Kentucky Derby 2011: Post Positions, Odds and Our Pick

Several of the Thoroughbreds that will compete Saturday ran at Santa Anita this season, including the Bob Baffert-trained .

The Derby field went from 20 to 19 Friday when Uncle Mo withdrew from the race due to an internal illness. Current odds have Dialed In as the 5-1 favorite in a wide-open field. NBC will be televising the action starting at 1 p.m. with the expected post time for the Derby at 3:24 p.m. The post positions and odds as of late Friday night are provided courtesy of KentuckyDerby.com.

NumberNameTrainerJockey
Current Odds 1 Archarcharch William Fires Jon Court
13-1 2 Brilliant Speed Thomas Albertrani Joel Rosario
30-1 3 Twice the Appeal Jeff Bonde Calvin Borel
7-1 4 Stay Thirsty Todd Pletcher Ramon Dominguez 16-1 5 Decisive Moment Juan Arias Kerwin Clark
37-1 6 Comma to the Top Peter Miller Patrick Valenzuela
42-1 7 Pants On Fire Kelly Breen Rosie Napravnik
9-1 8 Dialed In Nicholas Zito Julien Leparoux 5-1 9 Derby Kitten Michael Maker Javier Castellano 29-1 10 Twinspired Michael Maker Mike Smith 21-1 11 Master of Hounds Aidan O'Brien Garrett Gomez 19-1 12 Santiva Eddie Kenneally Shaun Bridgmohan 29-1 13 Mucho Macho Man Katherine Ritvo Rajiv Maragh 12-1 14 Shackleford Dale Romans Jesus Castanon 21-1 15 Midnight Interlude Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 10-1 16 Animal Kingdom H. Motion Robby Albarado 23-1 17 Soldat Kiaran McLaughlin Alan Garcia 17-1 18 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher John Velazquez
SCR 19 Nehro Steven Asmussen Corey Nakatani 8-1 20 Watch Me Go Kathleen O'Connell Rafael Bejarano 26-1

Pants on Fire at 9-1 odds is our pick to win Satuday. Who do you think will capture the first leg of the Triple Crown? Did you see any of the horses race live this season at Santa Anita?