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Kentucky Derby 2023: Meet Horses In The 149th Run For The Roses

Thoroughbreds Forte and Tapit Trice are highly favored to win the 149th race of the Kentucky Derby. Check out the horses ahead of the race.

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A horse and jockey work out at Churchill Downs Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
A horse and jockey work out at Churchill Downs Wednesday in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

LOUISVILLE, KY — The fastest horses in the racing world will compete in the first race in the Triple Crown series Saturday at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville for the 149th Kentucky Derby. The field in the Run for the Roses will be packed with 20 thoroughbreds.

The race takes less than two minutes for the horses to lap around the mile and quarter track. Horses Forte and Tapit Trice have the best odds and are favored to win the derby's $3 million purse. Could one of them be a future Triple Crown winner?

The race, which will be broadcast live on NBC, kicks off at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

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Check out photos of some of the thoroughbreds training ahead of the 149th Kentucky Derby and their post positions for the race.

The Horses And Their Positions

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1. Hit Show

2. Verifying

3. Two Phil's

4. Confidence Game

5. Tapit Trice

6. Kingsbarns

7. Reincarnate

8. Mage

9. Skinner

10. Practical Move

11. Disarm

12. Jace's Road

13. Sun Thunder

14. Angel Of Empire

15. Forte

16. Raise Cain

17. Derma Sotogake

18. Rocket Can

19. Lord Miles

20. Continuar

Lord Miles

Kentucky Derby hopeful Lord Miles works out at Churchill Downs Tuesday. The thoroughbred most recently won the grade two stakes, Wood Memorial S. Presented by Resorts World Casino. The horse's odds currently stand at 30-1. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Rocket Can

Rocket Can races down Churchill's track on Tuesday. The No. 18 horse has won a sizable amount of prize money and placed fourth in the grade one stakes, Arkansas Derby. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kingsbarns

Kingsbarns has yet to lose a race and with odds that sit at 12-1, this Thoroughbred could give Tapit Trice and Forte a run for their money. (Scott Serio/CSM/Shutterstock)

Forte

Trained by two-time Kentucky Derby winner Todd Pletcher, Forte is the favored to win the derby. The colt's odds currently sit at 3-1, and Fore has won 12 of 13 races. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Disarm

Disarm is led off the track after a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday. The colt is in the No. 11 position with 30-1 odds, and most recently placed third in the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Tapit Trice

Tapit Trice is the second favorite to win the race with 5-1 odds. Posted in the fifth position, the colt will have an easier chance of taking the lead earlier on in the race. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Derma Sotogake

The Japanese-bred horse is positioned in the 17th spot and most recently won the Grade 2 stakes, UAE Derby Sponsored By Atlantis The Royal. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Verifying

The No. 2 horse in the race came in second to Tapit Trice in the 2023 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. Odds currently sit at 15-1, and Tapit Traice could have a relatively decent chance of winning on Saturday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Sun Thunder

One of the few long shots in the race, Sun Thunder is positioned in the 13th spot. The colt placed fourth in the 2023 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes alongside Tapit Trice and Verifying. Sun Thunder could catch up with them on Saturday. (Alex Evers/CSM/Shutterstock)

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