Early Odds Set for 135th Running of the Kentucky Derby

While the post positions have not been set, it didn't stop the folks at Churchill Downs to set the morning lines to the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby which will be held on Saturday.

I Want Revenge who will be ridden by Joe Talamo and is trained by Todd Pletcher has been inserted as the morning line favorite at 3-1. I Want Revenge is followed by Dunkirk at 4-1, followed by Pioneerof the Nile at 9-2 and Friesan Fire at 5-1 with the rest of the field tabbed as greater than 10-1 underdogs in the Run for the Roses.

The post positions of the prestigious race will be announced at noon. ESPN had been airing the event the past few years but will not this year. You can still watch the proceeding and find out where your favorite horse will start from by watching live at The Louisville Courier Journal which will air a webcast at noon.

Here is a full rundown on the odds for the field:

Horse Jockey Trainer Odds
Advice N/A Todd Pletcher 30-1
Atomic Rain Joe Bravo Kelly Breen 50-1
Chocolate Candy Mike Smith Jerry Hollendorfer 42-1
Desert Party Ramon Dominguez Saeed bin Suroor 15-1
Dunkirk Edgar Prado Todd Pletcher 4-1
Flying Private Robby Albarado D. Wayne Lukas 50-1
Friesan Fire Gabriel Saez J. Larry Jones 5-1
General Quarters ulien Leparoux Tom McCarthy 20-1
Hold Me Back Kent Desormeaux Bill Mott 15-1
I Want Revenge Joe Talamo Jeff Mullins 3-1
Join in the Dance N/A Todd Pletcher 50-1
Mine That Bird Calvin Borel Bennie Woolley Jr. 50-1
Mr. Hot Stuff N/A Eoin Harty 30-1
Musket Man Eibar Coa Derek Ryan 20-1
Nowhere to Hide N/A Nick Zito 50-1
Papa Clem Rafael Bejarano Gary Stute 20-1
Pioneerof the Nile Garrett Gomez Bob Baffert 9-2
Regal Ransom Alan Garcia Saeed bin Suroor 30-1
Summer Bird Chris Rosier Tim Ice 50-1
West Side Bernie Stewart Elliott Kelly Breen 30-1