On Wednesday afternoon, the post positions were selected for the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby, to be run Saturday May 5, 2007, at Churchill Downs. Curlin, runaway winner of the Arkansas Derby, was installed as the 7-2 morning line favorite by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia, slightly ahead of 4-1 Street Sense, looking to become the first Breeders' Cup Juvenile to win the Derby. Todd Pletcher trainee Circular Quay and Wood Memorial winner Nobiz Like Shobiz share third favoritism at 8-1, with the rest of the field in double digits. Below is the field listed in post position order.
Be sure to click the link on each horse's name to view full info, stats, and a photo where available. Jockey assignments are pretty much up in the air at this point and ar and the dual qualifiers are noted with a star by their dosage index.
Triple Crown quick links:
- Analyzing the Derby Contenders - trying to pick a winner by profiling
- Free Derby contender past performances - from BRIS for the top 50 Future Book favorites
- Data Track Facts - all kinds of statistics for all the Derby contenders from the Courier-Journal database
- Road to the Roses Contest - the Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby fantasy stable contest. Started on Feb. 17 so get your stable in now.
- Triple Crown Trail - prep race schedule with results updated weekly
- 2007 Triple Crown Nominations - 450 horses were nominated during the early period
- 2006 Experimental Free Handicap - rates the 2-year-olds of 2006 and determines who are the Dual Qualifiers
- Derby Weather - several forecasts for Louisville.
- Derby Tickets and Seats - how to get them
- Louisville Courier Journal coverage - one of your best news sources for the Derby
- Lexington Herald-Leader - another good source for Kentucky racing news
- Blood Horse Triple Crown Mania
- DRF Kentucky Derby News
- Official Kentucky Derby site from Churchill Downs
- Triple Crown Index - the master list with even more info
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Dosage | Jockey | M/L Odds |
| 1 | Sedgefield | Darrin Miller | 3.00 | Julien Leparoux | 50-1 |
| 2 | Curlin | Steve Asmussen | 4.00 | Robby Albarado | 7-2 |
| 3 | Zanjero | Steve Asmussen | 3.50 | Shaun Bridgmohan | 30-1 |
| 4 | Storm in May | William Kaplan | 3.73 | Juan Leyva | 30-1 |
| 5 | Imawildandcrazyguy | William Kaplan | 6.00 | Mark Guidry | 50-1 |
| 6 | Cowtown Cat | Todd Pletcher | 2.60 | Fernando Jara | 20-1 |
| 7 | Street Sense | Carl Nafzger | 2.14 * | Calvin Borel | 4-1 |
| 8 | Hard Spun | Larry Jones | 2.67 | Mario Pino | 15-1 |
| 9 | Liquidity | Doug O'Neill | 1.86 * | David Flores | 30-1 |
| 10 | Teuflesberg | Jamie Sanders | 2.27 | Stewart Elliott | 30-1 |
| 11 | Bwana Bull | Jerry Hollendorfer | 3.40 | Javier Castellano | 50-1 |
| 12 | Nobiz Like Shobiz | Barclay Tagg | 1.44 * | Cornelio Velasquez | 8-1 |
| 13 | Sam P. | Todd Pletcher | 1.75 | Ramon Dominguez | 20-1 |
| 14 | Scat Daddy | Todd Pletcher | 2.47 * | Edgar Prado | 10-1 |
| 15 | Tiago | John Shirreffs | 1.91 | Mike Smith | 15-1 |
| 16 | Circular Quay | Todd Pletcher | 2.08 * | John Velazquez | 8-1 |
| 17 | Stormello | Bill Currin | 2.67 * | Kent Desormeaux | 30-1 |
| 18 | Any Given Saturday | Todd Pletcher | 2.67 * | Garrett Gomez | 12-1 |
| 19 | Dominican | Darrin Miller | 4.33 | Rafael Bejarano | 20-1 |
| 20 | Great Hunter | Doug O'Neill | 3.00 * | Corey Nakatani | 15-1 |
