The 151st Kentucky Derby is six days away.A field of 20 horses was entered on Saturday for the first leg of the Triple Crown, which will be contested next Saturday at 6:57 p.m. at Churchill Downs. One other horse - Baeza - was also entered and is on the also-eligible list and would draw into the race if someone were to scratch before Friday at 9 a.m.The post positions were drawn on Saturday night, the morning-line odds were posted, and many of the Derby entrants have already finished their final pre-race workout. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas said the next few days are 맥스카지노�just all about keeping them happy.맥스카지노�This year맥스카지노�s Derby has a wide range of storylines from the 89-year-old Lukas and the return of Bob Baffert in the Derby, to the North American leading trainer for wins Steve Asmussen, who is winless in the Derby, to Mark Casse also trying to get his first Derby win and plenty more.Oh, and there맥스카지노�s the favorite.Journalism comes into the Derby on a four-race winning streak, including the Santa Anita Derby, and is the 3-1 favorite. The son of Curlin hasn맥스카지노�t lost in a race since his first career start back in late October at Santa Anita.Trainer Michael McCarthy said he was relaxed because Journalism was 맥스카지노�going great.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�With a horse like him, he gives you a whole lot of confidence,맥스카지노� McCarty said. 맥스카지노�My horse is fast and he맥스카지노�s doing great. No complaints here.맥스카지노�There are still days left before the race, but Baffert agreed that now, 맥스카지노�it맥스카지노�s about keeping the horses happy.맥스카지노�Here맥스카지노�s a look at the horses in the field, with morning-line odds in parentheses. The horses are listed by post position order:1 - Citizen Bull (20-1) - One of two entries for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who is making his return to the Derby after missing the past three years and is seeking his seventh Derby winner. The 2-year-old champion won the Breeders맥스카지노� Cup Juvenile last fall. He won the Robert B. Lewis in his 3-year-old debut, but was fourth in the Santa Anita Derby. The last 2-year-old champion to win the Derby was Nyquist in 2016.2 - Neoequos (30-1) - The third-place finisher in the Florida Derby has two wins, two seconds, and two thirds in seven career starts. Trainer Saffie Joseph said he wanted to run in the race right after the Florida Derby but only got in via the points a week before the Derby. Joseph is making his fourth Derby start. Neoequos will try to become the first Florida-bred horse to win the Derby since Silver Charm in 1997.3 - Final Gambit (30-1) - The only entry for Louisville trainer Brad Cox, who lost Florida Derby winner Tappan Street to an injury one week before the race. Final Gambit has never raced on the dirt surface. He started his career on turf and then went to the Tapeta where he won his last race - the Jeff Ruby Stakes. The last gray horse to win the Derby was Giacomo, who won the race 20 years ago.4 - Rodriguez (12-1) - The son of 2020 Derby winner Authentic, Rodriguez won the Wood Memorial in wire-to-wire fashion and is expected to be one of the leaders in the Derby. Authentic was the last Derby winner to capture the roses in wire-to-wire fashion. Trainer Bob Baffert is back in the Derby after missing three years, he맥스카지노�ll be trying to win his seventh Derby and has two entries.5 - American Promise (30-1) - The Virginia Derby winner is trained by Hall of Famer and four-time Derby-winning trainer D. Wayne Lukas. The son of Triple Crown winner Justify will be the 51st starter - in his 31st Derby - for the 89-year-old Lukas. American Promise is the most experienced horse in the field with nine starts. But only two horses have won the Derby with eight or more career starts since 2000: Mine That Bird in 2009 (8 starts) and California Chrome in 2014 (10 starts).6 - Admire Daytona (30-1) - A winner of the UAE Derby in Dubai, the Japanese-bred Admire Daytona is bred by Japan맥스카지노�s Northern Farm, which is where last year맥스카지노�s Derby runner-up Forever Young was also bred. The UAE Derby winner has never won the Kentucky Derby and only one UAE winner has even finished in the top five. The only foreign-based horses to win the Derby are Canonero II of Venezuela (1971) and Bold Forbes of Puerto Rico (1976).7 - Luxor Cafe (15-1) - The son of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Luxor Cafe has won four straight races and earned a spot via the Japanese Road to the Derby. He won the Fukurya Stakes in his last start and was flying in the final stages of the race. The only foreign-based horses to win the Derby are Canonero II of Venezuela (1971) and Bold Forbes of Puerto Rico (1976). Only 12 Derby winners have sired a Derby winner and the last was 1990 winner Unbridled, who sired 맥스카지노�86 Derby winner Grindstone.8 - Journalism (3-1) - The Santa Anita Derby winner is on a four-race winning streak and is a heavy favorite going into the Derby. He맥스카지노�s never finished out of the money in his five career starts - all in California - and trainer Michael McCarthy is making his second Derby trip. He was ninth with Endlessly last year. The Derby favorite has won 35 percent of the time since 1908, but no favorite has won since 2019.9 - Burnham Square (12-1) - The Blue Grass Stakes winner had more points than anyone on the Derby trail because he also won the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream in February and was fourth in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Trainer Ian Wilkes has only had one other Derby starter - eighth-place finisher McCracken in 2017. Burnham Square is a gelding and only nine have ever won the Derby with the last being Mine That Bird in 2009. He맥스카지노�ll be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., who won last year aboard Mystik Dan.10 - Grande (20-1) - Trainer Todd Pletcher has the most starts of any trainer in Derby history, he맥스카지노�s 2-for-65 but this son of Curlin is his only starter this year. Grande had only made three career starts and was second in the Wood Memorial in his last start. Only two horses - Justify and Mage - have won the Derby since 1937 without racing at age 2.11 - Flying Mohawk (30-1) - The second-place finisher in the Jeff Ruby Stakes will be making his first start on a dirt surface. His first five races were on turf and the sixth was on the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park. Trainer Whit Beckman is a St. Xavier High School graduate and made his first Derby start last year with eighth-place finisher Honor Marie. Jockey Joe Ramos will also be making his first Derby start.12 - East Avenue (12-1) - East Avenue was the beaten favorite in the Breeders맥스카지노� Cup Juvenile last fall, and lost that race when he stumbled badly at the start. East Avenue finished 10th in his first start as a 3-year-old in the Risen Start Stakes but made a valiant run and just lost the Blue Grass Stakes by a nose to Burnham Square. Owned by Godolphin LLC, East Avenue is a homebred. The Derby winner has been a homebred 12 of the past 20 runnings.13 - Publisher (20-1) - Trainer Steve Asmussen is still looking for his first Derby winner (he맥스카지노�s 0-for-26) and Publisher is still looking for his first win (he맥스카지노�s 0-for-7). A maiden hasn맥스카지노�t won the Derby since Brokers Tip in 1933 and there맥스카지노�s just been 13 to start since 1937. One of two sons of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the race. Only 12 Derby winners have sired a Derby winner and the last was 1990 winner Unbridled, who sired 맥스카지노�86 Derby winner Grindstone.14 - Tiztastic (20-1) - The son of Tiz the Law - the runner-up in the 2020 Derby - won the Louisiana Derby by more than two lengths and has three wins, a second, and two thirds in eight career starts for trainer Steve Asmussen.15 - Render Judgement (30-1) - Trained by last year맥스카지노�s Derby winner Kenny McPeek, Render Judgement was fifth in the Blue Grass Stakes in his last start. McPeek said he was entering an allowance race on the Derby undercard and then two days later the owners entered the Derby. McPeek swept the Oaks and Derby last year.16 - Coal Battle (30-1) - Trained by 72-year-old Derby first timer Lonnie Briley, Coal Battle has won five races at four different tracks - Oaklawn, Delta Downs, Remington, and Evangeline. He was third in his last start - the Arkansas Derby. He had a nose in front at the top of the stretch. Coal Battle won the Rebel Stakes, the Smarty Jones and the Springboard Mile. Jockey Juan Vargas has never ridden in the Derby.17 - Sandman (6-1) - The impressive Arkansas Derby winner is a gray son of Tapit and is trained by Mark Casse. Sandman raced three times at Churchill Downs as a 2-year-old with his best finish a third in the Street Sense Stakes. The Derby has never had a winner break from the No. 17 post position.18 - Sovereignty (5-1) - The Fountain of Youth winner was a solid second in the Florida Derby and has been training well into the Derby. Trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Sovereignty is trying to become the first Derby winner for Godolphin Stables. They are 0-for-12.19 - Chunk of Gold (30-1) - Trainer Ethan West will be making his Derby debut with a son of Preservationist who has three straight runner-up finishes. He was second in the Louisiana Derby in his latest race and broke his maiden at Turfway Park in December. West is 32 and a native of Cambridge City, Indiana. He based full-time at Turfway. Jockey Jarrett Loveberry was second in the 2023 Kentucky Derby aboard Two Phil맥스카지노�s. 20 - Owen Almighty (30-1) - The sixth-place finisher in the Blue Grass Stakes was headed to the Pat Day Mile on Derby Day until a change of plans on April 16. Owen Almighty, who is one of only three horses with wins here at Churchill Downs, is named after owner Travis Boersma맥스카지노�s second-youngest son, Owen.Also eligible 21 - Baeza (12-1) - The runner-up in the Santa Anita Derby doesn맥스카지노�t have enough points to quality at this point because the short field in that prep race cut the points back. If he makes the race, many believe the son of McKinzie will be a major player. Trainer John Shirreffs won the Derby with Giacomo in 2005.