The 2026 edition of the Kentucky Derby as always is scheduled for the first Saturday in May, this time May 2.
All the points races have been completed with the draw of post-positions draw set for Saturday next (May 25).
Quickgallopja.com begins its coverage with the early odds, published below.
| Rank | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Projected Odds |
| 1 | Renegade | Todd Pletcher | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 3-1 to 4-1 |
| 2 | Further Ado | Brad Cox | John Velazquez | 4-1 to 5-1 |
| 3 | Commandment | Brad Cox | Luis Saez | 5-1 to 6-1 |
| 4 | Chief Wallabee | Bill Mott | Junior Alvarado | 9-1 to 10-1 |
| 5 | The Puma | Gustavo Delgado | Javier Castellano | 10-1 to 12-1 |
| 6 | Emerging Market | Chad Brown | Flavien Prat | 15-1 |
| 7 | Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | Cristian Torres | 15-1 to 20-1 |
| 8 | Golden Tempo | Cherie DeVaux | Jose Ortiz | 18-1 to 30-1 |
| 9 | Incredibolt | Riley Mott | Jaime Torres | 18-1 to 25-1 |
| 10 | So Happy | Mark Glatt | Mike Smith | 20-1 to 25-1 |
| 11 | Fulleffort | Brad Cox | Tyler Gaffalione | 20-1 to 25-1 |
| 12 | Potente | Bob Baffert | Juan Hernandez | 20-1 to 25-1 |
| 13 | Wonder Dean (JPN) | D. Takayanagi | Ryusei Sakai | 25-1 to 33-1 |
| 14 | Albus | Riley Mott | Manny Franco | 30-1 to 35-1 |
| 15 | Pavlovian | Doug O'Neill | E. Maldonado | 40-1 |
| 16 | Right to Party | Ken McPeek | Chris Elliott | 40-1 to 50-1 |
| 17 | Six Speed | Bhupat Seemar | TBA | 40-1 to 50-1 |
| 18 | Danon Bourbon | Manabu Ikezoe | A. Nishimura | 20-1 to 50-1 |
| 19 | Class President | Todd Pletcher | TBA | 40-1+ |
| 20 | Chip Honcho | Steve Asmussen | TBA | 50-1 to 100-1 |
