Affirmed (1978); Bold Forbes (1976); Cannonade (1974); Dust Commander (1970); Tim Tam (1958); Ponder (1949) Assault (1946)
iii — (5) Real Quiet (1998); Alysheba (1987); Spectacular Bid (1979); Foolish Pleasure (1975); Shut Out (1942)
4 — (5) Super Saver (2010); Seattle Slew (1977); Decidedly (1962); Pensive (1944); Whirlaway (1941)
five — (x) Always Dreaming (2017); California Chrome (2014); Funny Cide (2003); State of war Emblem (2002); Silver Amuse (1997); Strike the Gold (1991); Count Fleet (1943); Johnstown (1939); Bold Venture (1936); Twenty Grand (1931)
6 — (2) Sea Hero (1993); Iron Liege (1957)
vii — (seven) Justify (2018); Street Sense (2007); Pleasant Colony (1981); Proud Clarion (1967); Northern Dancer (1964); Determine (1954); Gallant Fox (1930)
viii — (8) Mine That Bird (2009); Barbaro (2006); Get for Gin (1994); Unbridled (1990); Regal Prince (1969); Lucky Debonair (1965); Swaps (1955); Cavalcade (1934)
9 — (4) Riva Ridge (1972); Venetian Fashion (1960); Tomy Lee (1959); Count Turf (1951)
x — (9) Giacomo (2005); Lil Eastward. Tee (1992); Sunday Silence (1989); Spend a Buck (1985); Sunny's Halo (1983); Genuine Chance (1980); Secretariat (1973); Dark Star (1953); Omaha (1935)
11 — (2) Winning Colors (1988); Brokers Tip (1933)
12 — (3) Canonero 2 (1971); Kauai King (1966); Hoop Jr. (1945)
xiii — (iv) Nyquist (2016) Smarty Jones (2004); Forrad Laissez passer (1968); Jet Airplane pilot (1947); Burgoo Male monarch (1932)
fourteen — (ii) Carry Back (1961); Middleground (1950)
fifteen — (half-dozen) Authentic (2020); American Pharoah (2015); Orb (2013); Fusaichi Pegasus (2000); Grindstone (1996); Swale (1984)
16 — (four) Brute Kingdom (2011); Monarchos (2001); Charismatic (1999); Thunder Gulch (1995)
17 — (0)
18 — (2) Country House (2019); Gato Del Sol (1982)
19 — (1) I'll Have Another (2012)
20 — (i) Big Brown (2008)