Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s champion Forte (Violence) was assigned post 15 and tabbed as the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s GI Kentucky Derby. Two-time Kentucky Derby- winning trainer Todd Pletcher will also saddle unbeaten Tapit Trice (Tapit) (post five) and Kingsbarns (Uncle Mo) (post six).
From the rail out, the complete field for the Kentucky Derby with morning-line odds:
1-Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) (30-1)
2-Verifying (Justify) (15-1)
3-Two Phil’s (Hard Spun) (12-1)
4-Confidence Game (Candy Ride {Arg}) (20-1)
6-Kingsbarns (Uncle Mo) (12-1)
7-Reincarnate (Good Magic) (50-1)
8-Mage (Good Magic) (15-1)
9-Skinner (Curlin) (20-1)
10-Practical Move (Practical Joke) (10-1)
11-Disarm (Gun Runner) (30-1)
12-Jace’s Road (Quality Road) (15-1)
13-Sun Thunder (Into Mischief) (30-1)
14-Angel of Empire (Classic Empire) (8-1)
15-Forte (Violence) (3-1)
16-Raise Cain (Violence) (15-1)
17-Derma Sotogake (Jpn) (Mind Your Biscuits) (10-1)
18-Rocket Can (Into Mischief) (15-1)
19-Lord Miles (Curlin) (30-1)
20-Continuar (Jpn) (Drefong) (50-1)
This story will be updated.
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