general | March 23, 2026

Kentucky Derby 2023 Horses: Contenders and Race-Day Overview for Entire Field | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

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1. Hit Show, 33-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Manuel Franco

2. Verifying, 19-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione

3. Two Phil's, 8-1
Trainer: Larry Rivelli
Jockey: Jareth Loveberry

4. Confidence Game, 20-1
Trainer: J. Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: James Graham

5. Tapit Trice, 6-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Luis Saez

6. Kingsbarns, 12-1
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Jose Ortiz

7. Reincarnate, 15-1
Trainer: Tim Yakteen
Jockey: John Velazquez

8. Mage, 20-1
Trainer: Gustavo Delgado
Jockey: Javier Castellano

9. Disarm, 27-1
Trainer: Steven Asmussen
Jockey: Joel Rosario

10. Jace's Road, 39-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux

11. Sun Thunder, 37-1
Trainer: Kenneth McPeek
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.

12. Angel of Empire, 6-1
Trainer: Brad Cox
Jockey: Flavien Prat

13. Raise Cain, 37-1
Trainer: Ben Colebrook
Jockey: Gerardo Corrales

14. Derma Sotogake, 8-1
Trainer: Hidetaka Otonashi
Jockey: Christophe Lemaire

15. Rocket Can, 36-1
Trainer: William Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado

16. Cyclone Mischief, 39-1
Trainer: Dale Romans
Jockey: Corey Lanerie

17. Mandarin Hero, 26-1
Trainer: Terunobu Fujita
Jockey: Kazushi Kimura

18. King Russell, 39-1
Trainer: Ron Moquett
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano

Race favorite Forte was scratched from the race on Saturday morning, per Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated.

Practical Move and Skinner were scratched from the race because of elevated temperatures. Trainer Yoshito Yahagi scratched Continuar from the lineup, citing his fitness.

Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. after two of his horses died on the track in the last week, which prohibited Lord Miles from participating.