Overview
- With Wednesday's updates, the 20-horse lineup is locked for Saturday, May 2, with post time at 6:57 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
- Renegade is the 4-1 morning-line favorite from Post 1, with Commandment and Further Ado at 6-1 and Chief Wallabee at 8-1.
- Silent Tactic was scratched and alternate Great White joins the field at 50-1, keeping the gate at a full 20.
- Analysts call this year’s race wide open, with some fading Renegade and backing value plays like The Puma at 10-1 or Fulleffort at 20-1.
- The rail can trap a horse in heavy traffic in a 20-horse, 1¼-mile race, so a clean break and early position matter.