The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby will be run Saturday. The first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown features the Top 20 thoroughbreds in the world. Each enters the starting gate for a once in a lifetime shot at immortality.

The Draw was Saturday. The favorite -Renegade (9-2) will start from the rail. Further Ado (5-1) and Commandment (6-1) will break from the 18th and 6th positions.

While those three are the favorites, if history is any indication, Post Position 5 will produce the winner of the Run for the Roses. Position 5 has produced 10 winners, the most since 1930 although Post 10 has produced nine winners. Right to Party (50-1) starts from the #5 position and Wonder Dean (25-1) from the tenth position.

That said, nine of the past 15 winners have started from posts 13-16. No horse starting in Post 17 or wider has won the Kentucky Derby.

NBC Sports’ horse racing and betting analyst Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) is live at Churchill Downs all week and will file reports on which horses he likes and is betting on this Saturday.

This is the ultimate betting primer for the Run for the Roses. Let's run through the field and breakdown each horse.

The following is a snapshot of each horse in the field including their jockey, trainer, most recent race, and racing style.

Racing Style: Closer (stays at the back of the field early to conserve energy, relying on a strong final turn of speed to win)

Purchase Price: $975,000 | Career Earnings: $1.03 millionOats:

Pletcher’s Derby Record: 2-65 (Super Saver - 2010 / Always Dreaming - 2017)

Majority owner Robert Low founded Prime Inc. — a trucking company — as a 19-year-old engineering student at the University of Missouri

Purchase Price: $320,000 | Career Earnings: $436,288

Racing Style: Off the Pace (chases behind the pacesetters or front runners)Oats:

Franco is 0-6 in the Derby | The Derby will be his 1st ride w/ Albus

Riley is the son of Bill Mott, who won the Kentucky Derby w/ Country House (2019) and Sovereignty (2025)

Racing Style: Stalker (like to follow front runners just right behind them)

Purchase Price: $385,000 | Career Earnings: $342,800Oats:

In April 2026, Intrepido completed a 5-furlong workout at Churchill Downs in 57 seconds, believed to be the fastest 5-furlong work by a Derby contender since 2012

Last Race: Finished 7th in the Arkansas Derby on March 28

Racing Style: Tactical (a versatile runner that combines natural speed w/ the ability to manage stamina just off the front-running pace