2008 Kentucky Derby post positions

The 2008 Kentucky Derby post positions were announced today (Wednesday), as well as the odds on the contenders. Here are the post position for the Kentucky Derby: 1- Cool Coal Man, 2 - Tale of Ekati, 3 - Anak Nakal, 4 - Court Vision, 5 - Eight Belles, 6 - Z Fortune, 7 - Big Truck, 8 - Visionaire, 9 - Pyro, 10 - Colonel John, 11 - Z Humor, 12 - Smooth Air, 13 - Bob Black Jack, 14 - Monba, 15 - Adriano, 16 - Denis of Cork, 17 - Cowboy Cal, 18 - Recapturetheglory, 19 - Gayego, 20 - Big Brown. After the Kentucky Derby post positions were official, track linemaker Mike Battaglia ahd Big Brown as the 3/1 odds favorite, followed by Colonel John at 4/1 odds and Pyro the third choice at 6/1 odds. Obviously punters could get much more bang for the buck with the online bookmaker BodogSports, who offers odds 5/2 on Big Brown, but 9/2 on Colonel John and 7/1 on Pyro.

The first leg of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, will carry a total purse of $2,211,800 with $1,451,800 going to the winner if all 20 horses start. Post time is 6:04 pm EST and the race will be televised live by NBC from starting with the post race program at 4:00 pm EST.

Published on 04/30/2008