Kentucky Derby 2026: Win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and superfecta picks

The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing gets underway on Saturday with the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby. Up to 20 horses aged 3 years old will compete over 1 1/4 miles at Churchill Downs in a race nicknamed The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports. The 2026 Kentucky Derby favorite is Renegade (4-1), who's coming off back-to-back wins, while another contender is Commandment (6-1), who notched a victory at Churchill Downs last year. Further Ado is also priced at 6-1, while horse racing longshots will likely factor into the Kentucky Derby 2026, and among those in the field are So Happy (15-1) and Potente (20-1). Who will win the Kentucky Derby, and who should be in your horse racing predictions to finish in the money?

Before making any 2026 Kentucky Derby picks for the annual Run for the Roses, you NEED to see what our resident horse racing guru, Jody Demling, has to say, given his historical DOMINATION of this race.

A fixture in the horse racing world who has been writing about, talking about and betting on races for years, Demling has nailed the Kentucky Derby-Oaks double 12 times in the last 17 years! He also nailed the top three 2025 Kentucky Derby finishers in the correct order. Anyone who has followed him on those picks could be WAY UP!

While a slew of horses could hit the board in the 2026 Kentucky Derby, Demling is highly confident in a small group, isolating them for his exactas, trifectas and superfectas! He's especially high on a double-digit longshot who "could be a freak"! If you include this horse in your 2026 Kentucky Derby picks, you could be looking at a COLOSSAL PAYDAY! 

Who wins the 2026 Kentucky Derby, and which MASSIVE longshot hits the board HARD? ... Join SportsLine right now to get Jody Demling's Kentucky Derby picks and see which HUGE longshot contends, all from the expert who has nailed 12 Derby-Oaks doubles!