2017 Kentucky Derby odds: Favorites, contenders, betting lines
The 2017 Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 6.
The post time for the main race is 6:34 p.m. ET. The races will be broadcast on NBC starting at 2:30 p.m. ET.
Last year’s winner, Nyquist, took off as a 2–1 favorite. Nyquist went on to finish third in the Preakness Stakes and was pulled out of the Belmont because of an illness.
Bookmakers haven't settled on a single odds-on favorite yet for this year's running of the Derby. Classic Empire has the best odds as of Thursday at 11:50 a.m. ET, but McCraken and Irish War Cry aren't far behind.
A full list of odds is below.
Odds
Gate 1: Lookin at Lee (20–1)
Gate 2: Thunder Snow (IRE) (20–1)
Gate 3: Fast and Accurate (50–1)
Gate 4: Untrapped (30–1)
Gate 5: Always Dreaming (5–1)
Gate 6: State of Honor (30–1)
Gate 7: Girvin (15–1)
Gate 8: Hence (15–1)
Gate 9: Irap (20–1)
Gate 10: Gunnevera (15–1)
Gate 11: Battle of Midway (30–1)
Gate 12: Sonneteer (50–1)
Gate 13: J Boys Echo (20–1)
Gate 14: Classic Empire (4–1)
Gate 15: McCraken (5–1)
Gate 16: Tapwrite (20–1)
Gate 17: Irish War Cry (6–1)
Gate 18: Gormley (15–1)
Gate 19: Practical Joke (20–1)
Gate 20: Patch (30–1)
